High Blood Pressure - Medical

[JackCassidyMusic 87]

I'm panicking! (Ironically enough, not good for my blood pressure. :P)

Read here if you like backstory like I do, otherwise feel free to skip ahead to the actual question.
Around 4 years ago, I went for a medical after another US Embassy interview (c1/d for working on US cruise ships!) and they found my blood pressure to be pretty high, it was actually too high for the Cruiseliner, but there were underlying issues.
That morning, I had left my university flat in West London, and gotten two tube stations in before realizing I had left all the important embassy documents at home! So, running pretty much only on adrenaline, I got off the tube and sprinted all the way back instead of waiting for another tube. I then got a taxi in instead, panicking the whole time that I wouldn't make it to my US Embassy appointment time. 
The doctor explained that the heightened blood pressure could potentially be because of the large amounts of adrenaline and cortisol I would've been running off that morning, and requested that I be checked at a later time by a GP.
I went to a GP and got my blood pressure re-done, and it was still quite high, but not AS high, however, they suspected that i might suffer from something they only referred to as "white coat syndrome" where my blood pressure rises because I'm at the doctor's and nervous about results. 
So they hooked me up to blood pressure machine that was attached to me and would take my blood pressure at intervals throughout my normal day, and lo and behold, it was much lower. Still a little on the high side, but WAY more acceptable. 
So eventually, it all went through OK and everything was great, but it was a HUGE snag in an otherwise pretty clean visa acquisition. (although the medical wasn't for the visa, it was for the cruiseline.)

MAIN QUESTION
Is a high blood pressure going to cause issues at my medical for the K-1? As I mentioned above, it's not actually crazy high, but chances are the readings on the day will be. I don't know how much of this my GP kept on record, as it was split between to GPs, one at my university, and then the rest with my home GP. I've never been suggested to be put on any medication for it, and I'd hate for it to cause a snag! I read somewhere that the medical is to just make sure you're not a danger to US citizens by bringing in infectious diseases or violent tendencies.

Thanks for the help! I'm a panicking Paul.

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27 minutes ago, JackCassidyMusic said:

I'm panicking! (Ironically enough, not good for my blood pressure. :P)

Read here if you like backstory like I do, otherwise feel free to skip ahead to the actual question.
Around 4 years ago, I went for a medical after another US Embassy interview (c1/d for working on US cruise ships!) and they found my blood pressure to be pretty high, it was actually too high for the Cruiseliner, but there were underlying issues.
That morning, I had left my university flat in West London, and gotten two tube stations in before realizing I had left all the important embassy documents at home! So, running pretty much only on adrenaline, I got off the tube and sprinted all the way back instead of waiting for another tube. I then got a taxi in instead, panicking the whole time that I wouldn't make it to my US Embassy appointment time. 
The doctor explained that the heightened blood pressure could potentially be because of the large amounts of adrenaline and cortisol I would've been running off that morning, and requested that I be checked at a later time by a GP.
I went to a GP and got my blood pressure re-done, and it was still quite high, but not AS high, however, they suspected that i might suffer from something they only referred to as "white coat syndrome" where my blood pressure rises because I'm at the doctor's and nervous about results. 
So they hooked me up to blood pressure machine that was attached to me and would take my blood pressure at intervals throughout my normal day, and lo and behold, it was much lower. Still a little on the high side, but WAY more acceptable. 
So eventually, it all went through OK and everything was great, but it was a HUGE snag in an otherwise pretty clean visa acquisition. (although the medical wasn't for the visa, it was for the cruiseline.)

MAIN QUESTION
Is a high blood pressure going to cause issues at my medical for the K-1? As I mentioned above, it's not actually crazy high, but chances are the readings on the day will be. I don't know how much of this my GP kept on record, as it was split between to GPs, one at my university, and then the rest with my home GP. I've never been suggested to be put on any medication for it, and I'd hate for it to cause a snag! I read somewhere that the medical is to just make sure you're not a danger to US citizens by bringing in infectious diseases or violent tendencies.

Thanks for the help! I'm a panicking Paul.

High blood pressure won't be a factor for USCIS but it might be good to follow up and address why your blood pressure is so high. 

 

It is very rare to fail a physical - you are in good health, relax! It might help your blood pressure

 

http://www.visajourney.com/content/medical 

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8 hours ago, JackCassidyMusic said:

MAIN QUESTION
Is a high blood pressure going to cause issues at my medical for the K-1? As I mentioned above, it's not actually crazy high, but chances are the readings on the day will be. I don't know how much of this my GP kept on record, as it was split between to GPs, one at my university, and then the rest with my home GP. I've never been suggested to be put on any medication for it, and I'd hate for it to cause a snag! I read somewhere that the medical is to just make sure you're not a danger to US citizens by bringing in infectious diseases or violent tendencies.

Thanks for the help! I'm a panicking Paul.

In the past, the clinic is London has asked for a follow up statement from the applicant's GP when blood pressure is high. If you want to be proactive, get a statement in advance to take with you...maybe a series of readings with dates and something from the GP saying it is typically normal or not high enough that he feels warrants medication. It won't fail you,  but if the clinic asks for more data from your GP, it might delay you until you can get that arranged..