Hi I’m Emma, I work in DfE and have done now for 4 years. I have had high blood pressure for a while, but it has always been managed with medication, diet and exercise. For the last few years I have been on minimal meds as it has been ‘normal’. I found out about my high BP through a previous health check with the ‘Big Bus’ via my previous job many years ago.
This was the first health check I have booked since starting with NICS, I wanted to get my cholesterol checked as it hadn’t been done for a few years. To be honest I nearly didn’t turn up to the health check as I had a sore head that day, turns out that, that sore head was an indicator that my BP had hit the roof! The nurse who dealt with me was brilliant, very thorough and understanding. I believe everything happens for a reason, I was meant to go for that health check. I am grateful for the health check as I assumed my BP was still ok and I just had a sore head. Assume nothing and get checked out, you never know what is going on.
