Always cold....

I had my surgery on the 14th and since coming home I can not get warm at night! I know it has been -30 in Iowa for the last week, but even when the house is at 72 degrees I still shiver like a mad man,I just keep turning up the heat. I always used to be the person that would have a bedroom window cracked at night in the winter, or a fan on. Anyone else have this feeling of coldness? Has my body just not adjusted to the weight loss since surgery?

You might want to call your surgeon.....you only had surgery a few weeks ago (from what I see)...are you running a fever?  It could be something other then your body adjusting to the weight loss..  At 2 years out, I'm still cold most of the time.....it has gotten better then it was the first year, but I walk around in a flannel robe in the house, and wear slippers and socks, and flannel PJs...all to keep warm . Scott

you'll get super cold for a while and then it will calm down in a few months. however, you'll probably always be a lot colder and not sweat as much. this surgery really knocks off the fat content. if you get into single digits like i have then you'll be freezing! it will calm down like i said but you are losing all your fat first and so you'll feel cold and your tailbone ought to hurt when you sit for a while too. just going through the phases my man........

Very common.  I am now cold all the time.  I use a space heater in the area I am in most.  Every Christmas and birthday is now gifts of long sleeve shirts and long underwear.  Welcome to the club.  Brian

after my surgery, we went camping and it was in the 90's outside.  Everyone was complaining how hot they were and sweating up a storm.  I WAS COLD, and didnt sweat at all.  Get your Vit D intake up and it will help.  I am not cold anymore, but I am still not sweating either. kevin

Congratulations, this is a good sign.  For years, I went on big extremes, dieting and exercising and losing dramatic amounts of weight, several times well in excess of 100 lbs in about a 3 or 4 month period.  During my big weight loss periods, I was always cold.  Then, when I'd fall off the wagon and start stuffing myself and regaining the weight, I would be hot all the time.   I think it just has something to do with your body not getting enough fuel from food, so this is when it burns fat. Just do things to keep yourself warm.  Going to bed with a heating pad under your back or legs helps a lot.  Wear extra socks if necessary, and warm sweaters.  Drink hot tea, coffee, hot chocolate, or broth. 

wind chill of -4 right now.  freezing as usual.  lots amd lots of thermals and flannel sheets! Jim d

Same here , well not -4 but it has NOT been over twenty in a long long time . Yes being cold is all part of it .     Nick

In Texas we just finished Whitetail Deer Season. I virtually frooze what little ass I have off.Until this year I was NANNOOK of the North, because of the layers of fat. but not anymore. My wife and I saw "Bucket List " last night and I frooze in the theater. Good Luck

The good thing is that you now can always put a jacket on...  When I was fat, I'd sweat like pig even in a snow storm!