What would you do?

Make sure you ask the doctor what your blood pressure read. Research and find out what is high or low. I use a wrist high blood machine to check my pressure. Unfortunately, doctors do make mistakes. My niece was ill every two weeks when she was 8. The doctor told my sister each time she took her daughter to see him that she had the flu. Well, 3 years later , in a school physical, she was diagnosed with diabetes. Since my sister trusted this doctor, she believed him and his diagnosis. Always get 2 or 3 opinions and research info about your health on the net. Don't take any doctor's word . Get his diagnosis backed up and ask questions when you go for a visit.

Obviously, I would not go back to the first doctor. Are you thinking you should berate him? Bring him up to speed on your correct condition? Report him to the medical authority in your country? Methinks it would all be a waste of time. He obviously doesn't care. Be so very grateful you can now manage your condition properly. All the best to you.

no way if i was you i would go back to that doctor thats for sure. glad this other doctor was good to tell you and not keep from you. sorry to hear you have these problems if it was me, i would consider getting the first doctor into trouble but it would mean a lot of hassle for you. good luck

Your first doctor was a quack. Hypertension is common in your age group and ethnic background. It should have been the first thing he noticed on your chart if your blood pressure was taken when you went to see him. Please follow all the hypertension guidelines and advice given by your doctor. High blood pressure is know as the SILENT KILLER because it can quickly reach stroke levels without the person being aware. Monitor your b/p regularly and make permanent changes in diet and exercise. Best of luck to you. Stay healthy.

I am sad to hear it, but i know you have taken some measure to deal with it, many friends also have been given you some advices.Wish you healthy and happy.

See,that i said all time not all fly make honey... Not all doctors have talent and is born for take care of people. First of all i will go back just to say to him/her"thanks" with sarcasm at let it him know that i will not come back never because in some cases those things make you to be in truble...with your sanity... My advice never go back.Thanks god i have a great doctor which come at me no matter when (day or night)if i need and is spectacular passionat about his job... augusta

If this earlier doctor happens to be your family friend then this is possible for him to do so that by worrying you might not increase your bloodpressure more. But if he is ignorant of the fact and treating you for migraine then it is time to change your doctor.

The doctor should of caught it. I can understand one time being an error, but five times that's ridiculous. I would not go near that doctor again. I am borderline hypertension, and my family doctor found it out. I was advise the first time I was diagnose what steps to take to avoid it becoming full blown high blood pressure. The doctor you saw is either incompetent. You might want to contact the medical board in your area and file a complaint. I would hate to think he has other patients who are not being diagnose properly.

Well, I guess I would ask the other doctor why he gave me a false diagnosis that should I have known earlier I could have did my best to care for myself...I guess I would transfer to the other doctor.

This type of thing happens all the time. Thank goodness you sought a second opinion. (and third) I am getting ready to do the same. I have a rotator cuff problem, have limited movement in my left arm without bad pain and my current doctor only wants to keep injecting it with cortisone. I am calling Monday for a second opinion. The pain is now up in my neck and creeping across my face!! I know enough to know that something needs to be done! I really don't know what I would do in your situation. If you are otherwise happy with the first physician, and wish to keep seeing him/her, I would ask for an appointment and sit down and calmly tell him/her your concerns. If that isn't possible or you aren't comfortable with doing that, then continue to see physician number two!

Well I don't know where you live, or what the situstion is like for you there, but I would definately want to leave your present Doctor, ans register with a new one. It is god that you are on the right medication now, and being treated successfully, but if I were you, I could never trust my Doctor again for making a mistake, and I would feel more comfortable going to someone else.

i have been having headaches ever since after i was dignoised with pre-eclampsia at 39.5 weeks pregnant. the state took my insurance away so i cant see a doctor anymore. sucks! i was at the hospital for them and i had high blood pressure then to. so i dont know what to think. i think i would go off on those doctors, if i saw them again.

i would (and this is ofcourse my opinion) would leave all of the doctors go back home and tell myself that from this moment on i am going to approve my life and enjoy them no matter what and that means i will eat right leave the salty food out food program, leave the white sugar and white bread, eat all grains and everyday i will go out at a specific hour for a walk along. maybe i will do meditation two times a week and i will take one day to myself and decide to scduale one hour to write all of the things that bother me , and then i will take another hour and right all of the ways i can solve those problems. and then i will take a comedy on the dvd and laugh for at least an hour and a half:)

If I were in your position, I would file a grievanve with my health insurance company. I work in the insurance industry and this doctor is etting himslef up to be sued for malpractice. The grievance process does work and in a case like this, he may just need to be educated on what his responsibilities are to you as a patient. Most people do not know this, but if a provider is not educatinghis patients, the insurance company can step in and remove him/her from their network and can/will prevent from sending patients to them in the future. If your provider of care has done this to you, then you can guarantee that they have done this to others as well.

I think that you need to report that doctor to the medical board. There was absolutely no reason that he should have kept silent about that. He might be incompetant and had no idea what your numbers meant, but in my opinion, he needs to be reported.

I would probably get yet another doctor to look into my situation. I think from there you would be able to know if your initial doctor was really wrong or not. I mean if your original family doctor gave you the wrong diagnosis and had you taken the incorrect medication which may have had some bad side effects then you may have a lawsuit. Nevertheless, doctors have licenses to "practice" medicine. They may or may not know what your correct diagnosis is. Like I said previously I would get checked by a third doctor just to make sure. Best..

Good your on medicine now for it.

First of all I wound not see the first doctor again. People need to realize that doctors make mistakes too. It is possible that who ever was taking your blood pressure at the first place did not know what they were doing. Who used to take it, the doctor or someone else?

The first thing you should do, is go to a doctor in another city if you can, and have the doctor look into your situation. The reason I say another city, is because often times doctors in the same community look after one another, called the "white code". By going out of the area, you would get more of an objective opinion. Once you do that, you will have a better idea if your doctor was really wrong or not. If this doctor has been giving the wrong diagnosis then he jeopardized your health by giving you the wrong diagnosis, and potentially put you in harms way. High blood pressure isn't something to full around with. Untreated, could lead to strokes and heart attackes. You may have a potential lawsuit here. But besides that, more importantyly, you need a new doctor period. Keep us posted.

you could sue your doctor for that since if your condition aggraviated to more complications like stroke or aneurysm, he could be sued since he is a doctor and he was not able to diagnose you properly while he has been well compensated. its their duty to save lives and prevent complications to arise but with a doctor like that, he would be killing his patients/