Hello, and thanks for your question. I always tell my patients to bring compression socks to surgery so they can wear them once the surgery is complete. During surgery, we use a compression device that massages the legs during the procedure. You will have to ask your provider what they recommend. As far as the blood pressure, I would give you a medication called clonidine to bring those numbers down and if they still don't go down after the medication, then I would advise you to work on decreasing your bp until we can reschedule the surgery. It is ultimately up to your selected physician, but I personally would not feel comfortable if the diastolic (bottom number) did not go down after medication management.
