Aussie---I just did a conversion, and that's 30 pounds. That's a huge amount to gain in a year, and could easily be the cause for your increase in BP. I don't know how much weight gain Cathie has had (are you talking, Cathie?), but this is what Dr Latov was talking about in his article - that being sedentary is the death of us. I've gained 10 pounds this year, since becoming sedentary after the surgery.

It's good to have a concerned doctor who will prescribe medications, but it's still incredibly important to put exercise into our lives and control diet, even, and especially, when sedentary at home.

I'm guessing everybody on this board has gained substantial weight since developing pn, and that also, a substantial number of us have become hypertensive.

Perhaps we could do a poll?