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[Tropical moments]

So I had my polyp removed under GA yesterday and my blood pressure was normal but my heart rate was high. This also happened and my pre-op to the extent that they did an ECG (all was fine). This also happens every time I’m at the doctors! I can feel it rising the moment I sit in the waiting room and It drops as soon as I’m at home. I had to sign to discharge myself last night as the doctor wanted to do another ECG - the nurse had told him that it was just stress related and I knew that my blood pressure was absolutely normal.
Has anyone else had this and is there anything you have found to work.

[CLKD]

DH is the calmest man that U will ever meet, he has white coat syndrome when his BP is measured in the surgery.

If the ECG was within normal limits was there a need to do a 2nd.  ? 

Rest. Try not to worry, it's common for many. 

[Northerngirl]

This is just like me whenever I enter a medical building..every single time nowadays. This started a few years ago when I had rushed to get to the Gp's  and the nurse took my BP it was a bit high and  I think it causes me to stress out now.  I have to do my own at home now and as long as it's ok I just tell them not to bother anymore.
I was the same at pre op stage last year , the lovely nurse just had me doing deep breath exercises for a few minutes until it dropped to a normal level,  the nurse was great and obviously knew what to do

[CLKD]

The best of 3 readings?

[Tropical moments]

 

This is just like me whenever I enter a medical building..every single time nowadays. This started a few years ago when I had rushed to get to the Gp's  and the nurse took my BP it was a bit high and  I think it causes me to stress out now.  I have to do my own at home now and as long as it's ok I just tell them not to bother anymore.
I was the same at pre op stage last year , the lovely nurse just had me doing deep breath exercises for a few minutes until it dropped to a normal level,  the nurse was great and obviously knew what to do

Exactly the same thing happened to me!! I think it panicked me - my blood pressure is fine just heart rate! I do need to lose a couple of stones so will use this to spur me on as I think the starting heart rate drops when you lose weight so this may give me a head start! 😂😂😂

[DottyD68]

Just the thought of filling in an econsult has my heart racing and I break out in a sweat. I hate anything medical even going to the dentist where I know all the staff and they are lovely. It is ridiculous.

I think it goes back to speaking to a consultant for an update when my Dad was in hospital 21 years ago. I was expecting her to tell me that they just had to tweak his meds and he'd be home but she told me, totally out of the blue, that he had just weeks to live. I was on my own and had to tell my Mum and all my family.

So, I just expect bad news from all medics now. It's got way worse in the menopause years due to so many changes needing checking out. Not having the same GP stresses me out. I feel I have to start from scratch as they don't know me/my background, and I can see them glaze over at this babbling wreck.

[Minicat]

For me, it’s a mix of anxiety and the whole waiting process that triggers it. It helps me to do some breathing exercises or try to distract myself while I wait.

[bombsh3ll]

This is a completely normal phenomenon, it is just a shame medics aren't more aware of it.

Your body doesn't know the difference between a traumatising medical experience and having to run away from a lion like our ancestors.

It was therefore helpful for us to evolve physiological processes such as an increase in heart rate and blood pressure to prepare us for a threatening situation.

I never have my blood pressure checked in a clinical setting - I just let them know it's home readings only for me.

[SundayGirl]

Years ago a GP told me to always do some breathing exercises before a blood pressure check.
 
A couple of years ago I saw a trainee GP who wanted to do my blood pressure the moment I sat down. I asked him if I could have a couple of minutes to do my deep breathing to relax and de-stress. He looked at me oddly and asked what I was worried about. My obvious answer was my blood pressure being high!!

He checked my blood pressure immediately and it was a bit high, after my breathing exercises, it dropped. He learned then that white cote syndrome does exist.

[Ayesha]

No amount of doing any kind of exercise was going to stop my terrible nerves when going to the surgery for even the simplest of things.
I do my own readings now from the comfort of my home and its amazing the difference with me in control, no nerves at all.

Its very difficult to control anxiety but have become so used to it that when asked if I am diabetic because I can't stop shaking when having a procedure like a colonoscopy for instance. I just say no, just anxiety and the doc carries on, mad really!