Has anyone experienced low blood pressure problems in the years following your eagles surgery? My average bp is 85/55 and am going to see a specialist in dysautonomia. Years ago, my eagles surgeon had said the eagles was resting on my carotid when he removed it. And now I am reading about blood pressure regulation and something about receptors in the carotid being involved. I was thinking maybe my carotid had adjusted to the eagles’ impingement all those years, and then when it was removed, my carotid is now having trouble regulating blood pressure properly. Just curious if anyone else out there had anything post-surgery like this.
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I have low blood pressure for a week or so after I have a major surgery but not usually beyond that so you’re likely onto something w/ your thought about the carotid. The vagus nerve is also a player in the blood pressure arena so that may be something to consider as well.
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Thank you for the info on the vagus nerve. I will pursue that avenue as well.
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Hi there, I had left side styloidectomy in October 2020. Post surgery, I had a few months of random erratic heart rate and blood pressure - usually high heart rate with low blood pressure, which made me feel really dizzy and unwell. Before surgery, my resting heart rate was 80bpm and my blood pressure was 140/85. My resting heart rate is now 57bpm and my blood pressure stays around 110/70. I’ve asked so many doctors whether this is a result of my surgery (vagus nerve or carotid artery), but I don’t get answers.
I hope you can find the reason for your low blood pressure 
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Hi!
I do typically have low blood pressure after surgery, but I do have autonomic dysfunction as well. I do wonder if my baroreceptors are being smashed by my styloids causing my fluctuating heart rate and blood pressure. I had back surgery and didn’t wake up for several hours because my blood pressure was so low. Its typically in the 80-90 over 50-60 range.
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Thank you- it sounds like it may be that we are onto something. Thanks for sharing
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My daughter has dysautonomia and also has low blood pressure. She also has EDS like me and I tend to run low BPM too. Its not uncommon to get blood pooling in the legs with POTS/dysautonomia and Ive seen her feet turn blue at times. She was formally diagnosed with POTS. She had specialized Blood Volume testing that shows she has a 20% deficit in her total blood volume. (not uncommon) They have yet to figure out a way to improve that the than suggest some aerobic exercise which makes her symptoms worse. A recumbant bike or water exercise is a good option to “maybe” improve blood volume up to 7%. She gets regular (weekly) saline infusions to boost the blood volume and it is the only thing to improve her symptoms. If you have dysautonomia, that likely the cause of the low BPM.
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Wow- I am so sorry she has to go through all of that. I will let you know if I learn anything helpful.
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