hypertension Archives - Living with Scleroderma https://livingwithscleroderma.com/tag/hypertension/ Reflections on the Messy Complexity of Chronicity Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:45:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 31053421 And Then This Happened https://livingwithscleroderma.com/and-then-this-happened/ https://livingwithscleroderma.com/and-then-this-happened/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:29 +0000 https://livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=10366

I have spent far too much time with medical professionals of late. Last Thursday, my blood pressure suddenly spiked. I don’t typically measure it. When it goes too high, I just know. My heart, normally gently beating in the background, pounds in my ears and makes my chest vibrate. Usually this subsides. But on Thursday, […]

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