Day One Is Tomorrrow!!!

Hey all.... welp i have a bus ticket out of FT wayne tomorrow at 4pm... Seems i have alittle bit of high blood pressure. and even after my doctor faxing them my last 6 months of visits proof that this is a fluke thing i was DQ'd for my DOT. they said im more then welcome back afew being on meds for 3 weeks......

Geo, that is rough news man, but it's only three weeks...get back to your doctor..get him to give you some approved meds and be right back on that bus...don't give up....if you want it bad enough there is a way...just ask Old School...

This is one of many bumps you'll hit along the way. Don't dwell on it. Just move on, wait three weeks and study during that time. This is unfortunate news but companies don't take risks. Just don't let it affect you.

Side note: that's a good doctor to do all of that just to help you out!

Oh im NOT giving up at all.. but the thing is i dont have high BP. i even called my family DR in front of them....it was just stress. each time they took it it got higher and higher as the days went on. But i will be returning. Trust Me!

Thanks for the kind words guys

Geo

What do they consider high bp?

Geo, I feel for you man, and I completely understand your frustration. I thought I'd never get into trucking at the beginning due to a few medical issues. I got sent home three different times, and it was somewhat embarrassing because each time I'd have to get back on Trucking Truth and tell my friends what happened each time because I was trying to document my adventure for the benefit of others. And then once I got the medical issues taken care of and recovered from surgery the next company I went to sent me home because too much time had gone by between my schooling and when I showed up trying to get a job - talk about frustration, my wife was starting to wonder if I might give up and just stay retired. She wasn't the only one either, I was seriously starting to doubt whether I was going to be able to get hired.

The best thing to do at this point is to see if your doctor will prescribe you a very low dose of BP meds and take them between now and when you return again. I know you really don't have high blood pressure, but when you return they're gonna want to see that you're now taking some medication for what they sent you home for. When the dust has settled from all this just wean yourself off the meds and don't give it another thought.

The anxiety and stress of that bus ride to the terminal is enough to make anybody's blood pressure skyrocket, I know because I logged well over 200 hours on buses to and from trucking orientations before I landed my job.

I realize that you will be returning back to the same place, but I had to move on to my second and third choices. I just wanted to point out to you that sometimes fate takes some unusual turns because I wasn't sure my third choice was even a viable option for me, and it turns out that I couldn't have picked a better choice in companies for me had I had a crystal ball that showed me the future. What I thought from my research was going to be a difficult place to work, has been a pure pleasure for me.

Best of luck with this, and don't let it get you down. Just hang in there and keep trying to get the issue resolved. It will all work out if you just keep the faith.

Here are the ones they wrote on this paper im taking to my Dr. 158/100 180/109 180/118

and yes, this is the order it was taken.... anyone see a anything funny? it just KEEPS going up..hmmm why?? STRESS! why am i stressed? lets see. Monday was a holiday so we had to CRAM ALL 4 tests into 2 days, including doing all the schools paper work/contract signing ect.. and the real DMV test was this morning.. but what ever. I will be back. and im going to smash this cource. Im planing on calling the C-1 prez and ask him, since i have to be away for 3 weeks on meds b4 i come back and im taking ALL the training books with me, when i return give me the pratice tests on day 1. if i prove i know it let me skip week 1 insted of sitting thru it all over again... dont know if they will but it makes no sence for me to know 4point break/pre-trip/air/combo/and have to sit thru it again.

But anyway sorry for the vent. My bus leaves FT wayne at 4pm and will get back to Harrisburg tomorrow 8'ish am Friday.. soo needless to say i stopped at wally-world and picked up a boc of sleeping pills, so im not stuck next to chatty kathy or snoring sam

Will update ya when i get back from my Dr friday and see what my BP is then.

Drive safe and be safe out there!

Geo

PS. ANY of you other guys that just started school, DONT work your self up over the physical, like i did... Deep breaths. in thru the nose, out thru the mouth

This is going to be the first thing that I discuss with my doc on my next appt. I've had borderline high blood pressure at times but it has always been normal during my checkups. So I know mine spikes during stress. Hopefully he'll agree to get me some low dose meds just for this reason. I can't afford to be sent home. Not getting paid while going to school or the first week of orientation is gonna be stressful enough. Let alone if I had to get sent home for an additional 3 or more weeks.

Anyways, good luck, Geo. Don't let this setback get to you. You'll make it.

This is going to be the first thing that I discuss with my doc on my next appt. I've had borderline high blood pressure at times but it has always been normal during my checkups. So I know mine spikes during stress. Hopefully he'll agree to get me some low dose meds just for this reason. I can't afford to be sent home. Not getting paid while going to school or the first week of orientation is gonna be stressful enough. Let alone if I had to get sent home for an additional 3 or more weeks.

Anyways, good luck, Geo. Don't let this setback get to you. You'll make it.

Thanks Andy and GL to you also!

Hey all, just thought i would update. Started the BP meds today. and I dont think this dosage im on right now will allow me to drive. the 1st warning is DONT DRIVE>..lol I hope she gets it down quick enough so i can return b4 the end of this month. We pre-paid our daycare til oct 1st. Im gonna be S.O.L and end up having to get a local job if not...Does anyone know what the number range is for the 2 year D.O.T physical blood pressure is?? I know i fell under the 3 month card, but USA trucking wont accept that, and I completely understand the reasons why. Also anyone know if Lisinopril 10mg is even allowed? Thats if i need to be on this long term...

Take care all and Drive Safe, Talk to ya soon!!