<font color='#0000FF'>Daz
Getting back to the topic of High BP, and your thoughts about your friend being given the go ahead to dive. Although on the diving medicals forms there are upper and lower limits.
I remember reading at least one example where someone was given the go ahead to dive having been taken off Beta blockers by changing to a suitable alternative medication which kept BP within normal limits. A sympatheic "well informed" GP who communicates with a Diving Doctor referee helps.
As I understand it the thing with Beta blockers is they limits exercise tolerance and can lead to pass out's. As well as the usual Diving Medical Forum, theres quite a lot of well informed stuff on the DAN web site that could be of help to your friend.
Fingers crossed for him.
Take on board the point you illustrated about the exceptions to the rule to fitness with the "big guys".
