White Coat Syndrome
Just back from my doctor visit. He was concerned about the low blood pressure. I tried to explain everything I thought was causing it. My blood pressure in his office was 120/65. It's always OK or a little high at the doctor's office. There was one doctor I couldn't stand and very time I was there my blood pressure was 140 or 150! That's when I got a machine and started taking it at home, where it was fine (but not as low as it is now.) Guess it's called White Coat Syndrome. Anxiety from being at the doctor raises your blood pressure.
"White-coat syndrome is a fear of going to the doctor's office that causes many people to have an elevated blood pressure. (The name refers to the white coats that medical personnel often wear.) Usually, a second blood pressure measurement at the end of the visit will be normal, assuming you haven't been given any alarming news. This is not a problem and doesn't raise your risk for developing any of the problems associated with chronic high blood pressure. A good way to make sure your blood pressure is normal is to make an occasional unscheduled drop-in visit to the doctor's office to have the nurse check your pressure, or to check it at the machines available in pharmacies and grocery stores. Don't be obsessive about it, however!" (HealthandAge.com)
He actually said if your blood pressure gets down to the 80s you should go to the emergency room. He wanted to do a panel of blood tests for hypotension (low blood pressure) and wanted me to get another chest X-ray since I still have this stuff in my chest.
So I went straight from his office to the lab for bloodwork and then over to the X-ray lab at the hospital for the chest X-ray. I go back tomorrow for results.
