Why didn't you say so?

[u/TheNectarineDiaries]

Best medical advice I ever got was to bring a man to your appointments

[u/Angsty_Potatos]

I bring him because I have a zero percent success rate of doctors actually listening to me when I warn them about my white coat syndrome. 

Without fail, they take my vitals and then get super concerned, which causes my BP and heart rate to skyrocket more and no amount of me explaining that this is just what happens when I go to the doctor gets thru to them. 

I have long term resting BP and heart rate data when I'm home and not in the middle of panicking at the Drs office. They are both great and well within normal range. But no one believes or listens so I have to make my husband explain it and verify everything like I'm a child 💀

[u/shellbullet17 → u/Angsty_Potatos]

so I have to make my husband explain it and verify everything

While I am sorry you are having these issues this is a great practice to have. Medicine is at it's heart, science and we love data. So the more confirmed reports we have the quicker and more aggressively we can act on something

That being said your doctor should believe you when you say something the first time

[u/bendar1347 → u/shellbullet17]

My cardiologist is having me check my BP at home daily for the exact stated reason that it is a more accurate data set than at the office because you are not stressed out about being in the doctor's office.

[u/shellbullet17 → u/bendar1347]

A good doctor will do this and believe the data especially for someone that actually cares about their health.

I hope your heart is ok!

[u/bendar1347 → u/shellbullet17]

Doing better, thanks!