Here's How Hubby's Birthday Went

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Hubby started his day with higher than normal blood pressure. It got as high as 161 by early afternoon. He wasn't sure he should drive or attempt to take the test at DMV. He also had a headache. In early afternoon he wanted to take a third dose of his medication. I told him to wait until I called the pharmacist, since the instructions say just one dose a day and he had already had two. The pharmacist said that one more would be too many and suggested we go to the ER. Now who would want to spend a birthday in the ER? I decided to call the cardiologist's medical assistant for a second opinion. By about 2 PM the pill taken earlier began to kick in. I'd also made sure Hubby had lunch in case we did have to go to the ER. He took his blood pressure again and it had come down to around 140 and he felt better, so he did go to DMV. At 4 I called the medical assistant back and she said she'd gotten through to Hubby on his cell phone. She confirmed what I had thought. He was OK. No need for the ER. She also told him to only check his blood pressure about every other day instead of t0-15 times a day as he's been doing. He's been obsessed with it. She also told him to take the meds twice a day twelve hours apart. He made it home from DMV about half an hour after they closed. He came home with a temporary license and can take his written test tomorrow. He did everything else today but there was no time left to do the test. I'm thankful he can drive legally and I hope he can pass his test with no problem. I will have to pray he remembers what he's been studying. I guess all's well that ends well, and I hope tomorrow will end as well as today. It's such a relief to know that if he needs to drive it will be legal. That will keep my blood pressure from rising.