Kevin,
What kind of history do you have?
Any:
-High Blood Pressure
-Smoking
-Caffeine Consumption
-Stress
Also, how did they do your B/P? Did they do it sitting, then lying, and then standing? Did they do it manually or did they use a Dynamap (electronic machine)? The electronic machines have a tendancy to run high--sometimes 20mmHG above what the pressure actually is. At the hospital I work at we have done trials and found that if you do three separate tests on the electronic machine--the third test is usually the most accurate. Did they do an EKG? What is your physical fitness level?
Your systolic pressure is moderately high but your diastolic pressure is within normal limits. They probably already told you that you need to cut out your consumption of caffeine or any types of stimulants, as well as trying to not smoke (if you do) during that time. My blood pressure has run that high before as well--I drink a lot of coffee in the mornings. I was even required to have a cardiology consult because I had an abnormal EKG. I had to do a stress test and get and ECHO (echocardiogram). My EKG said that I had Left Ventricular Hypertrophy as well as a Right Bundle Branch Block--not that you should know what those are. These are both serious ailments but are often misdiagnosised in athletes. If you want to help yourself out try this **WARNING:This is not prescribed by a doctor:** try a glass of red wine or in minor quantities--regular alcohol. Both are good for thinning out the blood. Try the aspirin as well but remember: everything in moderation. These are the kind of natural remedies that you can try that are not harmful--if in moderation--and don't need a prescription.
You may just be stressed out--without knowing your history it is hard to really pinpoint anything. If they make you go to cardiology--just do what they want, it takes more time but better to be safe, than sorry. If you need any further information on what the Navy regs are you can go to http://www.vnh.org/Providers.html It provides information from the Flight Surgeons Manual and tells you what conditions are waiverable or not waiverable. You can email me if you have any further questions.
Kraemer77
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