Anxiety = High blood pressure

2002-03-23 8:45 a.m.

So I'm curled up on the couch sipping coffee and playing with my iBook.

I had such a strange doctor's appointment yesterday! I showed up on time and was approached in the waiting room by a young woman with a bunch of questionairres and a release form for me to sign. They were doing a study and wanted to tape record my appointment. I grabbed the woman and stammered in her ear: "But, but, I'm here for my girly exam!" She said they'd cover up the camera lens and just do audio for my exam. So I filled out three questionairres on health care service and then was let in for my appointment. After changing into my sexy gown (why do they never cover your backside completely?) I sat on the table and waited and waited. There was a cool computer in the room but I couldn't mess with it because it was password protected. So I told a joke to the covered up camera:

"So this guy walks into a psychiatrit's office and he's completely naked and wrapped in saran wrap. He says to the doctor 'Doctor, doctor, you've got to tell me if I'm crazy.' The doctor says 'Well, I can't really make a diagnosis without giving you a full mental status exam but what I can tell you is that I can clearly see you're nuts.'" (Get it? You're nuts, your nuts...saran wrap?)

Finally my doctor came in. When she took my blood pressure it was pretty high for me (140/70) we decided it was stage fright from the camera, I really thought someone was going to be in the room with us so that escalated my anxiety. But in the name of medical research I was willing to go through with it.

We got to use the computer to go through my medical history and get all my meds updated and ordered. It was pretty cool, we were even able to look up an appointment from two years ago to figure out what I was prescribed for muscle spasms so I could get more (I am still pretzel girl).

I give my Doctors appointment a thumbs up for technology but a thumbs down for anxiety level.

I BBQed pork chops last night for Simon which he raved and raved about (and ate second helpings of at midnight!). Tonight he goes to a poker party and I can't decide if I want to round up some girlfriends to go out with or if I want to spend a quiet evening alone wit the cats. I think I'll wait and see what I feel like later.

It's time to take a shower and get ready for kung fu. This morning is forms class and I promised sifu I'd go and work out my knee carefully.

This guy has a great idea!

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