I had my semi-annual checkup with my doctor yesterday. I am probably in the best shape of my life right now. I have been running. I ran 24 miles over the last week, 32 miles the week before that, and am scheduled for 40 miles this week. I run wearing a heart rate monitor, so I am in the aerobic zone for long periods of time every week. And I have been doing martial arts classes 5 days a week in addition to the running. I have been eating low fat healthy food. Since my last visit, I lost 20 pounds. I am lowering my body fat percentage. Like I said, I am probably in the best shape of my life.
But when the nurse took my blood pressure, it was high. A little later the doctor came in, and took it, it was still high. He had me relax, and took it again. And it was still high. My weight loss and all the aerobic exercise didn’t make a bit of difference!
I have been taking a low dosage of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for a few years or more. Now the doctor is prescribing a low dosage of Lisinopril. So I will be taking both drugs now. He wants me to take blood pressure readings over the next month, and fax them to him. I hate taking drugs! I rarely take Tylenol. I take Ibuprofen occasionally, but more as an anti-inflammatory, when I injure myself while training.
Grumble! This sucks!

Posted by Rob in Whatever on March 6th, 2007 | No Comments