Question:
Any advice on how I can warm up? I'm FREEZING!!!
I know it is common for wls patients to feel cold all the time after surgery. Loss of insulation or something. Can anyone tell me how to get warmed up? My fingers, feet and nose feel especially cold. I can put a sweater on when I get cold, and slippers for the cold feet and gloves for the cold fingers, but what can I do for my nose?! Is there such a thing as a nose warmer? This constantly freezing feeling is getting rediculous already! I feel like a corpse! I know this sounds like a silly, unimportant question, but it is SO uncomfortable to be cold and I feel like I'm sick. Any advice from any other of you chilly people out there? — lalasmommy (posted on October 7, 2001)
October 7, 2001
Isn't this the WORST!?! I am freezing constantly and everyone around me is
just hot because I have the heat up. I am in a hotel room in Erie, PA and
it is SNOWING outside! Anyway, I just keep my electric blanket plugged in
when I'm home and I just get in it when it gets too cold. I don't know
what to tell you about the nose except to warm your hands then put them on
your nose. Oh well, I'll take being cold due to weightloss anyday! Good
luck and God Bless!
— Kimberly L.
October 7, 2001
Flannel!! Flannel sheets and pillowcases (bury your nose
in it! Shivering burns calories- at least:)
— M B.
October 7, 2001
Let me tell you something gals.. at 21 months post-op it does not get any
better.. God news is I saved a lot of $$$ on AC bills this summer..because
I just didn't need it.. Now heating this winter may be another story :)
More logs on the fire and more blankees but a good trade off for the loss
of all that weight.. I can deal with that..
— Victoria B.
October 7, 2001
I have had cold nose problems for years. When I was younger my mother
knitted me nose warmers. They worked great. Well, Mom's not here to knit me
any more nose warmers so I looked on the internet. They have everything,
right? Yep, even nose warmers. Check out this website:
http://www.comfynose.com/ They actually sell a nose warmer that's made out
of fleece. It looks pretty good to me - a bit on the pricey side but if you
suffer from a cold nose like I do and with winter right around the corner
it may be worth the 19.95 to get one of these things. Keep warm.
— [Anonymous]
October 8, 2001
I am always cold also. I have an electric throw blanket that I use on the
bed and a cloth, tubular grain-filled thing called a Bed Buddy taht I
bought in Walgreens for around $10. You put it in the Microwave for 2
minutes and it keeps you nice and warm with moist heat.
— Gail A.
October 8, 2001
Actually, for some it DOES get better. I'm 1 and 1/2 years postop and it is
better. But, when I get cold (and before when it was so bad) I take a hot
bath. That heats up my body for hours, it seems. Great thing to do before
bedtime. Make your own warmer by putting long grain rice in an old tube
sock and tying end in a knot. Heat in microwave. Reusable for months!
— Cindy H.
October 16, 2001
21 months post-op and I am still cold! But I look and feel great. Good
trade-off I'd say.
— Cherese H.
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