Hole? What hole in the screen?

Tasha and I went to visit Dr. G Wednesday morning to get a followup blood test for her thyroid condition and her annual checkup. She did excellently well in most regards. She was an agitated patient but, when screening results came in the following day, everything looked good. Dr. G told me every tested factor in her blood panel returned “normal” results including (of course) the thyroid. Tasha had gained .7 lbs. since her last visit and Dr. G thought that was so good she drew a little smiley face next to the number on the patient report! The only concern was blood pressure. Tasha’s BP was high during the thyroid episode, a result of the hyperthroidism itself. It has persisted, however, and in the absence of other causes such as kidney trouble, her hypertension is considered a geriatric condition. It may also have already damaged the retina of one of her eyes. Tasha (about 65 in “human years”) now takes human blood pressure medication! So we’re back to giving pills again {ugh!}. I’m hoping to order up tiny tablets from a compounding pharmacy as the worst part of preparing the once-a-day dose of Amlodipine Besylate is cutting an already small tablet into quarters — they always seem to crush or break. We go back to see Dr. G for a followup BP measurement in two weeks though I may see if I can borrow a blood pressure cuff … the “white coat” syndrome may be a considerable factor in driving Tasha’s pressure high.