smillingjimmyc
Active Member
Hi,
Not mine fortunately but my brothers.I realise it is "off the norm" but being diabetic and having suffered high bp,two heart attacks and a stroke myself I am concerned for him (he is not diabetic).He had a celebral aneurysm about a month ago of which he has recovered well (60yo but very fit) however he visited me yesterday and he asked me to take his bp which was 204/113,an hour later it was more or less the same,this morning he seen someone through his firm (a doc) regards going back to work again his bp was high 221/118! This chap told him to make an appointment with his gp but made no comment regards abstaining from work. I must add my bro is stll a keen cyclis(ex semi-pro) and pedals the 20 mile+ to and from work and indeed was race training when his aneurism occurred.
Am I alone in thinking bp at that level would should require immediate treatment??
Not mine fortunately but my brothers.I realise it is "off the norm" but being diabetic and having suffered high bp,two heart attacks and a stroke myself I am concerned for him (he is not diabetic).He had a celebral aneurysm about a month ago of which he has recovered well (60yo but very fit) however he visited me yesterday and he asked me to take his bp which was 204/113,an hour later it was more or less the same,this morning he seen someone through his firm (a doc) regards going back to work again his bp was high 221/118! This chap told him to make an appointment with his gp but made no comment regards abstaining from work. I must add my bro is stll a keen cyclis(ex semi-pro) and pedals the 20 mile+ to and from work and indeed was race training when his aneurism occurred.
Am I alone in thinking bp at that level would should require immediate treatment??