September 16, 2023: My Blood Pressure （血圧）

Shortly after the joy of having my first grandchild, I had a great disappointment to me. A few days before, I had a checkup. However, I was not allowed to have a stomach examination using a barium because my blood pressure was too high for the test. It upset me very much and made me determined to see a doctor. And I rushed to see the nearest doctor.
When I saw the doctor, I showed the doctor my blood pressure. As a result, I was told that my blood pressure was so high that I had no choice but to take medication to lower my blood pressure. And I decided to take the medication as I was fully satisfied with what the doctor explained to me. I have to live with the medication all the time for the rest of my life.
But it is still strange to me that my blood pressure was so high at the checkup. Every time I checked my blood pressure at the regular checkups, it was so high that I had been recommended to see a doctor. But I did not care about it so much as I had no dizziness or headache. I sometimes had stiff shoulders but they were not so serious. And my blood pressure at the checkups was much higher than those at my home. So I had told myself that there must be something wrong with the checkup itself, which caused my blood pressure to rise higher. As a result, I disregarded the recommendations.
But my grandchild had helped me to change my mind. This time, I took the result more seriously than ever and decided to take the medication after seeing the doctor. Today was the first day I took the medication. So far, I have had nothing strange and have remained unchanged. I hope that the medication will help to lower my blood pressure. But I am afraid that my body is so strange that the medicine might not work. I will see what happens.

　孫ができて、喜びに浸ってた矢先に、自分にがっかりすることがありました。数日前に、健康診断にいったのですが、血圧が高すぎて、胃のバリュー無検査を受けられなかったのです。これに動揺して、病院に行くことにしました。そして、近くの病院に駆け込みました。
　診察時に毎朝測っている血圧データも見せたところ、やはり血圧が高いので、下げる薬を飲むように勧めら、飲むことにしました。これからは、薬とは一生付き合ってゆくことになりそうです。
　それにしても、健康診断で血圧がそんなに高いのが不思議でなりません。健康診断で血圧を測るたびに、病院に行くよう勧められていました。でも、自分にはまったく自覚症状がありません。めまいもないし、頭痛もありません。肩こりはありますが、そんなに深刻ではありません。また、健康診断の時の血圧だけが高く、家で測るとそれほどではありませんでした。なので、検査に問題があるため、血圧が高いのだと自分に言い聞かせ、病院に行かずにいました。
　でも、孫のおかげで気持ちが変わりました。今回は、その結果をいままでにないくらい真剣にとらえ、病院にいって薬と飲むことにしました。そして、今日はじめて、薬を飲みました。今のところ、違和感もなく、いつも通りです。これで、少しは下がってくれればいいのですが。でもボクの体は変なので、飲んでも下がらないかもしれません。しばらく様子を見ます。