Hello all,

I have been on this journey since January. I did everything I needed to do, got my approval in April with surgery scheduled for May 30th. I was so excited and have been looking forward to this day. It has been a roller coaster journey with so many appointments. I just got a call from my doctor's office stating that my surgery has been cancelled due to my blood pressure. I pretended to be ok on the phone, but when I hung up, my heart just sanked. I have never been so disappointed. I know its all for my good, but I don't know why its so high and I don't know how to get it lower. I can't and I won't give up.

Very sorry to hear of the setback. I hope they at least gave you a path to lowering your blood pressure.

Wow! Did they give you another date? Hopefully you can stay on the pre-op diet & do it in a week or so. Sorry to hear this it has been my biggest fear! Even more than having the surgery. All of the prep & pre-op diet then this happening. Health reasons or some insurance BS whatever the reason. They really are just looking out for you but that's extremely unfortunate this close to surgery. So sorry! Hang in there & hopefully this doesn't set you back for long.

Are you on meds??? Thst seems strange..... i would look into that deeper.

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Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. I am on Amlodipine and have been for about the last 40 days. My doctor is referring me to someone, so now its another round of appointments and hopefully it can get to where it needs to be. My precertification for my surgery is only good for 3 months. I will definitely do my part.

I don't have another surgery date scheduled. I will definitely stick with the pre-op diet. Kind of sucks receiving the bad news at work. I was doing my last minute planning, but I know they're looking out for my best interests, just feeling a little deflated right now.

I know it's disappointing. You may want to ask for a different medicine. I took Amlodipine and it did nothing for me. It's just not strong enough to bring down really high blood pressure. If it hadn't come down to a lower level in a week, you should have been switched.

Thanks. I will ask my doctor if she can switch the medication.

I am on four different medicines for bp. The Amlodipine and Lorsatin alone did not help. I feel your pain. Be patient. If your bp is the same since the day you started 40 day's ago, just inquire about more. Also Lasix is good as it gets rid of extra fluid

So sorry to hear about this setback. Good luck switching medicine (if appropriate) so your BP numbers can get better and you can get a new surgery date.

Thanks for the words of wisdom. I will ask my doctor to switch out my medication to see if that makes a difference, because it has never been that high before.

Thank you

Sorry....

What was your BP?

It was 164/108 and during my previous visits it was nowhere near that high. So, I am not sure what contributed to it being that high that particular day.

Do you have a cardiologist? If not, you might considering going in to see one for a surgical clearance. That might be the only issue but it is strange your surgeon wouldn't just say that. Patients needing weight loss surgery almost always have BP issues (whether they're being treated for them or not) so the high BP in and of itself really shouldn't disqualify you for surgery.

My doctor has referred me to a cardiologist which I will see on June 5th. It was actually the anesthesiologist who refused. I was also told that if my blood pressure was high the day of surgery then the facility would turn me away as well. Everything had been good up until Wednesday before last when I went in for my pre-op appointment. My blood pressure was always in that borderline stage, but nothing quite as high as 164/108. I am baffled why it got so high.