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Original poster

To not go to work with a 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitor?

190 replies

Hyacintharehighersincelasttime · 19/03/2019 06:54

ie.
i cant drive so will need to go on the bus.
i wont be able to use phone - that's ok, i can get away with that
but the noise, everyone will know, and i dont want them to

OP posts:
EnlightenmentwasaPassingPhase · 19/03/2019 06:57

Call in sick.

eco1636 · 19/03/2019 07:00

I drove with it on didn't know you weren't supposed to....

Watto1 · 19/03/2019 07:01

But the monitor is there to show how your blood pressure fluctuates on a typical day. Wearing it while you’re chilling out at home would give different results to the results you would get going to work, using the bus etc. I think you should go. I know it’s a bit embarrassing, but getting an accurate picture of your health is more important.

BarryTheKestrel · 19/03/2019 07:02

Is there a reason you don't want people to know that your blood pressure is being checked?

I don't blame you for not wanting to go to work as they are awkward and it's annoying but I'm not sure I could justify a sick day for it.

If your trust is anything like ours the monitors are huge, heavy and cumbersome. When I had mine I'd already promised my daughter we'd go to the Zoo, it was middle of summer and I ended up wondering around the zoo in a tank top with a huge cuff on my arm and the monitor in an extra bag. I would have rather been sat at my desk at work, or on the sofa at home.

LIZS · 19/03/2019 07:02

It is fine. I drove too, and it is not as noisy as you think.

Thunderpunt · 19/03/2019 07:02

I drove with mine, and I'm not sure why you wouldn't be able to use the telephone? It's quite discreet and although it's not silent, it's really not that loud.

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 19/03/2019 07:02

What Watto1 says

You need to replicate a 'normal day' for you or wearing the monitor for 24hrs is pointless

Original poster
Hyacintharehighersincelasttime · 19/03/2019 07:04

no i cant drive because it inflates every 20 minutes and my drive is longer than 20 minutes., insurance company wont cover it apparently.

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Original poster
Hyacintharehighersincelasttime · 19/03/2019 07:04

it isnt discreet it is noisy.

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Original poster
Hyacintharehighersincelasttime · 19/03/2019 07:05

I am hoping to go out for a walk

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LIZS · 19/03/2019 07:07

Agree it needs to be a normal working day. Can you not pull over when it is due to go off?

Bayleyf · 19/03/2019 07:08

When I had it I went to work by tube and had a totally normal day, including phone calls and meetings.

Don't drive if you won't be covered, but taking a day off for it seems a bit like skiving.

Original poster
Hyacintharehighersincelasttime · 19/03/2019 07:09

i dont have to work, it is a flexi day. so no problem in that regard.

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sammylady37 · 19/03/2019 07:10

I went to work with mine and drove with it on. No need to call in sick.

Skittlesss · 19/03/2019 07:10

You must have a normal day to get an accurate reading.

Sirzy · 19/03/2019 07:10

The idea of it is that it’s a normal day so taking a day off work seems counterproductive.

It sounds like you have it on now so taking a day off sick would be unreasonable. If anything you should have booked a holiday when you got the date.

Skittlesss · 19/03/2019 07:11

By flexindonyou mean you don’t normally work on a Tuesday? Or do you mean you will take the time from the hours you have built up?

Either way, have a normal day to get normal results.

SummerHouse · 19/03/2019 07:11

I would go to work.

Original poster
Hyacintharehighersincelasttime · 19/03/2019 07:12

my decision whether i work or not on a couple of days a week, they dont mind if i dont

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swingofthings · 19/03/2019 07:12

I did and it didn't cross my mind not too. Although medics have to say that car insurance wouldn't cover, it isn't black or white. It would be if the blood pressure caused you to pass out. I drove.

Yes it made a noise and I explained I was being monitored, said nothing else and no-one cared.

Having your BP monitored is not an illness.

Stinkycatbreath · 19/03/2019 07:13

There is no reason why you cant drive unless some clinical reason. I had one on and was advised to do what I do normally in a day as it needs to take a representative reading of a typical day. I'd check about driving with insurance etc. But you arent I'll, you may need to use that day when you are actually sick.

Original poster
Hyacintharehighersincelasttime · 19/03/2019 07:14

i can just imagine the laughter and giggles every time it goes off, every 20 minutes Blush

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swingofthings · 19/03/2019 07:14

So you don't have to work today them? So why post the question?

Danceskirunandsun · 19/03/2019 07:15

As Watto1 and shagged says, it’s all about a normal day, a walk isn’t your normal routine, you should go to work. If you’re not going, it’s not a sick day, as you’re not ill. In my organisation you would have to ask for leave.

WinnieTheW0rm · 19/03/2019 07:15

Yes, it's best for your health if it is done on a normal working day.

Surely you want that?