Christ Jack... you are scaring me. I don't have the confidence to demand anything from GP or any other doc because they just dismiss me as an hysterical woman.

I have questioned both my GP and the Rheumatolgy nurse about the affect of RA on heart. Both said it is rare and that if I was having probs they would be able to by looking at me. I would be constantly breathless. Ordered no tests. BP is little bit high for my age, but not enough to warrant drug intervention.

I had tests in early 2009, both stress and 24 ECG after episode of triple digit systolic and diastolic BP. Blood tests were ordered by A&E observation, but neither my GP nor the cardiologist (my GP referred me to) could get the results from the hospital and they did not order more.

Too late now to ask GP to order blood test isn't it? The episode was early last week and I don't feel so horrible now.