We went 4.5 years without health insurance. Needless to say I didn’t go to the doctors. When we offloaded the shop, and Rick got a job with insurance, the first thing I did was go to the Docs simply for a physical. I felt fine. Felt great. Just wanted to go to the doctor’s!
The first thing they did was take my blood pressure….and that’s as far as they got. The nurse read it, did a double take, turned white, and rushed out of the room to fetch a doc.
Doc came in on the double quick. He couldn’t believe it either.
It was 230/120. They looked at me like I was a ghost.
The nurse said, “You haven’t felt anything? No dizziness, nothing?”
I said, “No. I feel fine.”
Later I learned that’s why it’s called the “silent killer.” There ARE no symptoms.