30 Something Baby Doc

Well, my 24 hour urine was normal. But my blood pressure remained elevated. My diastolics ranged from 90 - 100. I went to my doctors appointment today after I had finished a morning shift in the operating room with a 1st yeart intern. Needless to say, I was alittle tense. I've been feeling all week like I wanted to crawl out of my skin. Also I was having a persistent headaches centered around my eyes. I just have not felt right for the past few weeks.

My doc was great. He spent 15 minutes talking with me regarding stress and the physician's lifestyle. I have always felt that I must solve everyones problem. These problems tend to come from all directions.......patients, co-workers, family and friends.

My doc gave me a choice of possible antihypertensive medications. He explained the risks and benifits. We decided to go with the beta-blockers. I took one this afternoon and I'm feeling better already. I tried to fight it off as long as I could, But I after all is said and done, we are only as good as our genes.