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SCantiGOP

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16. I never hesitated to start my BP meds in my forties

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 12:21 PM

Jun 2018

I have the same personality as my Dad and his Mom's side of the family. She dropped dead at 46 in a grocery store back before they had medical treatments. My Dad lived a healthy life and died at 86. He was always skeptical about doctors but admitted that he would never had lived that long had he not treated his blood pressure. Had he not worked at a facility that required a yearly physical he probably would never have been diagnosed.

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Just had a patient dream up every reason in the world why I don't need to treat his hypertension. [View all] Aristus Jun 2018 OP

you can't cure stupid. unblock Jun 2018 #1

Maybe get it in writing? greymattermom Jun 2018 #2

Yeah, I put it in his chart. Aristus Jun 2018 #3

Well don't give up. Took a decade to get me talked into this weeks colonoscopy. IADEMO2004 Jun 2018 #4

I recently had my first OriginalGeek Jun 2018 #21

Some people just need a bit more time to think about it. In_The_Wind Jun 2018 #5

Well, if he comes back, I'll get him the best treatment I can think of. Aristus Jun 2018 #6

Maybe he voted for the guy in office now ... In_The_Wind Jun 2018 #7

I have high bp and I greatly appreciate these life saving drugs (Verapamil and Atenolol). CTyankee Jun 2018 #14

Dr's couldnt even MFM008 Jun 2018 #8

My older brother had quadruple bypass surgery... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #9

Got diagnosed with AFIB last week... Xolodno Jun 2018 #10

I remember when I got that diagnosis BlueSpot Jun 2018 #11

Has he tried any meds for high BP? Randomthought Jun 2018 #12

Have you been evaluated for resistant hypertension? Aristus Jun 2018 #13

Thanks for the info Randomthought Jun 2018 #18

My Grandmother RobinA Jun 2018 #15

Certainly there is a great deal of over-evaluating and over-treating out there. Aristus Jun 2018 #17

I Get What RobinA Jun 2018 #22

I never hesitated to start my BP meds in my forties SCantiGOP Jun 2018 #16

I never resist recommended treatment, probably because my doc... LuckyCharms Jun 2018 #19

Good for him. And good for you. Aristus Jun 2018 #20