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September 16, 2005
High blood pressure
This morning I went to see my doctor to give him the podiatrist's prescription for the orthotic inserts and get my doctor's prescription. It's worth it to me, because it enables me to get reimbursed. (In this particular case it costs the Sécu, my insurer, and me extra money and time, but the idea is that in the general case in France, you always go to your doctor first before going to a specialist to save money overall. The system of course runs huge deficits because the population is aging and living longer, and therefore needs more medical care for longer, whereas fewer people are paying in compared to the number of people getting reimbursed. But apparently too many people were going to specialists they didn't need to see.)
Anyway, my doctor took my blood pressure, which was 14/7 in both arms. He says that's a little bit too high, but that it could be caused by fatigue. That fits with the quantity of training and work I have right now. Haven't had headaches or anything like that.
Posted by Mark at September 16, 2005 04:14 PM
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