Worlding101
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I am a 29 year old male who's had on and off health anxiety for about a decade.
It all started in high school, when I was maybe 16 years old. The nurse measured my blood pressure at the clinic during one visit and said "120 over [I forgot the lower number] and said "Oh my, why is this high?" Ever since that experience, I've always been scared of getting my blood pressure reading.
Over the years though, I've had some normal readings between 110 to 115/[x].
Back in June, when I went to the hospital for some lesions, I kept thinking to myself "Oh no, this is the clinic where the nurse gets my blood pressure reading first."
As the nurse was pumping the device, I kept repeating to myself "Please, please, please relax..." even though my heart wasn't pumping. Lo and behold, the reading was 160/80! I was so embarrassed about it as the nurse said it was high in front of other patients.
When it was my time to see the doctor who later diagnosed me with chickenpox, I mentioned to her about the blood pressure reading. I asked if she could take it again and she did. The reading was 140/80. It was still high. The doctor didn't seem worried about it and said, given my age and weight (160 lbs, standing at 5'9) she wouldn't worry about it. She sort of laughed and said it could be white coat hypertension (a condition which I am aware of). She said I could go for a 24-hour monitor test to really find out, but she didn't really recommend it immediately.
It's funny because around two to three weeks before that chickenpox diagnosis, I was at our office's clinic because I had some tummy ache because of some mild food poisoning. A GP saw me and, as part of the medical routine, took my blood pressure which was 115/80 something. Normal.
Way back in 2015, I had a similar experience at a hospital. The nurse took my blood pressure which had a high reading. I think it was in the 140/80 levels. Then the doctor who then saw me was concerned about it. In the middle of the consultation, "You know, let me take your blood pressure again." The reading was still high at around 130/[x]. After 10 mins or so, just when the consultation was about to end she said, "Dear, just to check, let's take your blood pressure one more time." The final reading was 115/80 something, to which she said. "There you go!"
Just this week, I was bitten by a dog and had to take anti-rabies shots at the ER. The nurse took my BP and it was 140/80. I know it's a stressful event, but still. Then earlier today, I just had my follow up shots at the ER and the nurse recorded it at 160/80. Jesus.
I'm thinking of getting an appointment with a cardiologist in January when the insurance kicks in but I feel that I will die of a stroke in my 30s or anytime soon.
Hypertension does run in my mother side so there's that to worry about.
It all started in high school, when I was maybe 16 years old. The nurse measured my blood pressure at the clinic during one visit and said "120 over [I forgot the lower number] and said "Oh my, why is this high?" Ever since that experience, I've always been scared of getting my blood pressure reading.
Over the years though, I've had some normal readings between 110 to 115/[x].
Back in June, when I went to the hospital for some lesions, I kept thinking to myself "Oh no, this is the clinic where the nurse gets my blood pressure reading first."
As the nurse was pumping the device, I kept repeating to myself "Please, please, please relax..." even though my heart wasn't pumping. Lo and behold, the reading was 160/80! I was so embarrassed about it as the nurse said it was high in front of other patients.
When it was my time to see the doctor who later diagnosed me with chickenpox, I mentioned to her about the blood pressure reading. I asked if she could take it again and she did. The reading was 140/80. It was still high. The doctor didn't seem worried about it and said, given my age and weight (160 lbs, standing at 5'9) she wouldn't worry about it. She sort of laughed and said it could be white coat hypertension (a condition which I am aware of). She said I could go for a 24-hour monitor test to really find out, but she didn't really recommend it immediately.
It's funny because around two to three weeks before that chickenpox diagnosis, I was at our office's clinic because I had some tummy ache because of some mild food poisoning. A GP saw me and, as part of the medical routine, took my blood pressure which was 115/80 something. Normal.
Way back in 2015, I had a similar experience at a hospital. The nurse took my blood pressure which had a high reading. I think it was in the 140/80 levels. Then the doctor who then saw me was concerned about it. In the middle of the consultation, "You know, let me take your blood pressure again." The reading was still high at around 130/[x]. After 10 mins or so, just when the consultation was about to end she said, "Dear, just to check, let's take your blood pressure one more time." The final reading was 115/80 something, to which she said. "There you go!"
Just this week, I was bitten by a dog and had to take anti-rabies shots at the ER. The nurse took my BP and it was 140/80. I know it's a stressful event, but still. Then earlier today, I just had my follow up shots at the ER and the nurse recorded it at 160/80. Jesus.
I'm thinking of getting an appointment with a cardiologist in January when the insurance kicks in but I feel that I will die of a stroke in my 30s or anytime soon.
Hypertension does run in my mother side so there's that to worry about.
