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Old 06-17-2006, 01:34 AM  
V_RocKs
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S.O. a B. My Blood Pressure is 140/100

So I am signing up for life insurance and going for a few million so my family can enjoy the good life even if I am not there to provide it. They send some people over to do a 'stress test' and give me a physical.

Everything is going good until the doctor does my blood pressure (just before I am about to do the stress test) and he gets a look like he just saw satan pop out of my arm (not the SatanCash Satan either). I am like, what's up? He calls the other guy over and asks if he has a kit to do blood pressure and he says yeah and then he does it. He also looks like he is looking at Satan.

I am like, WTF? They ask how my diet is. I say, I don't know... Like any 34 year olds diet I guess... Some fast food, BBQ, lots of beer, hot links, snacks, ice cream... etc... He asks if I ever exercise... Sure I do walks with my GF here and there... He asks if they are hard to do.. God, no, if they were I'd just slow down...

He hooks up the EKG and looks like he is seeing the devil again.. WTF, I ask?

He says I have an irregular heart beat... I say, ok, and what does this tell you? He asks if I have insurance and suggests I go to the emergency room and show them my EKG print out. I am like WTF?

So I go to the doctor and he asks if I ever felt wierd in the area of my heart before... Like something moved around... Once in a while... I figured it might just be indigestion... He says nope... Your irregular heart beat is directly connected to your BP being so fucking high. He asks how long it has been so high and I don't have a clue. Last time I went to the doctor was 4 years ago.

Luckly it is all about leaving salt out of my diet, removing high fat foods and heavely proccessed ones too. (bacon, sausage). And eating more fruits and veggies. Lucky for me my GF is into eating right so she just gives me what she makes for herself. (which makes me wonder why she was feeding me the bacon and shit)... Losing a few pounds and not drinking beer by the pitcher... Doctor says it should go back down to 120/80 which is normal.

So I ask my mum and pops about pops and my uncles... Dad is ok but his brother who shares my body type had his first stroke at 36 years old. It was attributed to high BP... Fuck... Now I know why I sometimes get dizzy...

So there is my slice of life... Now go and get your shit checked out before you require meds... Once you require them, it is hard to get your body to stop requiring them and you go into the high risk category. No insurance carrier will insure you once you do...

Peace..
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