Blood Pressure: Do you remember the first time you had it taken?

Do you remember the first time you had your blood pressure taken? What was the experience like? Do you recall the numbers?

I was 13 and had it checked by a quite attractive female nurse. She took it in both arms. The doctor then took it 4 more times. It was 136/94. Been hypertensive ever since.

It was not at a doctor's office, my godmother had trained as a nurse and she had a device at home, not an electronic one, she had to listen with a stethoscope. I was a child and I do not remember the exact age, less than 10 years I think. Already an interest in medfet? Sure!

I do not have the memories of controlling blood pressure in my childhood. I suppose that the first measurement by a doctor was at 18, for a physical exam before starting a new job.

The first time I can remember having my blood pressure taken was in a school medical exam when I was eleven. I was stripped to my boxers and sitting down in my exam just after having my height , eight and waist size measurements taken. I don't really recall that much about the experience of that part of the exam other than them saying that it was at a good level but I can't remember the numbers they gave.

My favourite was when automated bp machines showed up when I was hanging at er nursing desk.I was selected as test subject. as the drill went I faced the gathered multitude. they were watching both the machine and me. their eyes got wider when my systolic was about 200, they looked panicked. I was good for all of us,even me. When I went on meds, my headaches disappeared and I probably was having hypertension crisis when I thought it was just another migraine. I think that was very timely to work in er and have the staff give me their opinion. I went to the doc who checked it all out.

I cant remember the numbers, but I do remember it inflating and squeezing harder than I expected.

I was probably about 8 or 9. I had to see a specialist as my GP had found a heart murmur. The specialist took my b/p in my thigh, which was weird. I don't know what the reading was, at that age, I didn't pay much attention.

My first formal/official reading was at my GP. I would have been 19 or 20 and up to that point hadn't had it checked at school or when I started my first job, only checking it myself from about age 17 when I got my own cuff and steth.

I was invited for what I suppose would now be called a 'well man' checkup, not sure how it was pitched back then. She extracted some blood and decanted my pee into a smaller container (I’d brought it in a large coffee jar wrapped in a shopping bag….admittedly not the best method. 😃 )

When it came to my BP it was unsurprisingly ‘a bit raised’ at 160/90, although it had dropped a bit by the second reading a few minutes later. I was quizzed on my exercise habits; my answer of ‘windsurfing’ provoking nothing much more than a snort of derision and a suggestion I ‘take up something a bit more strenuous’ or words to that effect. And that was about it.

My first reading was in biology class at school. The teacher brought a manual cuff and a automatic to the lesson.

The class was divided in two groups, one group used the manual cuff and the other the automatic one.

I was in the group with the manual one 😃 and a female classmate took my bp ..... - I was nervous and fascinated by this situation... 😃

One year later I had my first official reading at the doctor during a youth examination.... The female doctor took my bp, pulse and listened to my heart... 😃

I was 13 when I first had my blood pressure checked. Was 130/70. I have always had a elevations of my systolic pressure. At age 19 my diastolic became elevated. Now 144/100 to 152/106

I was 13 when I first had my blood pressure checked. Was 130/70. I have always had a elevations of my systolic pressure. At age 19 my diastolic became elevated. Now 144/100 to 152/106

You need to monitor it daily and find a Dr who can get it down. You're walking on thin ice!!! I finally found a Dr who prescribed the right med for me years ago, been good ever since and best thing that ever happened to me.

@Medfet836

Hello and Good Morning,

My first blood pressure measurements were taken at an early age. I was born with a congenital heart defect and had an open heart operation at an early age.

I can't remember what it was like for me and what my values were then. There are still many gaps in my memory where there are times that I cannot even remember.

What I can remember is how measuring blood pressure has become one of my passions / fetishes. I owe that to my fiancée at the time. In order to take the "coercion" away from the whole thing, she "played" with me at the time. For me that was something very special.

Best regards