High blood pressure (in athletes)

[ultraviolet]

Until I started having chronic migraines, the only regular doctor visits I made were my once a year gyn exams. Other than that, I really only went if something was wrong (cold longer than a week, injury, etc.). I had a whole slew of visits with various specialists when we were trying to figure out my migraine issues. The last time I went to the doctor to check-in on how things were going on that front, we decided that a once a year check-in was fine unless or until something came up--recurrence of the migraines, a change in nature of the migraines, or some complication/problem related to the bp meds. Mostly he's worried about my pressure dropping too low, so I monitor every day at home. So far, I'm on track to not have to see him again for a while.

[Crankin]

Tulip, the chest pain was not "chest pain," i.e. cardiac. It was my normal congestion/asthma, which I have had all of my life. If I get a sinus infection, it can go quickly into bronchitis, if it's not caught in time. She just freaked out and did not listen to me when I told her my symptoms... and if she had half a brain, she would have seen "allergies" written all over my chart. It's like as soon as they look at my birthdate, they judge me as an unfit, unhealthy person, despite the fact that I look like I am in great shape.