I had a routine #colonoscopy yesterday. No polyps. Nothing but good news on that front but there was one curious thing: My blood pressure spiked during the procedure. I fought back against being asleep so the anesthesiologist had to give me more medicine to keep me under and to lower my blood pressure.
Is there anyone in #Medical CoSo that can explain this? Once awake my BP normalized. It's never high like that unless my body is stressed. My dad had lifelong BP issues but I'm normal.
@danielbsmith if your blood pressure spikes significantly when you are stressed, it’s not unusual. But given your family history, I’d get a home blood pressure monitor and take a few periodic readings noting your stress level at the time. We do this for my spouse for these reasons and as he’s aging, the numbers are changing.
@TheresaVermont I've done that from time to time. There's nothing unusual so far but I'll continue to spot check. Thank you.