Kathryn's Posts

I am trying to get onto this site which I joined a few months ago after my TAVR surgery. Now when I tried to write a message my email address wasn't recognized. So I asked to be allowed in via Facebook and I guess I am being recognized now. I have other health issues along with heart valve problems and this has made my life post-TAVR somewhat more complicated than the norm. A question I have now is this: After having the aortic valve replaced should the BP reading be around the normal level, i.e. 120/80? My blood pressure vacillates from around normal but sometimes goes up higher than it ever was prior to TAVR. Today I had a doctor's appointment and my BP was 167/76 and I was shocked. Wasn't expecting anything like that! I was told that maybe the high reading was due to my high pain level from my back and shoulders which are a mess. Am I being unduly panicky? Thanks!