Re: High blood pressure reading :(
More likely than not, it's down to anxiety.
Last time I was sick, with the flu, I went into the doc and the nurse took my BP and pulse. He made so many comments about how my blood pressure was slightly elevated and my pulse was quite a bit higher than it should be. He made such a show of it that I was nervous for a second - but then I remembered that I was sick and a bit weak, and just walking back to the exam room was a workout that took effort - no wonder my pulse was high!
Anxiety can absolutely raise BP. And if you have health anxiety, sometimes just a doctor or a doctor's visit can trigger the anxiety, which in turn raises BP. Which is basically what Fishmanpa said 
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