Does my DR know something no one else does?

[eomrat]

Saw my doctor today and we have decided that I have Hypertension. I informed her that I quit smoking two weeks ago and asked how soon I should see a decrease in my BP. She informed me that smoking doesnt cause or even aggravate High Blood pressure. Is this some new research or is she stoned? I looked at the AHA website and WebMD and they all seem to think that yes, in fact, smoking is a primary factor in high BP. Am I missing something?

Keep in mind that this same Dr tried to give me a 60 day script for Percocet for a broken nose, AFTER I told her I have a long history of becoming very very fond of things that make me feel good. ( And no, I didn't go see her because of the nose, she just noticed it when I went in for something else)

[Johnn 34]

I quit 2 years ago. My Dr. told me that was a factor along with other things that caused my high blood preshure. I'm sure smoking doesn't help it.

[Keltron]

this same Dr tried to give me a 60 day script for Percocet for a broken nose, AFTER I told her I have a long history of becoming very very fond of things that make me feel good.

She must be a moron or simply not care about your well-being. Either way, she shouldn't be practicing.
I'm a trainer so I have some correspondence with doctors here and there. They don't know a hell of a lot aside from getting rid of symptoms. One of my female clients is about 180lbs. The absolute minimum amount of calories she was to take in was 1400.... and that was pushing it because her job was pretty physically demanding. Anyway, her doctor said that she had to lose weight quickly so he put her on this damn medi-fast shake diet. Which means she get's 4 shakes of 200 calories per day. That's only 800 calories per day. To this day, I have yet to meet anyone, regardless of how tiny they are that should have any less than 1,000 calories.

An idiot could tell you that 800 calories is NOT HEALTHY for someone of her size and activity level.

[gbg]

I don't know if she is your GP but I'm guessing she is, I don't use my GP for much any more if there 's a specific problem find someone who practices in just that.
GP is just that general practitioner.

[eomrat]

I don't know if she is your GP but I'm guessing she is, I don't use my GP for much any more if there 's a specific problem find someone who practices in just that.
GP is just that general practitioner.

Still though, smoking aggravating high blood pressure is pretty damn GP.

[DanVanVliet]

Dr's are stupid and gouge us for all the cash they can. My opinion