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

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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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