I went to the gynecologist. Hubby went with me to help with the initial registration, since the nurse didn't speak English. Luckily for me, the gynecologist, herself, spoke sufficient English, so Hubby didn't have to join me in the exam room. The conversation part was quite thorough. In addition to the typical annual exam, I had an ultrasound, which she performed, rather than a tech assistant, like in the US. I seem to always have benign ovarian cysts, but the cervical polyps my old gynecologist removed were still gone. She wants me to return in 6 months for another exam, because of the cysts. She said I could wait a year for a mammogram, unless something seems amiss. She said my recent period issues were perimenopause. I was actually relieved to finally hear that. I won't worry anymore about that unless something is scarily amiss.

My blood pressure was through the roof at 158/102. They told me I should discuss this with my GP soon. Truth is, I was EXTREMELY nervous and stressed. Also, my habits have been less than ideal, lately. I've actually lost a bit of weight, but drink too much caffeine, and...too much wine. The latter two will change. As for the stress, I'll try to cut down the activity a little. I took an Ativan a few minutes ago, just to calm myself a bit. The nurse said to take my blood pressure as soon as I get up in the mornings, that that is the most accurate time to take it. One other explanation for the increase might be that I stopped one of my three blood pressure medications, but only because of the ineptitude of the GP we have here. We're thinking of switching to someone new.