Yearly check ups scare me

I went for my yearly check up on Wednesday afternoon. And even though I like my doctor and she doesn't intimidate me, I was scared to death, and consequently my blood pressure reading was terrible. It did manage to go down slightly to 138/90. I tried to go to a "happy place," but couldn't seem to find one, and as the cuff tightened and hurt my arm, I realized that the reading was not going to be good. So I checked out and then headed to the lab to have blood drawn for glucose, cholesterol, vitamin D and hepatitis tests. A couple referrals for a dexascan to check bone density for a pre-osteoporosis condition and a mammogram. And since I like to get everything out of the way, a visit to the eye doctor. In a couple weeks, I will be finished with these doctor visits. And hopefully, I will not have to go back to the clinic for another year!