I just tested my blood pressure at the grocery store and it was 142the over 69. I am very physically fit working out 6the days a week and doing intensive cardiovascular an hour a day 5 days a week. I have issues in my wrists due to a burn injury and am going in for joan nerve surgery , sorry ulna nerve surgery on Tuesday. I normally take 800 mg ibuprofen for the pain,  but was asked to discontinue it until after the surgery. Could this be a side effect of the pain and anxiety about the surgery?Also because of the size of my arms, I had to really work to get it in the cuff of the machine. Could this cause an inaccurate reading too?
Hey, BP of 142/69 mm Hg is slightly high, but a single reading of high BP is not that important. You can get HGH BP during exercise, anxiety or exertion. Inaccurate sized cuff also causes inaccuracy in BP measurement. Small sized cuff overestimates the BP (like in your case) & large sized cuff underestimates the BP. So do remember to measure your BP with an appropriate sized cuff (which covers 2/3rd of your arm circumference).thanks Chat Doctor. 