PositiveEnergy
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I'm 18 and about 4 months ago I was put on lisinopril for hypertension. my primary care is at Walter Reed and the doctor made sure to tell me that it was going to be a disqualifying factor but ensured to me that a waiver can be gotten if I still wish to attend. My hypertension is purely genetic and the diagnosis took ~6 months because I was in such good physical condition they wanted to check for every possible condition I might have. That time period wasn't very fun for myself and caused me to not participate in winter sports because of it (I would have an appointment a week usually), I had all sorts of blood and urine samples I had to go through along with several different types of ultrasounds to check for tumors, and I had to wear a blood pressure cuff for 24 hours that would take my BP every 30 min (could have been 15 min, I don't really remember much of that day as sleep wasn't really a thing with the cuff on
).
for those wondering my typical BP was ~160/95
Since then my blood pressure is under control and within a normal range. I take 10g of lisinopril every night before I go to bed and it seems to be working just fine, I check my blood pressure every day around lunchtime. I know I'm going to need a medical waiver in order to attend USAFA but I'm wondering if some waivers are easier to obtain then others might be.
Also not sure if anyone can really answer this but does anyone know if the admissions board will understand the break from sports in the winter if I was being medically diagnosed during that time? I usually do Indoor percussion and Swim team during the winter but was unable to because the doctors were worried too much physical strain could cause a heart attack (at least with swim).
).for those wondering my typical BP was ~160/95
Since then my blood pressure is under control and within a normal range. I take 10g of lisinopril every night before I go to bed and it seems to be working just fine, I check my blood pressure every day around lunchtime. I know I'm going to need a medical waiver in order to attend USAFA but I'm wondering if some waivers are easier to obtain then others might be.
Also not sure if anyone can really answer this but does anyone know if the admissions board will understand the break from sports in the winter if I was being medically diagnosed during that time? I usually do Indoor percussion and Swim team during the winter but was unable to because the doctors were worried too much physical strain could cause a heart attack (at least with swim).
