Dead tired leg & high blood pressure - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

kenp · 05-03-2009, 07:45 AM

Hi, I am a 54 yr old male 5'8" 155 lbs. In Dec 08 I started getting a very tired feeling in my right leg after walking 5 minutes or climbing 1 flight of stairs. I went to the Doc in Feb 09(a teaching clinic) and all he said was quit smoking (1 pack a day) and exercise. Sound advice, hard to do but has damage been done

. He did not check my BP. 1 month later I went back and saw a different doc. She put me on 24 hr BP monitor. and ordered a vascular blood flow check. While on the monitor I checked my BP by walking 1 flight of stairs four times 2 minutes before it went off. My BP went to 184/117,pulse 110 I think. My leg was dead tired but OK after 5 Minutes. The next check was 154/99.
I now have an appointment with a surgeon in Nov. but nobody has told me what the problem is. I have a follow up with the doc the end of May but I would like to know as much as possible before hand.
Any help on this would be awesome.
Thanks
KenP

stophypertensio · 05-03-2009, 11:18 AM

you should definitely start exercising

DW123 · 05-03-2009, 11:33 AM

Could be an early sign of Peripheral artery disease, poor circulation and blockage of blood in the leg arteries can produce a tired aching feeling, your Doctor can determine this with further tests.

stophypertensio · 05-03-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DW123

Could be an early sign of Peripheral artery disease, poor circulation and blockage of blood in the leg arteries can produces a tired aching feeling, your Doctor can determine this with further tests.

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DW123 · 05-03-2009, 11:54 AM

That and others, I'm starting to wonder if that could be one of the causes of my blood pressure problems.