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Old 06-13-2014, 08:35 PM #1
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The main reason I am considering the neurostimulator is the fact that since my injury that caused the TOS i happened to have a stroke that was thought to have been brought on by blood pressure spikes ( to the point of causing syncopy) from the extreme pain.The pain center physicians do believe it will help with the pain/bp cycle. With out the pain my BP is low normal to low with a standing pulse of 50 !
Thankfully I recovered from the stroke very quickly with no lasting effects.
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The main reason I am considering the neurostimulator is the fact that since my injury that caused the TOS i happened to have a stroke that was thought to have been brought on by blood pressure spikes ( to the point of causing syncopy) from the extreme pain.The pain center physicians do believe it will help with the pain/bp cycle. With out the pain my BP is low normal to low with a standing pulse of 50 !
Thankfully I recovered from the stroke very quickly with no lasting effects.
Curious, were you on pain meds for the extreme pain when the bp spike happened? I'm asking, because after my surgery I was on pain meds for 2 months, and my normally very low bp was suddenly high. As soon as I was off the meds(Percocet), I went back to low.
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brisco71 , The use of "pain meds" and anti-depressants did raise my blood pressure but not dangerously. One neurologist had me take BP readings often during a week long period and it rose almost directly proportional to the pain level. Periods of extreme pain caused a rise to over 200. At the time I had my stroke I was off all pain meds for quite a while after experiencing a negative reaction previously .
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brisco71 , The use of "pain meds" and anti-depressants did raise my blood pressure but not dangerously. One neurologist had me take BP readings often during a week long period and it rose almost directly proportional to the pain level. Periods of extreme pain caused a rise to over 200. At the time I had my stroke I was off all pain meds for quite a while after experiencing a negative reaction previously .


Wow, I knew pain could raise BP, but had no idea it could be that extreme. How scary!
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