31 y/o w/recent hypertensive heart disease diagnosis

[Flipkey]

I just turned 31 on the 18th and was diagnosed with hypertensive heart disease on the 22nd.  The doctor says it's stage 2 (aka II or B) which means it's reversible (apparently stage 4 is NOT reversible).  I started getting awful heart palpitation episodes that started lasting 1-3 days non stop and so I've basically been seeing cardiologists for the last year w/ no official diagnosis.  They kept telling me my heart looked fine and they could not see anything wrong.  I knew something was just not right, so I was persistent in finding an answer.  The 3rd cardiologist did a stress test and a very thorough echocardiogram, which showed heart disease.  He thinks I've had undiagnosed blood pressure for a very long time (all this time I thought the high BP at dr appt's was from anxiety, so I never thought much of it), which has ultimately  led to the heart disease.  Anyway, this doctor has assured me that w/ the treatment of the high BP I can be healthy again with a normal functioning heart, but I've been researching about this and there is very little information on being able to 'reverse' this condition and all I see is how much higher risks I have now for heart attack, stroke, etc and how people with heart disease have such a high death rate.  To be honest, I am scared and fear that my life could be cut short by this at any given moment!  My next appointment is not for another 3 weeks to see how I am doing on the blood pressure meds and make adjustments if needed, etc.  I've been writing down questions I plan on asking, but I feel I need constant assurance that I'm going to be okay... I don't know anybody with this issue, so I don't know how my outlook should be on this.    

[Ger57]

Often the effects of hypertension on the heart are reversible. For instance ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic relaxation often return to normal values after a couple of months after the bp has normalized.

If possible, have another echo at 6 months from now to see how things have improved.

If you have the feeling that your bp is elevated only during doctor's visit, try to measure it at home a few times to get an idea of your average bp.
If you suffer from anxiety, stop searching and reading all the documents from the internet and trust your doctor for the best care.