Post by judy on Feb 25, 2015 11:21:57 GMT
Hi Everyone
Im getting in early as I have to leave at 7.15AM on Thursdays for work and really all Im EVER going to do before then is just get myself ready!
Tonight our DBPs are cooking dinner. Some sort of pasta I think. They bought the ingredients yesterday- went on the bus to town. Today they are doing my WHB
My only plans are to put my uniforms on to wash and hang them on the clotheshorse and water the plants and hanging baskets on the back porch. Ironing would be a bonus but there is no urgency as DH is on holidays for the next 4 weeks
Have a Great day Girls!! x x
. I got a lecture from the nurse (who I am sure was trying to be helpful) about how I need to deal with this White Coat Syndrome. Ummmm, if I had any control over it, don't they think I would just control it. I went to 6mths of therapy trying to deal with it, and it still hasn't changed. She also suggested I had an irregular heart beat, which Dr and fairly regular ECG's have not picked up, but hey, why not freak me out about something else. We did test my BP machine while I was there, and as I expected it is working fine. So when I took my BP last night in the comfort of my own home (and with no judging eye's upon me) I believed the reading was accurate at 116/72 
(might I say slightly lower BP). She gave me the name of a website that has tips to deal with anxiety, but seriously it's only about 5% of my life that I feel anxious, the rest of the time I am a pretty together gal, and can handle most situations with little to no anxiety or concerns. The way the nurse was speaking, she had me being agoraphobic and having chronic anxiety. Oh and she reminded me that 'at my age' I needed to expect to have to start going to the Dr more often, so I better get use to it. AWESOME, not. I must admit, I am feeling very disappointed that losing so much weight has had little to no effect on my BP, I guess I always thought that was the cause. It would appear now that it is genetic (thanks folks), as both parents, almost all grandparents and my one and only sibling ALL HAVE HIGH BP. I need to stop blaming myself for something I can't control, perhaps that will help the White Coat Syndrome. 
