Yeah, I've actually got one for my dad, it has memory for two people so I occasionally check my blood pressure when I'm checking his. Mine's been pretty consistently high-for-me-normal-for-most-people for a long time now.

I'm not being stubborn about the doctor, I have no health insurance. I'm on hiatus from my doctoral program until my dad doesn't need me anymore so not even student loan "income" either. There are 40 million people (probably more now with the economy in the crapper) who muddle along the best we can without affordable health care options.

Oh and it's been largely gone since I hit it with the decongestants. A little mild thing going once in awhile but it responds to rest and ibuprofen, not like before.