I recently went to the doctor and got the proverbial blood pressure screening while I was there.
She hooked up the new technological machine and I was good to go. I was SHOCKED that it was so high -- almost near the dangerous zone -- as I usually don't have a problem with blood pressure.
The doctor examined me and mentioned the numbers with a concerned look on his face. He finished the physical and vowed to "watch it" or I'd have to go on medication.
Just as I was about to leave the examining room, I asked the nurse to come in and render the test again -- but not via the machine.
My number went down by 30 points on the first number and 19 on the second.
That ended the concerned looks and the admonitions.
And, I was glad I'd insisted on getting a second test. The anxiety would, truly, have zoomed by blood pressure to catastrophic levels!
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