[Edison_Chen]

I have a slightly higher blood pressure and I’m on a very light dose of medication- one pill each day. I usually see my doctor every 3 months or so to make sure nothing major and I’ll usually get 3 month of medication.

I’ll get my blood work done maybe once a year with urine sample and stuff.

I would say it started in my mid twenties. I would eat high fatty foods along with sugary food and drinks. I would go to McDonalds and have 2 Big Macs, large fries and large soda plus anything my wife didn’t finish. I did that for several years. I never gone to the gym or did any exercise either. My grandmother had kidney failures and she was a diabetic too. She had all the issues. I would have moments where my chest would hurt for like 30 mins (not even after eating food).

I went to he doctor to get checked and he noticed I had very high blood pressure. Eventually the best thing to do was to start taking medication and I’ve been on it for probably 4 years or so. He used he scare tactic. I have 2 young kids at home. Since then I’ve cut down a lot of food, ate healthier and started excercising.

Around the same time I had a coworker who had an heart attack in his early 30’s..