Ace Flyster
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- Dave Ace Flyster
As the title says, I am pissed off and need to shout.
I have had high blood pressure and high bad cholesterol since I was a teenager. Family trait unfortunately.
Now because I am not overweight (keen runner), and because I am under 50, my doctor didn't want to put me on any drugs.
I did that 24 hour bloodpressure test, my average was 157/97. Which is pretty standard for me, and in the bad zone.
With a family history of heartattacks and strokes, what in hell is her bloody problem? It took me 10mins of complaining at her to give me a 2 month dose of the minimum ace inhibitor.
I had surgury a year ago, and they refused to do the surgery until my blood pressure came down, and they had to put me on drugs to do it!!! If that isnt an indication, I don't know what is.
I have no issues with taking pills everyday for the rest of my life, if it means i don't get a heart attack.
Cholesterol, good was 1, bad was 5.5, now i don't really know what those numbers mean, but she said my bad needs to be under 3.5. But again, because of my age and weight she refused to address the issue. Her computer said i was a 5% risk. Fuck the computer, lets get me healthy, and prevent issues rather than react after issues have happened.
My god, what do i need to do???
Bear in mind my previous doctor tried to blame smoking, and didn't listen when i said I have had this pre-smoking. Since I have given up smoking for 1.5 years, that is one thing proven to these idiots that it wasnt related.
I think i need to have heart attack to show these idiots, i need proper medication!!!
ARGGGHHHH!!!! What happened to prevention rather than reactive measures??????
(sorry to be a pain, i had to rant somewhere!)
Rgds
Ace
I have had high blood pressure and high bad cholesterol since I was a teenager. Family trait unfortunately.
Now because I am not overweight (keen runner), and because I am under 50, my doctor didn't want to put me on any drugs.
I did that 24 hour bloodpressure test, my average was 157/97. Which is pretty standard for me, and in the bad zone.
With a family history of heartattacks and strokes, what in hell is her bloody problem? It took me 10mins of complaining at her to give me a 2 month dose of the minimum ace inhibitor.
I had surgury a year ago, and they refused to do the surgery until my blood pressure came down, and they had to put me on drugs to do it!!! If that isnt an indication, I don't know what is.
I have no issues with taking pills everyday for the rest of my life, if it means i don't get a heart attack.
Cholesterol, good was 1, bad was 5.5, now i don't really know what those numbers mean, but she said my bad needs to be under 3.5. But again, because of my age and weight she refused to address the issue. Her computer said i was a 5% risk. Fuck the computer, lets get me healthy, and prevent issues rather than react after issues have happened.
My god, what do i need to do???
Bear in mind my previous doctor tried to blame smoking, and didn't listen when i said I have had this pre-smoking. Since I have given up smoking for 1.5 years, that is one thing proven to these idiots that it wasnt related.
I think i need to have heart attack to show these idiots, i need proper medication!!!
ARGGGHHHH!!!! What happened to prevention rather than reactive measures??????
(sorry to be a pain, i had to rant somewhere!)
Rgds
Ace