PSA: check your blood pressure

[threeplusfire]

In the past week, I have read about four different people having strokes on my LJ friendspage. One of them is only 44 years old. This has been sort of a wake up call for me to see. Both sides of my family have heart and blood problems. My father has sleep apnea. I think it is time to bite the bullet and go get tested for that.

(My blood pressure has been in the normal range in the past year, slightly on the high side. But that could be partially a side effect of a medication I take. Still.)

Comments

[cymry.livejournal.com]

sleep apnea is Not Fun, especially when you're stressed and unable to deal with the machine they make you sleep with. and as mentioned above, it's kinda frightening to have the doctors stare at you and go "You're so young!" (i just turned 30). but better to get it treated than have it get progressively worse, unchecked.