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A member asked:

I just had surgery yesterday to remove harware at l4-l5. i'm home and bp is 77/42 lying on back. should i be concerned?

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Yes: that is a very low blood pressure under any circumstances. Get seen today in your local Urgent Care/ER,

Answered 2/5/2015

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