Good News....Bad News....
we have this practice....whenever we have good news and bad news, we ask the other, "which one do you want to hear first....the good news or the bad news?" whenever i'm asked that question, i always answer, "bad news first, then the good news.".....somehow, that way....the good news softens the blow of the bad news! and so, following that practice....i'm telling the bad news first....
the bad news....there is a very high possibility that i have high blood pressure or hypertension. earlier this afternoon, we went to the private showing of the new jewelry line of a friend who owns several jewelry stores in the metropolis. i woke up this morning with a throbbing headache....which didn't go away the entire morning....even after i've taken paracetamol and have showered. when we left the house at 2:00 pm, i still had the headache. when we reached our destination, i told our friend about it and luckily, her business partner (who also owns the house where the showing is being conducted) has a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. they asked me to lie down on the sofa and our friend took my blood pressure....it was 160/140!!!
luckily, our friend's sister has her high blood pressure meds with her....and so, she gave me a pill, which i took, together with a sedative pill. after 15 minutes, our friend took my bp again and it has gone down to 160/120.....still a bit high but at least my headache was starting to wane. after another 15 minutes, my bp has gone down to 140/110....and the headache was virtually gone. we were then able to enjoy the rest of the afternoon doing whatever it is we went there for.
the good news.....this confirms what i have been suspecting for the past few weeks since my "almost daily" terrible headaches started. at first, i thought that my migraine episodes are coming back....i used to have them years ago. but then, i suspected also that these recent headaches may not be migraines because i wasn't experiencing the usual visual auras before their onset and because lately, i'm awakened in the morning by these headaches! also, lately, i've been taking my own bp daily with the digital battery-operated sphymomanometer we have at home. i've always gotten a high bp reading....but since i also know that they're not very accurate, i was hoping it was not the reason for my frequent headaches!
the good news here is that at least, now i know the probable cause of these headaches and i know how to alleviate them....thus saving me from experiencing the horrible pain again. also, now we know what i have to do to manage this. our friend and her sister have recommended a very good cardiologist and they're even accompanying us to see him next week!!!
because of this event, it made me realize even more the value of friends....i feel so blessed and i'm very grateful to have such good friends!!!
the bad news....there is a very high possibility that i have high blood pressure or hypertension. earlier this afternoon, we went to the private showing of the new jewelry line of a friend who owns several jewelry stores in the metropolis. i woke up this morning with a throbbing headache....which didn't go away the entire morning....even after i've taken paracetamol and have showered. when we left the house at 2:00 pm, i still had the headache. when we reached our destination, i told our friend about it and luckily, her business partner (who also owns the house where the showing is being conducted) has a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. they asked me to lie down on the sofa and our friend took my blood pressure....it was 160/140!!!
luckily, our friend's sister has her high blood pressure meds with her....and so, she gave me a pill, which i took, together with a sedative pill. after 15 minutes, our friend took my bp again and it has gone down to 160/120.....still a bit high but at least my headache was starting to wane. after another 15 minutes, my bp has gone down to 140/110....and the headache was virtually gone. we were then able to enjoy the rest of the afternoon doing whatever it is we went there for.
the good news.....this confirms what i have been suspecting for the past few weeks since my "almost daily" terrible headaches started. at first, i thought that my migraine episodes are coming back....i used to have them years ago. but then, i suspected also that these recent headaches may not be migraines because i wasn't experiencing the usual visual auras before their onset and because lately, i'm awakened in the morning by these headaches! also, lately, i've been taking my own bp daily with the digital battery-operated sphymomanometer we have at home. i've always gotten a high bp reading....but since i also know that they're not very accurate, i was hoping it was not the reason for my frequent headaches!
the good news here is that at least, now i know the probable cause of these headaches and i know how to alleviate them....thus saving me from experiencing the horrible pain again. also, now we know what i have to do to manage this. our friend and her sister have recommended a very good cardiologist and they're even accompanying us to see him next week!!!
because of this event, it made me realize even more the value of friends....i feel so blessed and i'm very grateful to have such good friends!!!
Labels: I Feel so Blessed.., I'm grateful for...., Mi Vida loca
posted by Joseph Forest a.k.a. Joselito L. at
8:42 PM
1 Comments:
Wow Sangko...that's pretty scary~ I'm glad you were at a safe place with good friends that were ready to help~ Take care of yourself!
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