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Interview 07  

Interview 07

Age at Interview: 55
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 52
Background:

Brief outline:Discovered following a check for a kidney problem.


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Describes how it is difficult to deal with high blood pressure where there are few symptoms to detect it.

 



I think you're conscious of it. Once it's been made aware that you've got it, I think you do think about it because it's the last thing on your mind until you're told. You've got no symptoms - if you had the symptoms, and you were suddenly told, you'd think 'That's lovely. Now I know what it is. Now I know what it's called'. But because you've got no symptoms it is a concern, as I think everybody knows that high blood pressure can be quite serious.

I suppose there are people who have lived for years with high blood pressure. And then all of a sudden they go 'bing bong' and they're gone. So obviously knowing it you really should do something about it. Even if it's got to be controlled by a drug.
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