High blood pressure - HELP!!

dovetail77 said:

so I had my pre-op assessment yesterday in preparation for my op next Saturday and apparently my blood pressure is too high. It currently stands at 185/97 and the nurse said if it's this high next week the probability of having the op is very small. So does anyone know how to reduce blood pressure considerably in a small amount of time?

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Also when you go back to the hospital make sure you are not "rushed" or flustered when they take your BP -- give yourself extra time on your journey in -- take it SLOW -- and take at least 30 mins to sit down and calm down / get your pulse and BP down to a nice, soothe, calm resting level before you get your BP checked.

Sharonimo said:

GP GP GP !!

I got my GP to double my dose a few months back when my BP was measured at 208 / 105 at the Whittington!

It has since come down to around 157 / 93.

My GP said as long as the first figure is lower than 160 or only just around 160 they will normally operate .... I was getting nervous that I had to get my BP down to totally "normal" levels.


1. emergency visit to your GP

2. Drink LOTS and LOTS of water

3. NO salt

4. Keep calm and carry on *

* seriously try NOT to stress out about it as that (obviously) won't help your BP


Also when you go back to the hospital make sure you are not "rushed" or flustered when they take your BP -- give yourself extra time on your journey in -- take it SLOW -- and take at least 30 mins to sit down and calm down / get your pulse and BP down to a nice, soothe, calm resting level before you get your BP checked.

Best wishes.

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