"For anyone out there who hasn't had their blood pressure checked recently then i urge you to do so."
Cannot agree more, went to work 7th of November and fainted.
Ambulance turned up and I spent over a week in Northern General in Sheffield.
Blood pressure 183/144.
I didn't want to go to hospital but work made me, best thing that ever happened to me.
They told me that if I had left it I would be in this weeks head and shoulders in the Times.
Outcome! Diagnosed with
Low blood sugar
High colesteral
Fatty liver (booze!!!)
Gallstones
Tumor on lung (fags)
Hopefully all caught in time.
Sorry to have left it so long but as you can guess been too tied up. Hope your missus is o'k.
Take her away for Christmas and smother her with love.
Glad to hear you are OK (ish) mate, although I guess those honestly revealed diagnoses mean some serious lifestyle changes for you if you want to stay alive.
Thanks for your best wishes to my Wife - she's a lot better and back at work.
I only hope I dont fall in to your category, because I like a drink,a smoke,etc, probably in excess by my own admission-guilty as charged.
At the time of writing this my BP is 136/80 -heart rate 73. And I've had a drink or 7,cos I'm off work tomorrow.
Best Wishes Mate