I'm freakin out! Please help! ASAP!

[happymomandwife71 2]

I am hoping to get gastric sleeve surgery. I went to the cardiologist yesterday for a card clearance. My blood pressure was 142/90. I have to go in the am for a echo stress test. I have been freaking out because I have a feeling I will be told that I can't get the surgery due to my blood pressure. Other than being over weight, I have no other health problems. Can anyone assist me with this please!!!?!?!?

[Bigmommatojacob 54]

You will be fine. Just relax or yout blood pressure will keep going up. If they did the stress yhe test and didnt say anything think of it as a positive.

[happymomandwife71 2]

The stress test and treadmill walk is tomorrow.

[Kelly Gonzalez 52]

I went into A-Fib in Sept, and was hospitalized for a week, doctors had to reboot my heart, and then I had a monitor (not pacemaker) put in, soon after my BP was dropping a lot, and someone told me to drink alot of H2O, which brings it back up. My cardiologist cleared me 2 weeks after getting out of the hospital, so don't worry, like happymom said, just calm down. I couldn't do the treadmill because of Ra, Osteo, and bursitis, so they put me on a machine, and gave me a needle that actually makes your heart rate go up. But just relax,you will be fine.

[Divadee35 47]

I went into A-Fib in Sept, and was hospitalized for a week, doctors had to reboot my heart, and then I had a monitor (not pacemaker) put in, soon after my BP was dropping a lot, and someone told me to drink alot of H2O, which brings it back up. My cardiologist cleared me 2 weeks after getting out of the hospital, so don't worry, like happymom said, just calm down. I couldn't do the treadmill because of Ra, Osteo, and bursitis, so they put me on a machine, and gave me a needle that actually makes your heart rate go up. But just relax,you will be fine.

It will work out, I suffer from high blood pressure and I had to get cardiovascular clearance, and I had to wear the c pap machine! My surgery is next week.

[happymomandwife71 2]

Oh ok. So, if your pressure is high they will work something out? That's great news! I was afraid that they were gonna deny me.

[awold0 246]

Oh ok. So, if your pressure is high they will work something out? That's great news! I was afraid that they were gonna deny me.

Exactly. The surgery will improve your high blood presure. I have lost over 100 lbs and now I am totally normal. Mine was high too upfront prior to surgery.

[angelface811 100]

Try and stay calm...no caffeine no stimulants or your bp could go up. I am on bp meds and while your bp isn't great it's not that bad. When I did my stress test they gave me a target heart rate on the treadmill. I was on for 10 minutes. Then did the echo and the muscle and chambers look great. I also have an accelerated heart rate due to another condition. But I still got approved. They are looking for you to be have "conditions" to justify surgery. You will persevere!!!

[Kelly Gonzalez 52]

@ Diva, I have to wait maybe 8 months for the repair, he wants to make sure there's enough room. It just looks like I have a huge alien protruding from my stomach, but I'm kind of glad he decided on the wait. He told me the day of the sleeve surgery that I had the worst hernia that he had ever seen. I've seen on other sites that when they do a hernia repair, and they do sleeve laprascopic, they hook it, and sometimes it can really hurt for a while. He told me that when he cuts off the loose skin, he will just do everything at once, so I trust his opinion. I have a great surgeon, and trust him emensly. Good luck everyone.

[happymomandwife71 2]

Thank you all. I'll let you know what happens tomorrow.

[NMJG 1,266]

High blood pressure is a comorbidity that qualifies you for WLS. It should not keep you from it, as WLS helps resolve it. However, they may put you on meds for it until it comes down.