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Does Hip Replacement Therapy Cause High Blood Pressure?
I am a 48 year old male who had hip replacement surgery 6 days ago. I am taking blood pressure meds but my current readings over the past few days are on the high side (today was 138/97 pulse 77). How does surgery and recovery impact BP? Should I request my medication to be adjusted?
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Hello , The blood pressure reading you have mentioned is just boderline high and you should not worry about the same in this recovery period .
The physical stress of hip replacement generates a lot of hormones like adrenaline , cortisol in the body in view of added stress of surgery . This will shoot your blood pressure temporarily . Also the pain medications and pain inteslf can increase the blood pressure . However this would be well under control by 2 - 3 week as the tissues heal . Regards Dr. Mody
The physical stress of hip replacement generates a lot of hormones like adrenaline , cortisol in the body in view of added stress of surgery . This will shoot your blood pressure temporarily . Also the pain medications and pain inteslf can increase the blood pressure . However this would be well under control by 2 - 3 week as the tissues heal . Regards Dr. Mody
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