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Jay, I've been lurking and reading your posts for months. I'm a student pilot but also happen to be a MD. Don't hesitate to treat your BP with medication. It's highly effective and proven to reduce the long term risks of hypertension. If you indeed have a strong family history...all the weight loss and exercise in the world won't necessarily do it for you (although it can't hurt either). Limit your sodium intake, exercise regularly, reduce stress, and if you do it, quit smoking. There's no inherent personal weakness in having to take medication to control your blood pressure. I'm on two meds myself. One other thing...don't rely on just one blood pressure measurement to determine your course of action. There are some good home BP units out there...most notably the Omron. Keep a log of your blood pressure at different times of the day and under different circumstances. This will help your doc get an idea of your "true" blood pressure and gauge the effect of any meds he (or she) puts you on. Good luck and I hope to fly in to your establishment some day soon! CPW |
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"Jim Burns" wrote in message ... So.... does this mean no OSH Pig?!!! Jim NOW you have gone too far! g -- Jim in NC |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message Well, I'm officially old. After watching my blood pressure slowly climb over the last three years (strangely, the years we've owned the hotel -- coincidence? :-), my doctor has decided that my ineffective weight loss efforts aren't going to do the trick. Here are the facts: BP is 155/85. Weight: 197. Height: 6'. Exercise: 30 minutes every day. Family has a history of strokes and high blood pressure. With a family history of stroke and heart attack, now is no time to mess around while you "work on it". Get on an approved medicine, then try to get the other things to where you can try a spell without medicine, and see if it is still high. Simple diuretics are cheap, and effective for some people.. Now the shock line. People younger than you, with blood pressure higher than you, have died of heart attacks *at your age*. Take care of it, no joke. Your family deserves to have you around. -- Jim in NC |
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Pardon me for asking (but I have noticed this pattern with some docs) is
your doctor overweight?; I ask this because (in my experience anyways) overweight doctors seem a lot less likely to propose weight loss than a doctor that otherwise is trim and fit. Nope, he's a short, thin guy. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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There have been some studies indicating that Vitamins C & E can help high
blood pressure by improving the function of the heart & blood vessels. Great idea! I take both every day. Have for many years. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Might be time for (dare I say) light beer Jay? :-) Oh no, now I've done
it, crossed serious line :-) GAAAAHHH! I'd rather die. Nevah, I say -- NEVAH! ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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So.... does this mean no OSH Pig?!!!
NOW you have gone too far! g Agreed. There WILL be pig in OSH, whether my BP is high, low, or in between. And real beer. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Morgans" wrote Now the shock line. People younger than you, with blood pressure higher (oops, should read LOWER than you. than you, have died of heart attacks *at your age*. |
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Jay, I've been lurking and reading your posts for months. I'm a
student pilot but also happen to be a MD. Don't hesitate to treat your BP with medication. It's highly effective and proven to reduce the long term risks of hypertension. If you indeed have a strong family history...all the weight loss and exercise in the world won't necessarily do it for you (although it can't hurt either) Thanks for the advice, Doc. My father had strokes and high BP. (Of course, he also weighed 225 pounds, at my height, was a heavy smoker, and refused to see doctors -- ever.) His mother had a couple of strokes. She didn't drink, smoke, or have any known bad habits, and lived to be 86 years old. My father's grandfather died of stroke. (His father died young, in the great 1918 flu epidemic). In fact, our oldest ancestor in the US died of stroke in 1908. It's in the genes, big time. I haven't smoked since 1986, and work out daily with my 14 year old son. And while 197 is a tad high for 6 feet tall, I don't have a paunch. Dang. Guess I'm going to have to take the stupid drugs. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Here are the facts: BP is 155/85. Weight: 197. Height: 6'. Exercise: 30 minutes every day. Family has a history of strokes and high blood pressure. snip and here are some more facts--- My blood pressure was taken the other day for a routine yearly physical and the reading was 120/80. the BOTTOM number, the one we all concern ourselves with was 10 points higher than any other reading ever done on me and my pulse was racing, called palpitations. This was all news to me! You see, after I rang the bell at check-in, I told the staff I was going (walking) to the post office (a two block walk each way.) I walked at a brisk pace and by the time I returned to the clinic I was huffing and puffing and thought nothing of it. The reading was taken almost immediately after I had returned. THEN IT HIT ME ABOUT AN HOUR LATER---- If a reading is to be given THE CORRECT WAY IS " NO EXERCISE FOR AT LEAST A HALF HOUR prior to the reading.. SITTING OR LAYING DOWN IS IDEAL. If this sounds like your situation, take it over!! Hope this helps and good luck |
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