Talk about a world turned upside down; a month ago, the blood pressure was in the stratosphere, myself headed for a massive stroke.
It went into a slow but steady decline during the rest of August.
But then last night (Saturday night into Sunday morning), I checked it at 3:00 a.m., getting a reading of 110/62.
And then just by random chance, I checked it again at 5:15 a.m., a little over two hours later. It read 101/57. Considerably alarmed, I checked it again two minutes later, getting 100/58.
The internet's a lousy place to get medical advice, but it's a holiday, no one is open, and besides, to get medical advice I have to drive 40 miles one way, or 60 miles another way, or 75 miles a third way, and so rather than seeking medical advice, I'd just like to know--generally, usually, most of the time, how low should the blood pressure get before one calls 911?
By the way, I finally got a cellular telephone, but I haven't figured it out yet. Remember, I've probably made less telephone calls (such as they were) in my whole entire life, than most people make in a single week, or even a day. I'll be passing along the number, via personal message, to Delilah and Mr. Wiggum, as soon as I figure out what the number is, so that there's always a real-life contact with me.