Question:
Complications from HBP immediately after surgery???

I tried asking this yesterday and it never showed up, so I will attempt again: Did anybody have any problems or complications or extended hospital stays due to elevated BP?    — Kerry R. (posted on February 19, 2003)

February 19, 2003
Hi....I was on three blood pressure medications until the day of my surgery (Jan. 10, 2003) and since that day I have not had to take the first medication for high blood pressure. I think that the anesthesia (sp?) causes your blood pressure to go lower rather than higher (at least that is what my Dr. said)....Down 50 lbs...
   — april-michele D.

February 19, 2003
I did! The day after my surgery my blood pressure started rising and they had to move me from the med/surg floor to telemetry to be given IV bp meds and be more closely monitored. Before surgery I was on 4 different bp meds, one of which I've been on for 10 years and I am not supposed to stop taking that medication abruptly. When I started missing doses, thats when it started soaring! My blood pressure got as high as 280/110 and then they allowed me to start crushing my pills and when that happened, my bp came down nicely. I did spend an extra day or so in the hospital because of this though. My surgery was on a Monday and I was released on Friday. Good luck to you!!
   — thumpiez