I'm having a rough day today.
I had a check-up this morning with my primary care doctor. It was just supposed to be a regular appointment, with my annual exam and a couple blood tests. Most everything seemed good. My weight is still going down (a total of 153 now!), and the nurse even commented that I look like a different person now than when I started going to this office back in 2009.
Then they checked my blood pressure.
WHY, oh WHY is my BP high again? It was SUPER high today. They checked it several times to make sure it wasn't a machine error, and then at the end of the appointment, they even checked it manually. Each time, it was in the 160-170/100-120 range. That is BAD. And this means I get to go back on BP medication again...good thing I didn't throw it away before.
I gotta say, I'm not happy at all about this. In fact, it downright stinks. I felt the tears come as soon as I left the clinic and ended up sobbing in my car for awhile. I mean, how am I supposed to ever be able to have another baby if I can't get my blood pressure controlled? The specific medication I'm (back) on says you're not supposed to get pregnant while taking it. I know I'm not looking to get pregnant for another 1-2 years, but if my BP hasn't gone down after losing over 150 pounds, why would another 80-90 make much of a difference? And what else can I do? It's not like I'm overeating anymore.
I'm just a little--make that a LOT--depressed about this. I don't know what to do.
