I bring Sam to meet Naz and Jennifer over breakfast, he and Sam hit it off - both are chatty with stories to tell about children and aging parents. One cannot help be stricken by Sam when she chooses to turn on the charm.
After the heavy breakfast - we head off for my review; the doctor appears happy with my ankles. He says that they are healing nicely - I wonder how can things heal overnight. Perhaps they do if you use PRP (platelet rich plasma) to promote healing, he prescribe 6 weeks of active rest (maybe no squash or tennis) but anything else is fine. He got serious when he talked about the high BP, he reads me well - he knows I'll try and 'heal' myself but he reasons that given my regime now - there is not much else I can do to lower my blood pressure. And that perhaps the reason is genetic and if I want longevity, (he thinks that I am a candidate for sudden death if I don't do something about this) I should go on medication.
After seeing the GP, I am officially taking medication for my hypertension (an ARB which helps to dilate the blood vessels and reduce the load on my heart) In the evening, we have a long and crowded dinner with PH and his family, GL, JM, SL, Sarah Lim (who says that she needed the comfort which comes with our company). After dinner, and the first dose of Valsartan - my BP is 125/76
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