Information and opinions on health from Susan at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/119221/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/119221/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/119221/index http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/119221/74635/blood Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:30:12 -0400 Susan In 2005 I herniated from the L3-L5-S1 and had to have spinal surgery.  In 2009 I have developed lumbar spinal stenosis and it spikes my blood pressure anywhere from 5 to 10 days at a time.  Perhaps the medical community has not studied this syndrome throughly, but I can assure those who have asked about it on this website that spinal stenosis does, indeed, spike your blood pressure dangerously high, at times! Susan http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/119221/74635/blood