Quote from: Teslagirl on July 03, 2015, 03:06:02 PM
Does anyone know if Dr Kim will still operate given that I take Ramipril for high blood pressure and Lanzoprazole for stomach reflux?
Did you send Jessie the pre-op checklist? Make sure you mention all medications. They will work with you.
In my case I have diabetes and I take metformin, so it is controlled. I also have high blood pressure and take a few drugs (because I can't take the combo I was taking now that I am taking spiro). My BP measured 129/89 when I went in. I was off spiro by then, so it was elevated a little. Could have been a bit of white coat syndrome too.
The day before your op, one of the nurses will go over all your medications and may even give you special instructions if you have conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. In my case they gave me a shot of something (may have been insulin) on the day of my op and they measured my blood glucose before I went under. They told me take one of my blood pressure pills (Amlodipine) in the morning of the op with a sip of water. Dr Lee, the anesthesiologist is extremely skilled and experienced. I fully trusted him. In Korea, only the top 1.5% of the class are allowed to be licensed as doctors. Therefore any Korean doctor is supposed to be highly skilled.
They worked with me and it was no problem at all.
In general though, antihypertensive agents are not really a problem. You just need to stop them the day before or the day of surgery and they will adjust the anesthesia accordingly. They will tell you. But you need to be up front.