Re: Or Piles - Sunday 11/12 + Mon 12/12


"Kim Andrews" <somerat@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:51:34 +0000, Al Menzies <al@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:13:49 +0000 (UTC), Suzi
>><spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>In article <I9WDn9OpzznDFwcY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, chris mcmillan
>>>spam.tin@xxxxxxxxxxxx wibbled...
>>>
>>>[Snip]
>>>> And I think they chose Betty deliberately. She's not particularly
>>>> 'old', she appeared to be very fit - yet there was this hidden 'blood
>>>> pressure'. And I don't know about anyone else, but there's a lot of
>>>> warnings about high blood pressure and that it may lead to heart
>>>> attacks
>>>> and strokes. Hidden warnings and all that.
>>>
>>>I still don't see how that would've been missed at one of the very many
>>>check ups us wimmin tend to go to?
>>
>>What are they then? Mammograms (every three years) are done in a
>>mobile unit that comes to my local hospital - I rather doubt they
>>have equipment to check blood pressure. Smears (also every three
>>years) done at GP's surgery by a nurse - the appointment is
>>specifically for that, although I am sure they'd take your blood
>>pressure if you asked, but why would you ask if you didn't know you
>>had a problem? I have no other reason to visit a doctor.
>
> A lot, but by no means all, women will be seeing a doctor regularly
> for contraception. Of those who aren't, a further percentage will be
> seeing the doctor for menapause-related problems. That still leaves a
> lot of women unchecked, I reckon. I can't think of another
> woman-specific issue that would account for large swathes of the
> population. Oh, doh! Pregnancy. But I don't think that's got the lot
> covered still, and I doubt it applied to Betty. ;o)

As somerat said further up thataway, if she was taking HRT she'd be having
her blood pressure checked, but otherwise she's not going to be attending
antenatal or family planning clinics, so she wouldn't be having any routine
screening. She's probably a good example of the type of apparently healthy
person that can have high blood pressure without knowing it.


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