Free Self-Operated Blood Pressure Check Still a Thing/Made a Come Back?

[Anonymous]

precovid world i go to CVS across from work once a week to use the self run free blood pressure check device. need to get back on the routnine. just goggled this and it returned all CVSs near me (Arlington) but i don't remember seeing these devices for years after covid. google also said walgreen.

[Anonymous]

I know multiple Fairfax County CVS stores have them. Just saw one this week.

[Anonymous]

Why don’t you just buy some if you need to go that often?

[Anonymous]

But one*

[Anonymous]

Ugh. Buy one*

[Anonymous]

I'd just buy one. I had one for when I was being monitored for pre-eclampsia and they aren't expensive at all, about $40.

[Anonymous]

Buy one on Amazon. They’re not very expensive. I got an arm cuff one for $35.

[Anonymous]

The one at our Giant never works. We just bought one and it saves the data and also you can use it to report to your doctor. It was $50 I think.

[Anonymous]

The store ones vary in readings.
Get your own. At least you can track changes.

[Anonymous]

FSA eligible i'm guessing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FSA eligible i'm guessing?

Yes. My insurance pays for one, too.

[Anonymous]

Yeah just buy it. I bought one when my doctor suggested I had high blood pressure because my BP skyrocketed during a UTI, and I couldn't convince her it was a one-off! I still monitor it myself and they're cheap.

[Anonymous]

I understand how you feel I have a really hard time finding these too now in the Arlington/Alexandria area. I bought a home one but it's got a lot of issues and it's frustrating to use. I think the ones in the store are more accurate. I hope someone posts locations to where they have one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I understand how you feel I have a really hard time finding these too now in the Arlington/Alexandria area. I bought a home one but it's got a lot of issues and it's frustrating to use. I think the ones in the store are more accurate. I hope someone posts locations to where they have one.

just went to two CVSs and one Walgreens and no luck. also know the CVS inside Target doesn't have it either. we're in blood pressure machine desert!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand how you feel I have a really hard time finding these too now in the Arlington/Alexandria area. I bought a home one but it's got a lot of issues and it's frustrating to use. I think the ones in the store are more accurate. I hope someone posts locations to where they have one.

just went to two CVSs and one Walgreens and no luck. also know the CVS inside Target doesn't have it either. we're in blood pressure machine desert!

That's disappointing! Which target? The skyline one used to have one. DH thinks he saw one across the street from that target at Giant (3480 S Jefferson St in Falls Church) last week and the Giant in Annandale by the pharmacy a few months ago. I can check the Falls Church Giant this week and get back to you!