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[stellarsky627]

Hey,

I've been known to have high blood pressure sometimes, but not always. I know one of the medical checks they do when people arrive to Korea is Blood Pressure. Has anyone been kicked out of the country for high blood pressure??? Or had high blood pressure on the medical check and it was fine?

Or has anyone lost their visa for any other medical check related issues? I worry I'll go through all of this and then suddenly they'll find a way to kick me out of the country and I'll lose my job because of high blood pressure and being overweight. Any ideas?

[Senior]

I think you will be sweet. As long as you aren't HIV positive or have drugs in your system, you should be fine.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

There's no way to tell whether your blood pressure is too high or too low unless you trend it over time. That's what you tell the doctor when he goes "Oh, you have fatty liver" "Oh, blood pressure too high" ... You say "Thanks, I'll keep an eye on it."

[hamie]

Mine was high when I went and they ended up taking it 3 times. They told me to relax. In the end I saw the doctor and all I could say was "look I'm under a lot of stress, I've just got off a plane, I don't even know where I am (I was taken to a medical clinic on the forth floor, in some town 30 minutes away from where I live at 9am on a Saturday) and .... I'm sure you get the story.
Medical check was done and dusted very soon after that and passed.

[AustSaint]

Don't fret about blood pressure, I mean it is serious but it won't stop you getting a pass on the medical check.

[Fishead soup]

Second to stomach cancer, high blood pressure is the second biggest killer here. You even meet people hwo are relatively thin and don't drink who have High blood pressure. One of the reasons for this is the high amount of sodium in the diet.

I once got a score of 180/90 on an annual Medical exam. I was advised to take medication and given a thumbs up for an E-2 Visa. High blood pressure is nothing to take lightly. There's a good reason why it's called
"The Silent Killer". You're going to have to lose weight and modify your lifestyle. That doesn't mean you can't have fun. You just need to find a heathier and more active lifestyle. For me instead of going out for Samgyup sal all the time I sometimes go out for Hoe( Korean Sashimi).

[Fishead soup]

Second to stomach cancer, high blood pressure is the second biggest killer here. You even meet people hwo are relatively thin and don't drink who have High blood pressure. One of the reasons for this is the high amount of sodium in the diet.

I once got a score of 180/90 on an annual Medical exam. I was advised to take medication and given a thumbs up for an E-2 Visa. High blood pressure is nothing to take lightly. There's a good reason why it's called
"The Silent Killer". You're going to have to lose weight and modify your lifestyle. That doesn't mean you can't have fun. You just need to find a heathier and more active lifestyle. For me instead of going out for Samgyup sal all the time I sometimes go out for Hoe( Korean Sashimi).

[chellovek]

My friend got told he had high blood pressure when he did his medical check in Korea. With regards to employment it was no problem.

[chellovek]

My friend got told he had high blood pressure when he did his medical check in Korea. With regards to employment it was no problem.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

Thanks guys.

Thanks guys.

Also, be advised that hospitals might cost you a manwon, but develop a relationship with your local clinic. Getting a nurse to take your vitals once every two weeks, followed by a short conversation with a doctor, costs about 2500 won. You're just not going to be able to do this back home. Not only that, if you get seasonal allergies, he can hit you with the hard stuff like corticosteroids.

[Senior]