<human>: I am a 48 year old male who had hip replacement surgery 6 days ago.  I am taking blood pressure meds but my current readings over the past few days are on the high side (today was 138/97 pulse 77).  How does surgery and recovery impact BP?  Should I request my medication to be adjusted?
<bot>: Hello, The blood pressure reading you have mentioned is just borderline high, and you should not worry about the same in this recovery period. The physical stress of hip replacement generates a lot of hormones like a Chat Doctor.  This will shoot your blood pressure temporarily. Also, the pain medications and pain itself can increase the blood pressure. However, this would be well under control by 2 - 3 weeks as the tissues heal. Regards 