High blood pressure

[jlong007 6]

Hello All,

I just had my surgery last night. They keep checking my blood pressure and it's at 145/90 around there.

Would just like to know if any of you experienced high blood pressure day after surgery and when it got better,

Thank you

[Teachamy 1,042]

No, i didn't but I imagine it could your body's way of dealing with the trauma of the surgery. Have you been hypertensive before? Do they think they may want to treat it with meds?

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I had high blood pressure starting a couple of days after surgery, when I stopped the narcotic painkillers. My doctor said it was probably due to my increased pain level -- pain can cause HBP. Mine went down to normal within a week. Good luck to you!

[UKHEIDI 22]

Hi

I had surgery on 21.1.14 and my blood pressure which was fine before surgery was sky high after.

Doctors said a response to pain and anaesthetic.

Two weeks after, it is still higher than it was. I had stitches out today and doctor noted till a bit high but wasn't worried ( 144/85)and will continue to monitor

[jlong007 6]

I was never hypertensive before. Nurses say it's a compilation of meds that are given and pain from the surgery

[Blondiee 278]

I had surgery on 12-05-13, my blood pressure was fine prior to surgery but was high afterwards. They were using a small cuff to check my pressure initially. When they switched to a larger cuff my blood pressure was back to normal.

Edited February 4, 2014 by Blondiee

[NMJG 1,266]

Your body is under a lot of stress. Pain will also raise blood pressure. However, I would keep an eye on it after you are released to make sure it goes back down.

[Sassy Pants1 186]

Yes, this happened to me. But they gave me something through the IV after surgery and it was back under control before I left the hospital the next morning.