Hey man,
I'm a controller and I get exactly the same feeling of dread at every medical. Can't help it. I do try tho. The doc that did it back at home a few years ago (i'm abroad now), made it worse by doin the lecture thingy too. I gave him some lip about it too.!! He put me on a 24hr monitor and all, as expected was fine. Nurses said white coat hypertension is absolutely endemic but they have to be sure. I wouldn't be too stressed. When you put it on first, the thing nearly blows up in your face its so high!!!
Then when you forget about it a little, it starts to behave normally. They want to see that it drops when your sleeping and doesn't lower everytime you exercise. I'm your age by the way so I hear ya.
Best of luck and don't listen to the doc toooo much......I'd like to see them under a little stress...
