Need Advice On Husbands Blood Pressure Posted: 11-22-04 10:56am
On friday he ran out of his medication
lisinopril 10 mg. Takes it once a day.
He has been on it for about 10 years now.
The doctor won't refill it until he comes
in for a check up because he hasn't seen
him in almost a year. The soonest
appointment I can get him is december 9.
They won't even give him enough to hold
him over until his appointment. My
husband doesn't think it's a big deal, but
I do. As of yesterday with a friends
home monitor his bp was 140/90. Should I
keep pressing his doctor and fighting?
Thank you.
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happy_sunshine_yan
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada
Posted: 05-08-05 21:07pm
140/90 is high bp.. But not extremely
high... Keep monitoring his bp.. If it
gets any higher than 150.... Then make
sure you take him to the doctors.. High
blood pressure can lead to serious
problems... Hope this helps... =)
