Information and opinions on health from jhardin at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/216532/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/216532/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/216532/index http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/216532/68629/site Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:42:44 -0400 jhardin I am 38 years old, and I have never had any kind of major health problem.  I've always been in great health.  A couple of weeks ago I went to an orthopedic surgeon who is a friend of mine for some shoulder pain and the nurse routinely checked my blood pressure which was 195/125.  I made an appt. with a general practitioner and my blood pressure was the same then too.    I am completely in the dark about this stuff, so... http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/216532/68629/site