LOL! I just met my gastroenterologist for the first time. Am sure glad he is not my PCP or he wouldn't be my doc for long. He noted that my blood pressure taken by the nurse when I entered the office was 157/82 and that I was not currently on BP medication. I told him that I'd taken myself off the meds almost a year ago and that for most of the year, I'd averaged about 125/72 at home. "But," he insisted, "home readings don't count." Only the readings in the doctor's office count as to whether one really has hypertension or not, and one should be medicated accordingly. Sheesh!
What an egotist! I feel lethargic as blazes and don't want to do a thing when my SBP gets much below 115. And that was happening quite often while I was still on the meds. I should have told him that it was only a couple of months ago that I had two days of readings around 99/58 unmedicated. Can you imagine what I'd have been like if I'd been on BP meds at the time?
Well, I get my colonoscopy done in a couple of weeks. I hope they don't find anything of consequence, not only for my health, but also so I won't feel a need to see any more of this doc.
LOL! I just met my gastroenterologist for the first time. Am sure glad he is not my PCP or he wouldn't be my doc for long. He noted that my blood pressure taken by the nurse when I entered the office was 157/82 and that I was not currently on BP medication. I told him that I'd taken myself off the meds almost a year ago and that for most of the year, I'd averaged about 125/72 at home. "But," he insisted, "home readings don't count." Only the readings in the doctor's office count as to whether one really has hypertension or not, and one should be medicated accordingly. Sheesh!
What an egotist! I feel lethargic as blazes and don't want to do a thing when my SBP gets much below 115. And that was happening quite often while I was still on the meds. I should have told him that it was only a couple of months ago that I had two days of readings around 99/58 unmedicated. Can you imagine what I'd have been like if I'd been on BP meds at the time?
Well, I get my colonoscopy done in a couple of weeks. I hope they don't find anything of consequence, not only for my health, but also so I won't feel a need to see any more of this doc.
Sorry to hear about your argumentive doctor. My doctor told me the exact opposite. Readings at home done at different times count, not the doctor's office.
Everything counts, which is why medicine shouldn't be prescribed based on a single reading. It's amazing that a MD would do anything without getting a number of readings in various settings.
And I had a similar experience. My doctor's appts are always in the AM when my pressure is good. It was skyrocketing almost every evening, but they insisted every time i came in it was perfect...well I guess i need to make an 8 pm appt at that docs!
Good luck on your colonoscopy! Not a fun exam. And my guy told me it was a piece of cake, could not figure out why everyone complains because it was not at all a bad experience. He looked under 50 to me so i asked him if he ever had one himself. Guess what his answer was!!! So he is an expert on how it feels!
I'll bet you wanterd to scream out something like:
"Hey s&%head, agstroenterologist means from my mouth to my %#$hole...not my BP. You are out of your specialty...thus no more informed than my mailman!"
Or, "I hope you're not thinking of CHARGING for commentiing on my BP....that's not why I'm here."
It doesn't surprise me, though. We white coaters take SOOO much guff from the doofs.
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