Question:
Has anyone been extremely hot pre op? Does it get better post op?

I have become extremely hot--perspiring at 70 degrees and sometimes even cooler. Is this because of the weight or could it be something else. I am on two high blood pressure meds that have kept my blood pressure under control. But I will never make it this summer if I am this hot now. I am pre-op and wondering if it will get better afterwards or not. Thanks    — curiousjane (posted on March 9, 2002)

March 9, 2002
When I was 314 pounds, I too would sweat like crazy when everyone else in the room was comfortable. Now that I have lost all of my excess weight, I get cold all the time. It comes from not having all of that extra insulation on my body. I would much rather wear a sweater and be comfortable than to be overweight!
   — livnliter

March 9, 2002
Yes! I used to be hot all year long, even in winter. Now, at 75 pounds less, I am frozen all the time. It's wonderful! I can wear sweaters and layers and coats and everything. I never sweat now. I can't wait 'til summer gets here for the first time in 10 years!
   — Kandie M.

March 9, 2002
Hi, I know where you are coming from. Let me share at 349 lbs I would sweat like a pig for no reason at 60 degrees. I had to take cool water showers because by the time I got out of the shower I was sweating. I would get dress and sweat, go shoping and sweat, when I walked from the house to car I sweat, when I tried to clean house I sweated. When I would bend over to put on my shoes.And My list goes on and on. I was so embarrased when I would go to wallmart and by the time I got to the check out sweat was running down my face, my hair would be soaked....You would have thought I ran 3 miles. Yeah right. When I would bowl I had to come home and take another shower because I was so wet from head to toe. My undies always was wet, I hated to sit in some chairs because when I got up there would be a wet spot. How embarrising. and My heart would pound and beat so fast that I thought it would explode. When I mention this to my pcp when i had my physical back in 2000 he told me my heart was working mega overtime because of the excess weight I was carring. Now at 140 lbs gone forever I dont sweat much anymore, and that is so wonderful, now I will stop and talk to people that I see in stores, malls, etc when before I would turn the otherway because I didnt want them to see all this sweat running down my face and sweat beads dripping off my hair. And I am speaking this is winter time, summer was much much worse. Thank God those days are gone.... DREAMS DO COME TRUE FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVES JAY BILLER
   — jay B.

March 9, 2002
I was so hot pre-op that I got tested to see if I was going through the change of life. It was just awful. Just breathing made me sweat. Weighing 469 pounds didn't help. I even took one of those little clip on fans with me to the hospital. I clipped it on the bed right by my face and it was really a big help. I am very happy to say that 332 pounds later I have turned into one of them. (You know, the sweater people) I live in S. Florida and owned 1 sweater. Now I have a closet full and I get chilled when I go into air conditioned places. I hope this helps. Your Weight Loss Pal.
   — DeeDubbs

March 9, 2002
I, too, was almost always hot and sweaty. My top weight was 267 and my face always seemed red and damp and it was embarrassing. Now, I am about 54 pounds down after 3 months and I am cold much more often than I am warm. For the first time since I was a kid in school, I'm actually looking forward to the summer. It will be fun to get out and be active with my kids instead of staying in the air conditioning all the time.
   — Donna L.

March 10, 2002
YES! I did the same thing...sweat just walking on a cool day. It was terrible and embarrassing. I hadn't lost much weight...maybe 30 lbs before I noticed a big difference. I compared it to taking off a 30 lb blanket that I was used to wearing all the time. Now...I have a 140 lb blanket gone...and I don't notice that I sweat much more than anyone else. It's very nice:)
   — Nicole P.

March 10, 2002
I was hot too before I had surgery. However, right after surgery (and I mean the day of surgery) my body was like ice and I'm cold pretty much all the time.
   — Patty H.