I went in for a blood test to get a little incentive $ from my employer. Before drawing blood, they checked my blood pressure. They said my blood pressure was high.
Went to see an MD about the high BP. Dr: "I recommend that we put you on meds to reduce BP." I said, nope, I won't be doing that. I had a good friend who had a heart attack, so this was fresh in my mind, which led to my next question: I then asked, would high BP be an indicator of plugged up arteries around my heart? Dr: "Oh yes, that can be associated with high BP". Me: OK, then why don't we do a scan to see if I have plugged up arteries? Dr: "Oh, this would NOT be covered by your health insurance, and it is also expensive!" Me: How expensive? Dr: "It could be as much as $150!" I sat there in utter disbelief. A simple test for a measly $150, that can tell me if I have a possibility of an imminent heart attack, and this young female Dr is telling me that it's "too expensive". And yes, this really did happen!
I got my scan results back and was told that (at 65 years old) I have ZERO plaque buildup around my heart. That's nice.
Then I got the bill from this useless "doctor". $325. For one half-hour of bad advice, more than double what she considered very expensive. It's like a story from the Twighlight Zone.
Ever notice how the first thing they do when you walk into a doctor's office is to check your blood pressure...after you've raced to get there, sat nervously in the waiting room, then are rushed into an exam room?
And, they wonder why your blood pressure is high. Tell them you have "White Coat Syndrome," then ask them to take your blood pressure at the end of the visit.
Voila! You will have much lower blood pressure. Guaranteed.
When my husband and I were trying to conceive, at the specialist's first visit, I was told to put on the paper gown and wait for the DR. Well, when the DR and nurse came into the room, took my blood pressure, the Dr said to me, "Do you know you have high blood pressure?" I told him, Of course my blood pressure would be high. I'm wearing nothing but a paper gown in a room with 2 fully clothed strangers, and you worry my blood pressure is high? You should worry when you have a patient in this kind of situation their blood pressure isn't high!
I went in for a blood test to get a little incentive $ from my employer. Before drawing blood, they checked my blood pressure. They said my blood pressure was high.
Went to see an MD about the high BP. Dr: "I recommend that we put you on meds to reduce BP." I said, nope, I won't be doing that. I had a good friend who had a heart attack, so this was fresh in my mind, which led to my next question: I then asked, would high BP be an indicator of plugged up arteries around my heart? Dr: "Oh yes, that can be associated with high BP". Me: OK, then why don't we do a scan to see if I have plugged up arteries? Dr: "Oh, this would NOT be covered by your health insurance, and it is also expensive!" Me: How expensive? Dr: "It could be as much as $150!" I sat there in utter disbelief. A simple test for a measly $150, that can tell me if I have a possibility of an imminent heart attack, and this young female Dr is telling me that it's "too expensive". And yes, this really did happen!
I got my scan results back and was told that (at 65 years old) I have ZERO plaque buildup around my heart. That's nice.
Then I got the bill from this useless "doctor". $325. For one half-hour of bad advice, more than double what she considered very expensive. It's like a story from the Twighlight Zone.
Ever notice how the first thing they do when you walk into a doctor's office is to check your blood pressure...after you've raced to get there, sat nervously in the waiting room, then are rushed into an exam room?
And, they wonder why your blood pressure is high. Tell them you have "White Coat Syndrome," then ask them to take your blood pressure at the end of the visit.
Voila! You will have much lower blood pressure. Guaranteed.
Works every time.
When my husband and I were trying to conceive, at the specialist's first visit, I was told to put on the paper gown and wait for the DR. Well, when the DR and nurse came into the room, took my blood pressure, the Dr said to me, "Do you know you have high blood pressure?" I told him, Of course my blood pressure would be high. I'm wearing nothing but a paper gown in a room with 2 fully clothed strangers, and you worry my blood pressure is high? You should worry when you have a patient in this kind of situation their blood pressure isn't high!