physical exam: all seems well

[redbird]

I had my first physical exam in several years this morning (my doctor in Bellevue didn't believe in them). The nurse practitioner and I talked a bit first. Then she looked at my eyes, ears, breasts, belly, and feet; listened to my heart and lungs; did some range-of-motion, strength, and reflex tests; and did a pelvic exam. Without TMI, I will note that this Pap smear was a lot less painful and stressful than the last one. I suspect the main difference was that she carefully told me what she was doing at every stage (including "I am putting my hand in $place and am going to do $thing," so I wasn't startled even by an unexpected touch on my leg), though she may also be gentler and/or more skilled at this than Dr. Mannem was.

A tech drew some blood to send off for tests (also routine), and everything else looks good, including my blood pressure, so I will assume the higher number last time was from either exercise immediately before it was taken, the stress of moving, or both.