heartbeat

HEARTBEAT

BY:NABILAHSHAMSUDIN

I sat on a chair that had faded color and rusty probably because the chair was too old but
never mind as long as I can sit on it. I opened my phone screen and the clock showed exactly
9 o'clock in the morning. I sighed before I look around the hospital. It seems that today there
are so many people in the hospital that there are some people who do not get a seat. I took
out a small piece of paper that was already a bit crumpled from my pocket and A68 is written
on the paper. I sighed for a second time. ‘right now is A67’ I thought. “A68”, I lost in my thought
for a while and suddenly someone called my number. Without wasting time, I immediately got
up and went to the room that calling my number just now. I felt so nervous at the time that I
felt a bit dizzy. If you’re wondering why I went to the hospital, it was because I wanted to do a
medical check-up before entering my university.

When I entered the room I was instructed by a male nurse to weigh myself and measure my
height and it turned out that my weight was 70 kg and my height was 158 cm. Yes,I admit that
I am in overweight group. After he record my weight and height, he checked my blood pressure
using the monitor and it turned out my blood pressure was high. I was very shocked at that
time as I asked the nurse to check back my blood pressure but the result is still same. I wanted
to cry at that time because I was afraid of being diagnosed with hypertension stage 1 at the
age of 18. After that, I did a urine test. That was my first time doing a urine test and the result
is good but it shows that I am dehydrated.

After I did a urine test, I saw a young and beautiful doctor named Syuhada. Dr.Syuhada was
very kind to me as she also a soft spoken person. So it is very nice and comfortable to talk to
her. she advised me to take care of my diet because of my blood pressure. I just nodded. “Dr,
I don’t think that my blood pressure is high. I think that my blood pressure becomes high
because of my pulse. I can’t control my pulse….” I said to Dr Syuhada. She was silent for a
moment before she took the paper and wrote something then gave it to me. “ Alright, then I
want you to check and record your own blood pressure at home. Do you have a blood pressure
monitor at home, right?”

“Look! You have normal blood pressure but why if in the hospital it suddenly becomes high”
my mother said to me as her eyes still on the monitor. I was relieved after seeing my blood
pressure readings showing normal levels. “It’s okay I will record it and show it to Dr Syuhada.
Hopefully she will accept this”

“ So how..?” Dr syuhada look at me. I can not see her expression as she was wearing a mask.
I took out the paper she had given me. “Here Dr, my blood pressure is normal” I said as I give
the paper to her. Dr Syuhada just nodded and said “ Okay I will use this record but if anything
happens, please see a doctor”. I smiled and thanked Dr Syuhada. “ But I want you to start
taking care of your diet. You should take care of your health because you are still young the
risk of getting the disease is still low compared to those who are older.”

“ Well, I've actually been trying for a long time, but it's hard to be consistent” I have tried various
types of diets but still failed. “ It's okay as long as you try. I guess that's all, see you again”

I stepped out of the hospital feeling relieved but unhappy because I knew in my current
condition I was at risk of getting hypertension. So I was determined to start a healthy diet
starting today.