*nods* - though I'm just another anecdote here - I think it's useful to be aware that people have different experiences with different pills so you know to look out for side effects. You're not going to know how they work for you till you try them.
Cerazette unlike the other POPs has a twelve hour not a three hour window (or at least this is what I was told when I was offered a choice of POPs - it's more expensive than the other POPs the NHS uses. I'm not sure why I was asked or why the NHS continues to routinely use the other ones, given that a three hour window is hard to deal with for many people).
And yes, definitely, I've had people be surprised my blood pressure is normal or otherwise try to redefine normal as not including my reading, because of what I certainly perceive as them expecting me to have high blood pressure because of my weight.
This site gives info on blood pressure cuffs vs. arm sizes (it's a site about pregnancy for fat women, but is the best info on blood pressure cuffs I've found). I think it's reasonably applicable to the UK, as I think blood pressure cuffs are relatively standardised, but I've not checked this out beyond finding out enough to know that I need a large cuff to get an accurate reading.
Cerazette unlike the other POPs has a twelve hour not a three hour window (or at least this is what I was told when I was offered a choice of POPs - it's more expensive than the other POPs the NHS uses. I'm not sure why I was asked or why the NHS continues to routinely use the other ones, given that a three hour window is hard to deal with for many people).
And yes, definitely, I've had people be surprised my blood pressure is normal or otherwise try to redefine normal as not including my reading, because of what I certainly perceive as them expecting me to have high blood pressure because of my weight.
This site gives info on blood pressure cuffs vs. arm sizes (it's a site about pregnancy for fat women, but is the best info on blood pressure cuffs I've found). I think it's reasonably applicable to the UK, as I think blood pressure cuffs are relatively standardised, but I've not checked this out beyond finding out enough to know that I need a large cuff to get an accurate reading.
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