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- From: fgedzium@BBN.COM (FrancEs Gedzium)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Blood Pressure
- Message-ID: <lm0he7INN4jf@news.bbn.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 19:06:47 GMT
- Reply-To: fgedzium@BBN.COM (FrancEs Gedzium)
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- My yearly check-up yesterday showed my blood pressure to be 150/105.
- The doctor said it was blood pressure medicine time. I asked to please
- let me try a diet program which I already signed up for beginning Feb 2nd
- and increase my walking activities. She agreed to let me go without medicine
- for 6 weeks and then another visit to her for another reading.
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- Was this a wise move on my part. As it is I am terrified of having a
- heart attack. Now having the Doctor mention stroke has probably raised
- my blood pressure even more.
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- Last year at this time it was about 150/105 but I did get it down to
- 120/85 by July without any real weight loss but alot of walking.
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- Last month it was up to 144/90... The Doctor really feels it is weight
- related since my blood pressure when I was 60 lbs thinner was 118/74.
- I have gained 90 lbs in 4 years.
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- I guess my real question is was I wrong to put off the medication for
- 6 weeks...
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- Thanks
-
- FrancEs a nervous wreck
- hIs is I and hEr is E
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