Jailed Boonsong suffers high blood pressure

[snoop1130]

Jailed Boonsong suffers high blood pressure

By The Nation

 

File photo: Boonsong Teriyapirom

 

Convicted former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom sought medical treatment late on Tuesday night after he developed a severe headache, which turned out to be a symptom of high blood pressure, the Corrections Department chief said on Wednesday.

 

Korbkiart Kasiwiwat, Corrections director general, said the Klong Prem Central Prison where Boonsong is being detained, has no medical treatment facility, so he had to seek help from doctors at the Central Prison Hospital, which is next door.

 

Korbkiart said Boonsong informed prison guards that he had a headache, so he was allowed to go to the hospital, which has a connecting door with the prison.

 

It was found that he had developed high blood pressure, with a systolic level of 160 (compared to the normal level of 120). Doctors believe this was caused by stress.

 

The department chief added that Boonsong might be worried too much or might not be able to accept his situation. Korbkiart said prison officials would try to help Boonsong resign to his fate.

 

Boonsong has been sentenced to a 42-year jail term for faking government-to-government rice export deals, resulting in Bt16-billion financial damage to the state during the previous government’s implementation of its rice-pledging scheme. He is also subject to making reparations worth around Bt1.7 billion.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30325314

 

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[trogers]

Wonder what his blood pressure was when he started faking those deals...

[BEVUP]

I wonder if they've noticed the pharmacy 's hand out millions of these pills that control that 

[than]

It's very interesting that only some high profile convicts fall sick quickly in jail

Edited August 30, 2017 by than

[canuckamuck]

Being left to hold the bag can do that to a guy.

[tomwct]

Wow! This is normal for a convicted frauder! Give him a pill and send him back to his cell! Only 41 years and 360 days left! He should be planning his cremation because that's his future!

Edited August 31, 2017 by tomwct
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[IamNoone88]

42 years in jail and high blood pressure should be the least of his concern.

[Baerboxer]

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Being left to hold the bag can do that to a guy.

 

Has he appeals the sentence, he gets pressure from the government to spill the beans (and do a deal) and a warning from a PTP colleague that "some stories must die with us". 

 

This isn't the end of his problems, just the beginning.

 

As his patron is Yingluck's big sister then he may have some big beans to spill too!

[CGW]

160? probably half the population of Thailand will be close to that number!

[geriatrickid]

Perhaps the gentleman  was not taking his medication?  160 is moderately high and is easily treated through 3 lifestyle changes;

1. Tobacco use cessation

2. Reduced salt intake

3. Increased exercise.

 

He looks rather slim for a man of his age so that's a plus and I doubt he is a smoker.

Less salt should drop  his  BP 10-20 pts.  This combined with  meds  will do the trick,

[NCC1701A]

there is a lot of stress in prison until you become someone's girlfriend.

[retarius]

So does half the adult population.....get some anti-hypertensives....very very cheap. You can almost see this as his excuse for bail during appeal can't you?

[Chris Lawrence]

High anxiety more like it.

[Gunna]

High blood pressure caused by stress of threat of death for himself and his family if he spills the beans.

Once he starts talking it will cause a chain reaction of bean spilling.

Also worried if the authorities find the rest of the stash of money from his illegal deals.

[FreddieRoyle]

1 minute ago, Gunna said:

High blood pressure caused by stress of threat of death for himself and his family if he spills the beans.

Once he starts talking it will cause a chain reaction of bean spilling.

Also worried if the authorities find the rest of the stash of money from his illegal deals.

I don't suppose in addition to a life in Klong Prem, having a fine of 1,700,000,000 baht is helping his blood pressure much?

[Beats56]

Are the prisoners allowed to have prescription for BP meds without going to see a doctor every day? 

 

 

[robertson468]

His difficulty is, do I spill the beans and put my life and the life of my Family in danger and parhaps get a much reduced sentence, or do I just button up and accept my present sentence? 

[seajae]

tell someone who cares

[ALFREDO]

On 30/8/2560 at 6:55 PM, snoop1130 said:

It was found that he had developed high blood pressure, with a systolic level of 160 (compared to the normal level of 120). Doctors believe this was caused by stress.

LOL, I have in morning most times - also I take medicine - around 200+  and live since many years

should take evening also some medicine too,