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Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / November 2006Meds - Blood Pressure
Hi, I recently signed up at a new gym and they took my blood pressure. It came out as 140/90 and apparently this is slightly high. I was told a similar thing a couple of years ago when I went for a minor op. Does anyone know if this likely to cause me a problem when I go for my meds in the new year? Thanks Neal > Hi, I recently signed up at a new gym and they took my blood pressure. > It came out as 140/90 and apparently this is slightly high. I was told a > similar thing a couple of years ago when I went for a minor op. Does > anyone know if this likely to cause me a problem when I go for my meds > in the new year? Is it white coat hypertension? I suffer from this. Taking your blood pressure at home may reveal at lower rating. 140/90 is beginning of borderline anyway. I think if it's controllable it's unlikely to cause concern, Stu > > Hi, I recently signed up at a new gym and they took my blood > > pressure. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Stu The offical line 9.1 Cardiovascular disease (Form 26, page 4, number 2) Referral to a cardiologist or an appropriate alternative specialist for assessment and determination of the prognosis and the need for treatment is required when there is a history or clinical evidence of: • coronary artery disease; • valvular heart disease; • cardiomyopathy; • hypertension - blood pressure greater than 150/90 mmHg (140/90 mmHg, if 40 years or under; 160/90 mmHg, if 65 years or older) on 3 occasions, after rest; • congenital heart disease; and • peripheral (including cerebral) vascular disease. > Hi, I recently signed up at a new gym and they took my blood pressure. > It came out as 140/90 and apparently this is slightly high. I was told [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Neal Hi Neal I didn't know I had a problem with my blood pressure until we had the meds, talk about a panic!!!!!!!!!! I just had to get a report from a cardiologist (who couldn't find anything sinister thank god!) and then go to my GP for medication. It is a bit inconvenient and costly (an extra 600 quid on the bill!!!) but here we are in sunny (hot!!) Brissie 5 months later so don't worry. There are a few things you can do to help bring it down (cut out cafeine, take it easy on the booze, cut down salt intake etc). But I'm sure if you are just borderline if you don't stress for the medicals it may be ok on the day. Even if it is a little high don't worry it won"t affect your chances of getting a visa. Good luck. Loz x > Hi Neal I didn't know I had a problem with my blood pressure until we > had the meds, talk about a panic!!!!!!!!!! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Loz x When the panel doc/HSA refers you for hypertension at meds, the tests are blood and urine for U&E (potassium/sodium levels in urine), creatinine, and creatinine clearance - all connected to kidney function. They are apparently keen to find out if the HBP is a secondary symptom of kidney disease which costs $$$$$ in treatment (and makes you quite undesirable to them). Primary hypertension is controllable through medication and lifestyle changes and probably doesn't concern them as much. Mark > When the panel doc/HSA refers you for hypertension at meds, the tests > are blood and urine for U&E (potassium/sodium levels in urine), [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Mark Does anyone know how long it takes to lower you blood pressure? I know my blood pressure is a little higher than it should be and would like to lower it before I go for the Meds, I was thinking of detoxing & keeping fit for a couple of months before meds, would this be long enough? > Does anyone know how long it takes to lower you blood pressure? I > know my blood pressure is a little higher than it should be and > would like to lower it before I go for the Meds, I was thinking of > detoxing & keeping fit for a couple of months before meds, would > this be long enough? We did 3 months - January - March, gym 3 times a week (just gentle excercise) - no booze, and what really worked for us was cutting out salt or salty foods from Diet and NO caffine, drink de caff. I had a bit of a health scare with stress at work in Feb, my BP had gone upto 170/95 - but on the meds day it had dropped to ; 136/88. Its also worth spending a tenner and buying one of those self monitoring ones from Boots, it gives you some indication that your BP is on its way down Angela > We did 3 months - January - March, gym 3 times a week (just gentle > excercise) - no booze, and what really worked for us was cutting out [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > is on its way down > Angela Thanks for the advise Angela, most helpful |
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