Comments on: The Diagnosis

By: Courtney Cherest

Courtney Cherest — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:41:06 +0000

thanks for the awareness! I appreciate it.
I never really thought about that diagnosis and the tremendous effect it would have on one’s life…I just prayed for you…
see you Sunday…
Courtney

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:07:04 +0000

Thanks Shelly and Sonia for the advice but I only started the meds on Saturday. I have to give my doc props on this one. I didn’t want to take the meds at all and begged for another solution, that’s why he ran all the tests and gave me a month. So far with the meds I’m a little dizzy. Doc said to give my body ten days to adjust so I will. He seemed willing to work with me because he knows how much I hate taking meds.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:05:05 +0000

Angela, this happened to me earlier in 09. I had to get my medicine switched - the one I was on gave me chest pains. My doc was kinda snotty about it and said if you still have problems, I won’t be switching you again, I’ll send you to a cardiologist. Fortunately, the new med is wonderful, no side effects at all and my blood pressure is really good on it too. Be your own advocate and listen to your body. Love ya!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:25:33 +0000

Angela, I would much rather know I have Hypertension then not, it is called the silent killer for a reason and often people walk around without knowing they are having it. Usually an elevated BP x3 visits would cause for the diagnosis HOWEVER, just two weeks ago I sent a white woman to the ER with a BP of 210/100, no symptoms. My advise, monitor your BP daily on your own to make sure the medicine is keeping within normal ranges. Don’t rely on visits every so often to make sure things are okay.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:18:17 +0000

Thanks everyone for giving me some perspective, this hit me harder than I expected once l looked at the stats. Not exactly a club I wanted to join but…

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:17:23 +0000

I agree Jenifer, gotta treat it. I can’t imagine 11+ years on meds though. I guess you get used to it and do what you have to do.

By: Jenifer

Jenifer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:16:40 +0000

garlic is awesome for bp

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:16:12 +0000

I too have HBP…I am now over weight. but I have had HBP since I was in my late twenties when I used to exercise, eat right and my weight was perfect. All of my other blood work ups are fine…I am healthy. I have been on diuretics and bp meds for years and it is under control and has been for years. I will be on meds for the rest of my life … See Morejust like my mother who also suffers from high bp as well as her mother. In our family obesity is not a factor and my mother is very active and eats right, my grandmother up until she died was active and ate right and all of us have been told that it is just in our genes…it is scary and frustrativng…Oh yeah, I am one of the hispanic statistics….

By: Margo

Margo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:15:36 +0000

Angela, I believe there are some foods that are great for high blood pressure…can’t remember though..mine is low.

By: Jenifer

Jenifer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:15:17 +0000

mine was 210/110 about 11 years ago. i have been on a beta blocker ever since. i think high blood pressure in any race is a killer if it is untreated. treated is different. at first i was freaked out and thought it was a death sentence. however, my twin sister was diagnosed at 32 (age 63 like me) and is still kicking. also my daughter and her son have it even though they are both in great shape. called familiar hypertension, genetic garbage. but the meds for life keep us alive in the body a lot longer so i am gonna take it!!