Question:
Wondering how many feel cold after surgery?
Hi All- I am still in the insurance approval stage for a lap RNY (hopefully I'll get it in June/July) but my husband had a RNY around 2 years ago. He gets terribly cold, even 2 years out. I am wondering if this is a problem for many? He now has to sleep with 2 comforters and wears long sleeves, even when it is warm outside. I am kindof wondering if I will have the same problem. Does this happen to a lot of people? Thanks so much! — amysocko (posted on April 18, 2006)
April 18, 2006
Hi There,
I had surgery over 6 yrs ago and yep, still get cold and I live in Florida!
I don't think it will go away but hey I can live with it!
Best~Donna
— ~Donna~ V.
April 18, 2006
I haven't had surgery yet but from what I've heard from people on my yahoo
group, the answer is yes. There is one lady that gets cold to the bone and
takes hours to warm up, hot showers, several comforters, hot tea, nothing
helps her.
— sarahp1101
April 18, 2006
Ihad surgery 6 months ago - and was terribly cold this winter - and dry
skin too. i bought a new car with heated seats and they are wonderful. i
asked my doctor about it and she said i had lost my padding. i have lost
over 94lbs - so its not keeping me as warm as before. good luck with your
WLS!
— akirsch
April 18, 2006
I have been cold pretty much since the day I left the hospital just over 3
years ago. Its really weird. Everyone else is warm and I'm freezing.
Although, I will put up with it to be thinner and healthier. Good luck.
— Sue F.
April 18, 2006
Wow . . . I'm glad to know that I am not the only one. I had my Lap RNY on
01/31/06 and ever since I have been so cold. Sometimes I can never get warm
enough.
— pmrazo
April 18, 2006
I do. I was told is was because we dont have as much fat to keep up warm.
— bntfive
April 18, 2006
Freezing after WLS is more than losing your body fat. It has to do with the
amount of glycogen in the body. Because we are not eating like we use to
and not taking in a lot of calories, the body is not storing glycogen in
the muscles, this glycogen is used for quick energy and also use to keep
the body warm. Low glycogen = freezing. At least, that what my doctor and
nutrionist explained.
— [Deactivated Member]
April 18, 2006
Hi..I know that I am constantly freezing. All the time and I am a little
over 3 years out. It has been like this since I left the hospital but it's
well worth it.
— KellyL
April 18, 2006
I have also found that I'm colder when dehydrated. Try drinking more
*water*.
— rayehawk
April 18, 2006
tYep me too:( I will be 5 years out in july, still cold. Love hot weather!
This and sore backside are the 2 downsides to WLS, well worth it but its
made me want to move to florida!
— bob-haller
April 18, 2006
Five years out and still freezing my arse off. Is'nt it wonderful? :)
— Danmark
April 18, 2006
LOL, I just had surgery on April 11/06, and have been freezing since!! If
this is normal, the summer will be great!
Dawnya
— Dawn1
April 18, 2006
I am only having surgery next week but our support group was talking about
that last week and the what we found is the patients that are taking the
iron tablet are still getting very cold, but the patients that take the
chewable passion fruit tasting iron don't. But it is definately linked to
iron. Hope it helps.
— angelvmine
April 18, 2006
We get cold because we're not ingesting carbohydrates like we used to,
whose energy made us feel warm. It certainly is strange to feel so
drastically different!
— Lauren003
April 19, 2006
Hi. I had surgery two years ago. I am always cold. We live in the desert
in California, and seem to only warm during the summer months when it's in
the 100's. I feel as though it's from when I was big, I was pretty much
insulated. Now, I am half the weight I used to be and don't have the
layering keeping me warm. I used to bag on my wife for always being cold.
Now, it's the other way around. I can live with the extra clothes though
when we go places, because now I can go places more often.
— jameslocurto
April 19, 2006
Oh my word!!! I am so glad somebody posted this. Before the surgery, I had
to keep my air conditioner at 68 all day long. I live in Florida. I was
always hot. Now, my husband cannot understand why I am now so cold and
have to keep the air on 75 and I have to sleep with my comforter. Thank
you so much for clarifying this. Now I know there is nothing wrong with
me. :)
— mavila07
April 19, 2006
This is a very common problem and, from what i understand, because i have
asked as i get cold constantly, is that its not from the surgery itself but
the loss of body fat that we are use to. Losing 100 lbs tends to leave you
with less "blubber" or warmpth assistance in your metabolism. To
me, its a small price to pay, hope this helps, Kim
— Kimberly Felan
April 19, 2006
I'd much rather be cold than hot an sweaty all the time, Its nice now to be
able walk into places and not be all yucky feeling and have my clothes all
sweaty. I can always put a sweater on now.Before what could I do in
someplace like my office where I was so hot and everyone else was OK, I
couldn't crank up the AC and freeze them out because I was so fat. It
wasn't their fault or it wouldn't have been fair
— goldroses
April 19, 2006
Well, I was actually looking forward to this side effect of surgery and
unfortunately it hasn't hit me yet. With all these posters agreeing I
wonder if there are any out there who do not feel cold all the time like
me? Or am I just odd? LOL
— jeanfergus
April 20, 2006
I am 2 months out -230 down to 175 pounds - and I am never cold. I wonder
why? I do use the passion fruit chewable iron like the poster earlier
mentioned...LOL.
— Kayla
April 23, 2006
Hello I'm not sure what all it is from but I think low blood count does it
also I know even when I was heavy 260ps I still froze then and still do not
that I do not have no more fat.So the fat thing about keeping ppl warm is
not true with all ppl.It just goes to show we are all different. Right
aftermy WLS an any operations I have had after that I burn up was sweatting
and had to have fan on me while still in hosp.
Take Care huggggssss
Beth
4-16-03-260
4-16-06-135
— wildbrat
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