High blood pressure & scheduled hip replacement
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Help, I'm getting nervous now. I'm scheduled for a long waited hip replacement & I have high blood pressure. I'm concerned that my surgery may not go ahead. I'm currently on medication for this but it won't go down. The surgery is scheduled for 6 days time. Help????
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AlexandriaGizmo helen74752
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helen74752 AlexandriaGizmo
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I was told during my pre-op assessment yesterday. I'm already on Ramipril & my GP doubled the dosage immediately after my assessment.
AlexandriaGizmo helen74752
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Papio19355 helen74752
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I too have high blood pressure and high cholesterol but they're under control with medication and weight control. If your doctor says ok, I would not hesitate getting the hip surgery. It's my opinion as a recipient of hip replacement surgery that it's much better than not being able to walk around because of arthritis. The adverse side effects of hip surgery are minor compared to an arthritic hip and side effects are only for a minority of patients. Not being able to walk and exercise will exacerbate your high blood pressure no good will from from that. I think exercise is very important, more important than any of your blood pressure medication.
april264 helen74752
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I've never been so scared before mine in August. I wouldn't chose to have another one but wouldn't be so worried at all. Maybe not the cause but regular dep breaking plus taking Kalms helped take the edge off my palpitations
RangerJack helen74752
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mary25429 helen74752
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I have high BP too. I used lavender inhalers to calm myself. They are like Vick's inhalers and are usually available at drugstores and Whole Foods. Keep breathing and try not to stress!
Ducksoup helen74752
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kenbooth helen74752
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brenda67955 helen74752
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fran03188 helen74752
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I won't make any assumptions about your situation but the two things that kept my BP up regardless of medication was salt and self-medicating the pain with alcohol. I solved the salt habit with Himalayan Pink Salt, it's a mineral that is not sodium based but gives more of a salt taste than salt. I buy from the bulk bin or it's very pricey. The alcohol thing was solved after the surgery when the pain went away.
Tboom helen74752
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