Night Sweats?

Erin T.
on 3/9/18 4:04 am
VSG on 01/17/17

Did anyone have night sweats many weeks out from plastic surgery? They've started since surgery and I'm not quite 35 so I don't think they are otherwise hormonal. I notice on days that I'm exceptionally swollen I will wake up in a pool of sweat at night. It's gross and uncomfortable to the point of making the bed wet. Is this just the body ridding itself of fluids? I remember sweating horribly after both my c-sections and had terrible edema due to Pre-E to get rid of.

VSG: 1/17/17

5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145

Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish

LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18

Gwen M.
on 3/9/18 5:19 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I have had night sweats off and on since WLS, but I don't think I've had them more or less since LBL, etc?

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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Erin T.
on 3/9/18 11:32 am
VSG on 01/17/17

This is definitely since my LBL and I don't like it!

VSG: 1/17/17

5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145

Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish

LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18

LettingLayneyLoose
on 3/10/18 10:18 am

I remember having horrible night sweats for weeks after my c-sections, but I was never sure if it was from the surgeries and swelling or from the hormonal fluctuations. If you're still experiencing some swelling from the surgery, shedding retained water seems like a plausible explanation. Alternately, could it be any compression garments you're wearing now or temperature changes in your home as spring weather approaches?

HW: 299 CW: 165 GW: 150

Started Optifast on April 21, 2017 at 248lbs through the Ontario Bariatric Network medical program.

Erin T.
on 3/10/18 5:39 pm
VSG on 01/17/17

I'm not wearing compression at night anymore and it's still about 20 degrees here, so I'm thinking it's not either of those things!

VSG: 1/17/17

5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145

Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish

LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18

CC C.
on 3/10/18 7:17 pm

I googled "night sweats after surgery" and you are totally not alone. Every kind of surgery you can imagine has people who comment about being drenched at night post-surgery. Some noted their surgeons said it's a reaction to the anesthesia... I learn something new every day!

Erin T.
on 3/10/18 7:31 pm
VSG on 01/17/17

I did head out to Google and find similar things. I was hoping that someone with plastics could say "Yeah, when the swelling stopped the night sweats stopped". I'm not looking forward to menopause! It's a very icky feeling - waking up soaking wet, not overly hot.

VSG: 1/17/17

5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145

Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish

LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18

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