Ok, before surgery I saw that quite a few people had become "cold" after their surgery. I was really hoping that would happen to me. However, so far it hasn't. For those of you who did experience the "cold" feeling - when did it start? Right away, or was it after some time?

I am feeling pretty cold - even our house, which was usually comfortable to me, feels a few degrees chillier than it should to me.

It started for me on the 2nd day after surgery.

Glad to see you posting and to see that you're doing well!

I felt the cold pretty much right away but then again it was winter. I am almost 5 months out and it is summer and I am not as hot as I used to be but I am not chilled like I was in winter.

I was really cold the first week or so after surgery and now it's just from time to time. However, I used to absolutely freeze everyone out in my family. So this has been a welcome change! I keep a quilt by my chair to cover up with!

I always feel cold now at goal weight. Unless I am sweating. Carry a sweatshirt around almost everywhere I go...just in case. If you were cold a lot before you will be colder afterwards.

Well I'm the odd ball. Since surgery I've been hot. I was freezing my husband out in the hospital room.

Wow! I've noticed that I've been cold too..it started 1 day after surgery and I'm 2 wks out & I'm still very cold..I keep a blanket with me...strange how this happens..

Robin, I think you and I are in the same boat! I have always been one to freeze others out as I'm always hot. Unfortunately that hasn't changed and the way it sounds from others, it probably won't change at this point. Too bad, I was really looking forward to being cold.

LOL Nancy, just our luck. Oh well, hopefully as the weight comes off it will change for us.

For about the first 1-2 weeks I was hot, cold, hot, cold. It was horrible. Then, for about a month I was FREEZING all of the time!!

Now, my hands get cold a lot, but mainly when I am at work. My office is sooo cold. When I am at home, I seem to be fine. I get cold at night time sometimes and it is weird!!! I just cover up in bed and get toasty!!

My dr. said it WILL stop. It doesn't seem to be as bad now and I am 10 weeks out on Monday!!

Kelly

Hello there, i started off cold right after surgery, before surgery i was always hot and never cool enough, and not its cold all the time. I lso used to sweat alot and now its takes alot for me sweat which i love, i hated sweating all the time My sis had the surgery the same day i did and she didnt feel cold till after a month or two, we were sleeved 3/21/11.

I noticed it within two weeks. BUT I notice I STILL have hot flashes (at 62!) and then get cold again. VERY frustrating!

KathyD49

I have been hot! Cool or cold would be a welcome change this summer

I noticed that I get colder now after surgery as well. I was sleeved on July 22 and the cold flashes started about two days out...whether I am at home, in the car or outside (in the heat of the summer). I thought it wouldn't start until I was a month or two out at least. I was wrong, so now I just leave a jacket in the car and throw near the chair. The sleeping fan is finally getting a break . My office at work is generally freezing so when I return, I probably will need to dress as if it were winter time to survive even with a heater.

I was cold for the first couple weeks after surgery, which is extremely rare for me as I am the most hot-natured person I know!!

Sadly it did not last. We are having days with 110+ heat index here now and we are melting!!

I don't think I got cold until I shed my"fat coat". It was atleast the second month until I started carrying a coat with me all the time.