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WEIGHT-LOSS: Tony: 'Did men's health day save my life?'
She suggested that I should make an appointment to see my doctor. This was on a Friday and as I could not go to the doctors until the Monday, I had an absolutely dreadful weekend. I thought I might die at any time. The visit to the doctors confirmed that I did have a problem with my blood pressure. The doctor told me to lose some weight as this would help. He also said he would monitor my blood pressure for a few weeks which he did with a number of appointments. He then prescribed some medication to help control it. New holes in my belt!I started eating more fruit and healthy stuff – if I need an energy boost mid morning instead of chocolate or sweets I have a banana or an orange. I have changed to brown bread, stopped having sugar on my cereals and stopped adding salt to my food. The upshot of all this is that without really dieting I have lost almost a stone and had to put new holes in all my belts as there has been a reduction in my waste size.
Page last updated: 28/05/2009
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Health Choices 09
COMPETITION: win a Wii in our health choices challenge CHALLENGES: choose our ten men's health challenges WHY CHOOSE HEALTH? The answer is 14
Ed: 'You can't assume everyone has the same sexual attitude' James: ‘I’m giving up my magical thinking about cigarettes' Nick: 'I only discovered my high blood pressure through a friend's joke' Tony: 'Did men's health day save my life?' Richard: 'The day I admitted I was an alcoholic' Wayne: 'You can get fit again and it's easy. Walk.' Round-up: Men's Health Week events nationwide
THE TIMES JIM POLLARD. MALEHEALTH EDITOR
The Department of Health has provided funding to the Men's Health Forum, assisting the provision of health information and advice. The material on this site is intended for reference and information only and should not be used in place of advice from a doctor or suitably qualified healthcare practitioner.
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When I heard they were organising a Men’s Health Day at our office, I thought it would be crap. But our Health and Safety Officer said that as I was a manager, if I went, it might encourage others to go along so under duress I went.
The woman asked me the sort of questions that I expected about my medical history and then weighed me and took my blood pressure which I assumed would be fine. But the nurse told me it was 180 over 115 which I realised was quite high. She took it again and it had gone up to 192 over 115. 
I feel much better in myself and realise that I was not really as fit as I thought I was. There is still a way to go but the Men’s Health Day may have saved my life – it certainly caused me to review my situation.
