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?
Hello, The blood pressure reading you have mentioned is just borderline 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 a Chat Doctor.  This will shoot your blood pressure temporarily. Also, the pain medications and pain itself can increase the blood pressure. However, this would be well under control by 2 - 3 weeks as the tissues heal. Regards