Due to my stubbornness for refusing to heed the advices of my parents and friends, I ended up having hypertension which was just the beginning of my fate. To make things worse, high cholesterol also found its way to my blood streams as the result of too much intake of red meats, fatty meats and oily stuffs. The pleasure of consuming them went on and on until one fine day, when my blood pressure reading soared up to 210/120 which was abnormally high for my age. In fact, I could never believe that my blood pressure would catapult to such a height. I felt very panicky.
The hospital dressers in the hospital accused me of not taking my medication regularly. I didn't want to argue with them and let them said what they liked. However, I asked myself what really triggered my blood pressure to such an unbelievable height even though I was on regular medication. The doctor at the hospital asked me about my sleep. Do I usually wake up at night? That was the answer which I could not deny, 'yes'. For the past few weeks, I had numerous sleepless nights by waking up as early 1.00 am and sometimes between 2.00 am and 3.00 am and I could not continue to sleep. Well, the doctor prescribed an additional medicine to curb the blood pressure to normalcy. I should thank the doctor for helping me to control the blood pressure. After what the doctor advised me to get as much sleep at night, I tried not get disrupt my normal sleep but only to get up once during the night and then continue my sleep until 5.30 in the morning. This morning, I had my monthly review with the Specialist at the Clinic who was very pleased with my blood pressure reading of 130/70. I am happy to learn that my blood pressure is very much under control. I have been put on two weeks' trial with some changes in drugs. I am required to see her after the trial period.
The second part of my health problems is the never-ending GOUT. I contacted it at a very young age and it has followed me for so many years. I had reached an very embarrassing stage that when I had a severe attack of gout at my right toe and ankle, I literally could not stand up but to the extent of crawling to the toilet. The pain was so unbearable with every movement restricted as the result I just had to lie down and did nothing but rested. I realised that after taking too much meat and seafoods, I would be doomed by the attack. These days, I drink at least 7 to 8 glasses of water to 'replenish' part of the 80% of water in our bodies and 'detoxify' the toxins in my body system. Literally, I have no choice but to refrain from taking excessive meat, seafoods, beans and nuts and 'cooling' certain type of leafy and stalky vegetables. Although the doctor had prescribed for me 'Allopurinol' to check further attacks of gout but I must ensure that I stay away from those 'evil' stuffs even though there is a an urge and 'temptation' of eating them. So far, at this stage, I am free from GOUT but now I am more prepared to face the next onslaught if it comes to 'haunt' me again?
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