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April 25th, 2007, 13:38
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| Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 36
|  High Blood Pressure, now under control with Med.
About a month ago went into Kaiser complaining with some chest discomfort, after an EKG (which came back normal) I was put in Atenol (25mg) as a precaution due to the fact my blood pressure was 158/119 and told the feelings in my chest were due to work related stress Two week later my blood pressure is down to 138. But i am told i will stay on the drugs for the rest of my life. Will this be looked upon negatively in regional or major hiring situations down the road? |
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April 26th, 2007, 20:52
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: 3rd Rock From the Sun
Posts: 866
| Re: High Blood Pressure, now under control with Med.
You might have to be on the medication, it depends on the type of hypertension you truely have. Stress reduction is a big key to reducing high blood pressure,as well as weight reduction, healthy eating, and excercise.
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April 29th, 2007, 14:51
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| Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 2,325
| Re: High Blood Pressure, now under control with Med.
It will not be a hiring issue. You will need to provide the evaluatuion report to the FAA to obtain a medical though. They will grant a Special Issuance and the AME can renew the medical each year after that. See the link here to see what you must provide. http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/.../hypertension/ |
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