Temperature changes

Hi all, I just read all the posts about body temps lowering and people freezing, and I was wondering if any of you are experiencing what I am. I'm going to opposite extremes almost constantly. One minute I'm freezing and have to sit with a blanket or put on a flannel shirt, then when I just get warmed up, it only lasts a little while and then I go to the opposite extreme and start sweating. I'm burning up so much that I have to fan myself, stand in the open door, etc. It's so drastic I rarely feel totally comfortable for any length of time. At first I thought they were my hot flashes coming back, but this is way different. These episodes seem to start in my chest, then go up to my throat and down to my stomach at the same time. I get a dry mouth instantaneously and if I don't take a swallow of water, I feel like I'm dying. This "heat" is generated from inside my body. It's almost like I don't have any internal themomenter anymore. I'm almost four months post op and have lost approximately 76 pounds. Just passed that three month plateau of no weight loss for several weeks. Anyone got any ideas about these temperature extremes? Anyone else experiencing this too? Thanks for answering, Meta

Hi, Meta. I've been doing the same thing for about a week. I'm dripping sweat right now from my forehead. An hour ago, I was wrapped up in 2 pairs of jammies and a quilt. It's almost like menopause, but I went through that surgically almost 10 years ago. Hmmm... I wonder if it's hormones after all. They say fat hangs onto estrogen. Jeanie DS 02/12/05 -64 lubs

Hi Meta: Congrats on your success. You're doing very, very well. I've had some heat surges as well. Thought they were maybe the start of menopause but I guess they could be wls related. What I've noticed more of, though, is the cold. Because I've never been the person who was too cold, always too hot. So it's a surprise. I guess lots of ice water would cool you down. Sorry, no other ideas. dorthe

I haven't experienced this myself, but my surgeon said that as you lose fat, your body is flooded with the extra estrogen - all of that extra hormone can lead to hot flashes. Most people do get colder after surgery (like me! Brrr....) and it sounds like you are too, but are then experiencing some of those hormonal hot flashes on top of that. I don't think there is much that can be done about it, but he said it would go away (along with the moodiness, which I *did* get ) by around six months after surgery. Congrats on the 76 pounds!