Well my father had a similar Episode 2011 forgot to take his medication and then Blood pressure spiked up was ICU for 3-4 days
They tried different Medication in order to bring the blood pressure down.
Typically with medication the are able to bring down pressure and then the patient have to change life style
a) Daily walks
b) Avoid Salt (Reduce it)
- When patient is in Hospital , they can try out different medication combination in order to find the correct combination which keeps the Blood pressure low. It's typically best to confirm the correct combination which keeps your blood pressure stable and avoid travel
- Only Travel once your blood pressure is stable
- I am not sure how stuff is done in other hospitals , but the hospital I was in they tried different medication , and then monitored reaction
I had to return my dad from 1 city to our home city in plane , after reaching home 1 day later he fainted and then I realized the risk we took to travel had that episode happened while we were in transit in airport it could have been more risky
He was readmitted to hospital , and 3-4 days later they threw away all medication from previous hospital and gave him new medication
The first hospital was recommending heart surgery as well for my father (Private),
the second hospital (State run) gave him medication and issue was fixed
- The literally collected all medication from US hospital and Trashed it because their approach was take medication 1 , it has side effects , take medication 2, it has side effects take medication 3 , it has side effects , take medication 4
After the event was wondering how come the first hospital was recommending a complicated surgery when it was really not needed? Between 2011 and 2019 that question still remains with me.
First Hospital was in Arizona
Second Hospital was in different City
Typical Game Plan vs Blood Pressure:
- 30 Minute walk , not 5 min , not 10 min , but 30 min it is chemically the point when body releases good stuff which counters high blood pressure.
- Walking in Morning / Evening is Must
- Avoid restaurant food which have excessive Salt in it , allowed limit for salt is portion of half tea spoon of salt
- Drink Lot of water to keep extra salt out of body
"Until Blood pressure is under control , the best place for Patient is at the Hospital"
Keep a Log book , of daily Blood pressure value
Morning
Noon
Afternoon
Evening
Track impact of Walking (Before Blood Pressure value) , Walking (After Blood Pressure value)