Question:
Can you still go into surgery with very high blood pressure?

Mine is 150/100. How do I get it down in order to get cardiac clearance??? My date is in 63 days!    — Diane H. (posted on June 13, 2002)

June 13, 2002
***PLEASE NOTE THAT I'M IN NO WAY SUGGESTING YOU DO THIS JUST GIVING MY EXPERIENCE AND RESULTS******************** I HAVE MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION MOST OF THE TIME IT IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 240/130. I KNOW I CAN'T HAVE SURGERY WITH THAT BLOOD PRESSURE SO I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. I'M ON 5 DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS THAT I TAKE TWICE A DAY AND I INCREASED THEM TO THREE TIMES A DAY AFTER CALLING A PHARMACIST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SAFE TO TAKE THAT AMOUNT OF MY MEDICATIONS AND SO FAR SO GOOD. MY LAST READING WAS 132/84 AND MY SURGERY IS MONDAY THE 17TH. I HOPING FOR THE BEST AND I'M GOD WILL SEE ME THROUGH. HOPE THIS HELPS JANICE
   — Janice C.