My health seems to be an issue these days and visits to NHS facilities are the norm. I seem to be a bit of a mystery in terms of the symptoms that I present and so I am subject to test after test, and this morning for the first time, the dreaded C word was mentioned.
My GP is a lovely woman and has started to smile every time that I walk into her surgery; maybe I am the equivalent of the Guardian crossword for her as I seem to present her with cryptic problems each time I go in. This morning I was expecting a run down on the results of my blood tests, which did happen, but what I was not expecting was to have my abdomen manipulated and to have my prostate examined. She is very thorough, and having a cold finger rammed into me just after breakfast was enough to make my eyes water. I will say that she was very quick and assured me that all was well in that region. One part of me that seems to be ok comes as a sort of relief.
She went on to tell me that my blood pressure is marginally high and also that my cholesterol levels are marginally high too and that I should consider taking statins. I have to have a chest X ray next and then there is the possibility of an abdominal scan should nothing show up there. Life is certainly not boring at the moment, though I would prefer not to see quite so much of the NHS.
My GP is a lovely woman and has started to smile every time that I walk into her surgery; maybe I am the equivalent of the Guardian crossword for her as I seem to present her with cryptic problems each time I go in. This morning I was expecting a run down on the results of my blood tests, which did happen, but what I was not expecting was to have my abdomen manipulated and to have my prostate examined. She is very thorough, and having a cold finger rammed into me just after breakfast was enough to make my eyes water. I will say that she was very quick and assured me that all was well in that region. One part of me that seems to be ok comes as a sort of relief.
She went on to tell me that my blood pressure is marginally high and also that my cholesterol levels are marginally high too and that I should consider taking statins. I have to have a chest X ray next and then there is the possibility of an abdominal scan should nothing show up there. Life is certainly not boring at the moment, though I would prefer not to see quite so much of the NHS.
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