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Really Scared

My BP is giving me fits. It's always been easy to control but now it goes out of...

Posted by Marian4204

My BP is giving me fits. It's always been easy to control but now it goes out of control. A year and a half ago,I had simple sinus surgery that went bad. I aspirated blood into my lungs,lost 35% of oxygen to my brain and ended up on life support for 4 days,in the hospital a total of 12 days and a nursing home for a week learning to walk and talk again. They said I came very close to a stroke and now sufr migranines as a result. Migraine activity can be seen on the MRI taken after surgery compared to the one before surgery. I am almost 63 years old and female. It was an absolutely horrible experience. I also got ICU Syndrome a form of psychosis that made me hallucinate and become combative.
Since then,I battled tremendous headaches for awhile. They left for 7 months but I got one last week. They hurt SO bad. My BP went up to 180/110. I called my dr. about my headache (My neurologist) and she wanted to put me on hydrococone. But when I took my BP pressure,I decided to stick with Tylenol because my BP was so high. My dr. told me to go to the ER if it reached 220/120. It never went that high and I managed to get it down a bit. I saw my dr. the next day. He added some meds. I now take 2 verapamil,2 coreg,losaratan when I wake up. I also wear a Clonodine patch. Sometimes,my BP goes very low but comes back up. But,by the afternoon,it starts climbing again. It is now 170/85. I took the afternoon verapamil but it only went down a bit.
My dr. wants to see me again next week. He may send me to a specialist. I am truly scared. My headache is back though not very bad. He is going to put me on a bit of valium but I have to wait for it to ne shipped to me next week. (crummy insurance).
I'm scared. I don't know why I can't get it down. I've lost 23 pounds. Yes,I AM a worrier. I haveour only child,35 years old,having his 5th brain surgery in October. I fell and broke my leg 3 years ago and it hurst a lot to walk but I can't afford a knee replacement. I have developed diabetes.My husband lost his job of 25 years and went through a period of deep depression. He has another job but it doesn't pay a lot. We are going into debt,can't afford home repairs.....It's just a mess. YES,I worry...I worry A LOT. I'm so scared I am going to have a stroke and tired of thse headaches. They cam back when my Dad died 3 days before Christmas. So,we are really under seige emotionally and financially. Even going to a hypertension specialist is going to be hard to afford.
I would appreciate ANY advice. I feel like I'm losing my mind.View Thread

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