I had a physical for a DOE site and they check blood pressure. mine was high, then blood, an EKG, and you know your physical is not going well when the doctor asked me, "When are you seeing your own doctor?" I told him, "Next week." He said, "I think you should go a little sooner." I did not like the way this conservation is going I thought to myself. I had a weird EKG from years before, but I was OK. The doctor said, " I think you should see a doctor now, so I have called an ambulance."
Next thing you know, I was in an ambulance heading to the hospital. I asked if I am so in danger, why won't they use a siren. I was told I was too stable. The ironic thing was I had rode a bike 9 miles to work and somehow survived. I got to the hospital and I was found the report of my eminent demise was grossly exaggerated. I was lucky a DOE site gives you medical from date of hire, so it was all covered. You know a physical is not going well if you leave in an ambulance.
Not to be outdone by the doctor, I was put on blood pressure meds and I did not know they could make you dizzy or slow your heart rate down. When I took a HR/BP rate when I came to work and it read 53 BPM, I thought I was going to die and called 911 on myself. I visited 2 hospitals and finally got the heart audiogram and saw my heart was OK after all, and someone admitted that my medicines could make me dizzy and I could go back to my 9 mile bike rides.
I am glad I got the proper physical, fixed conditions like skin cancer on 2 spots on my forehead and treated for diabetes. I had these conditions hidden while on the road so a house tech job really was a blessing to me.
