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Blood Pressure with aortic aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jul 23, 2023 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
My understanding is that situational increase in BP, such as white coat increase in BP when I visit any doctor, is not a major issue. It is when the BP is consistently high. I take my BP for 5 days in a row every month. When it went up in the 150s and 160s over 90s, I called my primary care and she upped my valsartin. I'm now taking 320 valsartan and 25 mg metoprolol and my BP is back down to 117/75. If it creeps back up over the next year, we'll have to figure out another solution.
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After my operation I was given Metoprolol, I had all kinds of problems with dizziness, I documented it, and the doctor ignored it completely. Three months after the operation I had a Low Flow TIA. Being new at this game, they took me to the hospital in an ambulance. For three days my cardiologist didn't have the guts to show up. They let me go after three days, with no comment. Got a new cardiologist he wouldn't listen either. Put me on Atenolol, over time had the same problem. BP 92/40+, HR 41. He wanted to put me on a pacemaker. I said I have a natural HR of 54 you put me on a beta blocker to lower my heart rate and BP and you want to put me on a &^%$#@! pacemaker. He agreed it might not be a good idea. I eventually had another Low Flow TIA, this time I knew what it was and was able to work through it and find a real cardiologist. The 4th cardiologist took me off all medication and I have been able to control my BP through supplements such as magnesium. I have been off all prescriptions for over three years (too many side effects). At 79 I go to the gym at least 3 times a week. I have doctor PTSD, and it doesn't work taking my BP in the doctor's office. I can give you another 20 stories like the one above. We use my readings. Research studies for your age group. The studies make sense. If your doctor does just the opposite ask them to explain their logic, it may just scare the hell out of you.