zx10r_aus

Okay I put a post up here a couple of days ago, concerning the witch doctor in Glasgow. My girl friend, recieved a high reading. Would nerves and being pissed off with the doctor, push her blood pressure high? My girl friend said the strap thingy that go's on the arm was loose. She had to hold it on herself?
My girl friend has an appointment with her own GP this Friday, We hope, it will come down. Trying to find ways of calming her down before she has her appointment. I have sujested soft music, but, if anyone else have an ideas feel free to swing them this way.
Cheers
Jim

JackTheLad

I've always wondered that too. I mean, I get wound up about visiting a doctor, so the blood pressure they take is above what it really is. And if its the doctor in shawlands, well its sky high after shes squeezed my gonads. Thats hardly a fair reading

I reckon if your girlfriend has a good gp and feels comfortable with him/her it will be just fine.

Cheers,
JTL

Kopites

Hi, my bp was sky high ,188/104,had to go to my gp and had 3 more tests done over the past couple of months.I'm fine now ,but they have put me on 2 types of tables a day for the rest of my life,and i still got my visa Cheers Andy

Bordy

Bit excessive putting you on the tables twice a day Andy.


Sorry.

caroledouglas

Hi Jim. Our friend went last year for his medical. Shawlands. His blood pressure went through the roof but same as your girlfriend he had to go to his doctor. It was fine, and the medicals then got sent off. By the way i passed a medical last october and i have high blood pressure so dont worry. Carole

philian4

how high was the reading? Did she literally have to hold the cuff on?-if she had to force it on her arm cos the velcro was wasted there could be an element of error- If he's a c**p doc . There's a difference in a raised BP due to stress and a significantly raised BP that causes concern when other factors are taken into account. Hopefully things will sort themselves out with the GP. No point telling her not to worry cos she will.

Good luck

Phil x

sj oldfield

Have you ecer heard of 'white-coat hypertension'. Thats what they call it when your blood pressure goes up due to a visit to the doctor.
A loose cuff would also provide a false reading.
I suffer with high blood pressure. I also take medication to control it......oh, and I got my visa.

All the very best

JackTheLad

That was agreed a while back.

Except Mrs JTL who had no probs. There is an exception to every rule.

Cheers,
JTL

DIMO8

Have you never heard of " white Coat Blood Pressure".

Apparently an actual condition that people get because they are visiting the doctors.

Unless it was dangerously high ( which i very much doubt it ) i think she will be ok.

Try to use some calming methods prior to going in.....a quick whiskey may do the trick, but the doctor will probably think shes an alcoholic especially if her appointment is 9 am :scared:

walla

gentle exercise, walking maybe..

does she smoke?

DIMO8

Sorry Sandra i have just repeated what you have said.....didnt read your post

walla

that's right Donna, it happened to me...

went to own GP a week later and it was way down, lower than average for my considerable age

sj oldfield

Thats ok,I have been known to do exactly the same!!!

zx10r_aus

Thank you you all for responding to my thread, you have all been very helpful. I will give you all a smiley stamp . I feel better now that I know people have had the same problem and got through it. I guess it's just 1 many things you stress out on in the visa proccess.
Jim

DIMO8

And what average for a 50 year old Dave..