Heart health

Oh, how I love vacation days! Today (in a little over an hour) I get to go to the doctor for an annual check up. One of the older gentlemen at work loves to tell me all about his doctor visits and all that I get to look forward to later in life. I think one of the worst things about going to the doctor is that no matter what you go in for they insist on weighing you. I think the only doctor that didn't weigh me at all was my ear, nose & throat doctor.

Well, that was fun ... three words I never wanted to hear come out of my doctors mouth when referring to me have always been "high" "blood" and "pressure", especially strung together. Unfortunately, those were the words I heard today. Our family has a history of high blood pressure, so I wasn't really surprise - disappointed, but not surprised. So, the plan is for me to spend 30 minutes everyday on the treadmill. I've been a slug for too long and getting back into a regular exercise routine will be difficult to say the least! I have to have my blood pressure rechecked in 2 months and if it's still not down I'll have to explore other options. That could be why my ankles keep swelling up like balloons I suppose, and why I feel exhausted all the time.