Blood Pressure and Pulse

I am a 60 year old who had an unexpected single bypass on 3/8/04. My left anterior desending artery. I was put on Daevon,Toprol and Lipitor on discharge. Within 5 days I was vomiting, had shoulder pain and developed a rash. My doctor first took me off Darvon, later the Lipitor and Toprol.  The nausea lasted 7 days.  2 days later I was put on Zocor.  7 days after that I was vomiting again with a pain in my stomach. Stopped the Zocor. Nausea let up in 5-7 more days.  4 days of feeling good and I was put on Atenolol due to my fast pulse. (96-102) Same scenerio. MD ordered ultrasound, blood tests and eventually a CAT scan and everything looked good.  My theory is that my stomach never had a chance to recover from it's trauma on Darvon and maybe the Lipitor also.  I've been feeling pretty good for one week now. Usually a little nausea in the morning but my BP is quite low, 86/54 at cardiac rehab on Friday, and my pulse is still hovering around 96-108.  I feel a little more light headed each day but not enough to stop me from walking 2-3 miles a day in 2 shifts. Any suggestions on what might be going on and what I can do about it?  This is a very informative site. I'm happy to have found it. Thank you.

[Cleveland Clinic]

suz,

Adverse reactions are common to pain medications after surgery.  Lower blood pressure isn't an issue after surgery unless it is causing you symptoms such as fatigue or light headedness.

Your pulse is on the upper end of normal but that also could be due to the recovery of your conditioning.

I would continue with your cardiac rehabilitation, if things continue to improve then I wouldn't worry too much.  If the nausea or other symptoms persist you might consider further investigation or a peptic regimen with your primary physician.

good luck.