Your Day (apart from gardening) - what took place?

It's just you.

 

Not feeling too well/fed up today. Got to the Hospital at 1pm for a Cataract op, came out after 5pm and I didn't have the Cataract done..........The reason was my BP & Heart Rate were too high, there was a risk of a Stroke. The Hospital staff were so good and kept checking to see if I was fit to go ahead. Have a letter to see my GP to sort things out.

 

On dear sorry to hear this @john558 better to be safe than sorry.
I tend to have a similar thing whenever I have a medical app.
3 yrs ago my heart rate when racing at top speed in the recovery room after an op. They had great trouble bringing it down to the normal rate....very scary.
My BP does the same thing too whenever I have a hospital app. I don't suffer with high blood pressure normally but it's now guaranteed to go sky high when I have a medical app! My last lot of surgery was 2yrs ago and they asked me to go in the day before so that they could monitor my BP, by the end of the day they still couldn't decide if I was able to have the operation the next day, after a lot of discussion it was agreed for it to go ahead...again scary
Now every so often I'm called in to have my BP checked everyday for a wk, but it's always fine.
I'm not consciously scared of having medical procedures carried out, so can't understand why my BP suddenly goes through the roof!
Oddly enough my sister had the same thing happened to her before having her recent surgery too. She too had to get checked out but all was well thankfully.

Get yourself booked in as soon as possible to have a check up and fingers crossed you'll soon be deemed fit for your surgery.

 

Same thing with me. It is called White Coat Syndrome!

 

Strange though isn't as it's normally anxiety that causes that and I am never wound up about Drs or hospitals, they have even remarked on how chilled I am!! So..

 

Sorry to hear that @john558 and hope that it gets sorted fast.


Hubby has moderately high blood pressure. When he went to the doctors it got worse and had one of those blood pressure monitors on him for a week, that was higher than normal. The doctor suggested to get a home monitor and do it himself, that's better for him.

 

Supposed to have the lintle done at the back of our gas fire this afternoon.

 

Very many thanks to everyone who posted re my NON Cataract Op. I have two BP monitors at home, when you tell the GP he laughs. My BP is around 125-130/70 in the mornings and does go up during the day.
I took the letter from the Hospital requesting my GP investigate my high Heart Rate/high BP to the surgery, told no appointments and to phone at 8am in the morning!
I'm going to try and forget about this problem for a few days.
Thank again folks, you are all so kind.

 

landed last night from 10 days away in Florida, unpacking, home today, doing stuff. to work tomorrow.

 

Yesterday got the lintle put in at the back of the gas fire and the fire working well.

 

I find that many of the shots from several programs tend to reappear later in a new series. To furth feed my interest in natural history. I like to obtain the DVD's etc for future reference.
I have some friends who can't stand Attenborough, due to his references to the theory of evolution. I also don't go along with that theory, but, I always reply. David is not always stating his own words etc. Quite often he is invited to narrate to films etc. Another point I make so often is. Were it not for him and others like him, and especially to the c amera crews, who so often risk life and limb to get the best shots. Without them. How much would we know about the natural world around us. I think David is about 93 now and still going strong.

 

John. So so sorry to hear that. Yes the white coat syndone can step in. Reading members comments on medical treatments etc. I have to say. Different areas seem to have their own methods.
I have an appointment at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup in February 2020 for a glaucoma check-up. There are two waiting areas, one being for patients attending for catteract ops. Here they use laser surgery. I can sit and watch others go in and come out 10-20 mins later wearing dark glasses. Job done.
John my friend. May I wish you all the very best for your next appointment. Take care my friend.