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So the next day, I felt positively scalped as I washed the head in the shower, of course, there is still tons of it but Louise did a great job shaping it up.

The weekend evaporated before I knew it and it was Monday... again.  My body is lagging behind the positive healthy image that I'm carrying around with me at present in my head.  I have stomach ache all the time, aches if I eat anything, aches if I don't.

I headed to the Doctor's on Monday for my blood pressure "discussion".  Conversation went something like this; "so you did the 24 hour blood pressure monitoring test, your overall average was high, so we'll sort out some meds for you today."

"Right away?"  I was stunned, I honestly thought I'd get another go, I failed my driving test first time around, and my history GCSE, well, I got a "D", how come I don't get another go this time? 

I launched into my best negotiating tactics, it was a test, I was really anxious about taking it and I like to do well at tests so I put more pressure on myself, I was really conscious of it "going off" every 30 minutes while I was in work, I felt embarrassed, I was worried about failing.  My doctor had a wry smile on her face by this point and she turned to the computer to scan my other test results.  My other results were "excellent" and at this point, if she leaves it for a few months, I only have a 1% chance of developing heart disease, and so I won a reprieve. 

I don't know if I've made this up or if I heard it somewhere, but in my head, once I'm on blood pressure meds, I'll be on them for life, which is why it's so important for me to try to get this under control naturally.  I get to take the test again in May.  If I fail in May, I'm on meds but hey, I passed my driving test second time around, and I got a "C" in my History second time around, it'll be fine.