Primary Care Physician

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06-12-2017, 02:12 PM
Christie13

Primary Care Physician

Went to my PCP today. Finally able to lower my BP medication in half!! Yay!! :) My PCP also was going on about how proud of me he was for me taking this journey, taking it seriously, losing weight, following my surgeon's orders, and more. I know some PCP's are anti WLS but mine is the opposite. He is very supportive and wants what is best for my heath. I only sought a PCP because my surgeon had told me that I needed to get my BP in check in order to avoid the anesthesiologist cancelling my surgery for my BP being too high. (I had come from overseas where I was always assigned one on base so it was foreign to me to seek one out. I had been in Texas 2 years without one. Dumb, I know.) My PCP has pretty high hopes that I may be able to come off completely come September. I am honestly surprised at the fact that I am still on them as I have lost so much weight. And I monitor it at home and am still having a higher diastolic even with the meds. I can range between 76-89. We all know 80 and under is ideal. And like I said, that is WITH medication. Fingers crossed!
06-12-2017, 04:03 PM
Luv49ers19

Re: Primary Care Physician

Best of luck! You have done amazing!
06-12-2017, 08:42 PM
Shirl

Re: Primary Care Physician

Gosh! I get scared when my BP is 120/75 because it is always lower than that, but lately it has been 98/68 or similar... that also worries me.
06-12-2017, 08:50 PM
Sandra3

Re: Primary Care Physician

Your body might need time to adjust to the new weight. But I have a friend who's been always really slim (size 0 in her 50's) and she's on medication because it does run in her family. So you will know in a few months if it's linked to the weight or not. But half less medication is already a really good sign. Crossing my fingers for you!
06-13-2017, 05:25 AM
Lisa73me

Re: Primary Care Physician

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Originally Posted by Shirl

Gosh! I get scared when my BP is 120/75 because it is always lower than that, but lately it has been 98/68 or similar... that also worries me.

Mine has always been very low, the doc told me to enjoy salt...:o
06-13-2017, 05:25 AM
Lisa73me

Re: Primary Care Physician

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Originally Posted by Christie13

Went to my PCP today. Finally able to lower my BP medication in half!! Yay!! :) My PCP also was going on about how proud of me he was for me taking this journey, taking it seriously, losing weight, following my surgeon's orders, and more. I know some PCP's are anti WLS but mine is the opposite. He is very supportive and wants what is best for my heath. I only sought a PCP because my surgeon had told me that I needed to get my BP in check in order to avoid the anesthesiologist cancelling my surgery for my BP being too high. (I had come from overseas where I was always assigned one on base so it was foreign to me to seek one out. I had been in Texas 2 years without one. Dumb, I know.) My PCP has pretty high hopes that I may be able to come off completely come September. I am honestly surprised at the fact that I am still on them as I have lost so much weight. And I monitor it at home and am still having a higher diastolic even with the meds. I can range between 76-89. We all know 80 and under is ideal. And like I said, that is WITH medication. Fingers crossed!

Congrats! :D