Health and Medical Matters

martindow

There doesn't seem to be any board covering this presumably as a policy decision and being only peripherally related to finance.


Can anyone recommend a forum which discusses this subject?


Briefly and with little detail so as not to breach any guidelines, my GP thinks my blood pressure is a bit raised. I'm male and in my 60s. She has suggested keeping a BP diary which I'm doing.


She has also suggested a series of tests. I would like comments on how advisable these would be. I don't want a fishing expedition which could lead to over-treatment and/or tricky decisions.


Please don't discuss the issue directly and get us both into trouble!

pmduk

Depends on the tests, I'd be inclined to go for any none-too invasive tests and then make decisions on a more-informed basis. I understand your concern about over-treatment, but of tricky decisions are required perhaps they're best faced sooner, rather than later.

I've always found Labtests Online to be independent and authoritative when explaining both tests and results. It has no products for sales so has no reason to be biased

pogofish

martindow wrote: »

There doesn't seem to be any board covering this presumably as a policy decision and being only peripherally related to finance.

The board/forum policy on this is fully explained in the basic posting guide/T&Cs - I'm puzzled why a poster with considerable experience like yourself needs to ask?

fibonarchie

OP, pogofish is renowned for jumping on threads and making snidey little remarks about how it should have been posted elsewhere or the forum rules should have been followed. Clearly someone has a bit too much time on their hands.