Hey All..

Well, I am still 5 months away from surgery ,but I am still doing my research and trying to learn everything I can. One thing on my mind though is? What is it like afterward?

For me, I grew up my entire life since I was 5 years old, running around without a jacket on or sweatshirt. Ever since I was a kid, my body temperature has been out of whack. My temperature remains a degree higher then the average normal temperature in a body. I would literally sweat on my face, down my back, down my pants, everywhere...and even when I was younger I was skinny and I still sweat abnormally...

Fast Forward: I am 26(or am I 27??) and I live in flip flops 365 days of the year. I NEVER wear shoes or socks. Why? Because for me, its crucial to wear flip flops, to maintain my body temperature at a balance. If i wear shoes or socks, I already start sweating and as it is, i break out into sweats constantly throughout the day, so bare feet or flip flops is how I roll (The beauty of course is that I only spend 5$ once a year on shoes)

What I am curious about though, is this whole post op life. According to what I have been reading, the area in the stomach that produces Grehlin, not only regulates appetite but also body temperature. My body actually over-produces Grehlin and under produces Leptin..hence why I can eat and eat and eat and never get sick and barf and why I always feel hungry no matter what or how much I eat. So thats why they are saying my life will be more normalized once they remove the Grehlin producing site in my stomach through VSG...but what I really want to know is: Will i finally be able to be cold? or like normal people and feel the cold? Cause after years of sweating. I rather be cold then look hot and sweaty when going out in public..It would be nice to feel cold when its cold out and have to bundle up and wear sweaters like everyone else.

Also, when you exercise post op, do you sweat the same? more? less?

I'm a little over 6 months out and almost 80 lbs down, and I don't sweat anymore. Prior to surgery, I looked forward to wearing a sweater/long sleeves, so that no one would know I was sweating. I dreaded summer because of sweat showing through my clothes. I'm happy to say along with losing the excess weight, I've also lost the excess sweating! I hope you get the same results. It was just an added bonus to the whole journey!

Yes, you will feel cold! Yippeeee!! I have sweated and overheated all my life, and I could not understand seeing normal sized people in sweaters in restaurants and all bundled up on cold days. They were in a scarf and sweater, and I was sweating with a short sleeved t-shirt on. But, I had my surgery on 12/26/12 and I haven't gotten warmed up yet. I do sweat when I exercise, but I can acutally walk around the mall and not stop to wipe sweat and not have to stop and sit down to cool off. If I do sweat occassionally now, it is a very small amount and not nearly as noticeable as before (my hair would literally be wringing wet and sweat rolling off my face just walking around a store). I know some folks wouldn't understand, but not sweating and being cold is one of the things I looked forward to happening to me after the weight came off. I am down 77 pounds and have 28 more to go, and the sweating has drastically decreased. So, look forward to a sweat free life, and be prepared to buy some sweaters and sweat shirts, Sista, because you are going to need them!! Best wishes!

Let me tell you, I was the same way, Once I would start sweating, forget it, It would look like someone threw a water balloon on me, even in winter. Since the surgery, I'm freezing cold all the time. Even on a warm 85 degree day, I'm still not sweating or feeling sticky. My energy bill has gone down considerably because I don't the house like a meat locker anymore. I hope it works for you like that because I know what a burden it can be to always appear like you just ran a marathon around people.

I still sweat a bunch when I exercise, however in my everyday life it's not a big problem like it use to be. I use to carry around extra clothes with me so I could change my shirt when/if I needed to. I actually keep sweaters with me now for the evenings or breezes cause I get a chill which is the first time in my life. I still live in flip flops, but that's because I love them.

Have not dropped a single bead in 13 weeks. I was not a big sweater preop just on exertion. I dont sweat even when doing my walks and Im pretty much cold all the time.

I am 3 weeks and 3 days post op and I am loving not being hot all the time! I always envied people who could wear sweaters I would wear a light jacket and have to discard it most days. I just ordered sweaters in a much smaller size, yahoo!!

I didn't run hot like you, but i sure did sweat excessively at times.

Then, losing weight, I am more prone to getting too cold. I sweat normally - like when I am doing crossfit or spinning classes - I sweat alot but no more then the other fools in there with me.

Oh my gawd!! I didn't even think of this. I can't wait!

Well let me tell you before I had surgery I would have the AC on 24/7 even in winter it could be 50 outside and I'd still have the AC on and at night I'd go to sleep with maybe a sheet, well now I use a heavy blanket at night because I finally feel cold and its hot out here today it's 94

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I answer this as I sit shivering in my office. I used to be the one saying "it's too hot in here" and sweating my way through the day. Now 8 weeks post op, I am the one that is too cold!! I look forward to going outside where it is 90 just to warm up!!

I too was much colder post op. Nice! My family is very happy because used to freeze them out turning down the AC. For most of the last 15 months I would hardly sweat when I exercised but as my body has leveled out and is stabilizing I notice I am sweating more, but nothing like I did pre-op.

Well, I can't answer post-surgery, but I have to shower 2 (or more) times a day, because I'm always a sweaty mess, and I'm ALWAYS too hot... I hope it helps!

I used to sleep with the fan hitting me, even in the winter. Now, I frequently need to wear layers. I am always cold at night. It's almost 90 degrees right now and I'm not hot, just comfortable. I never sweat anymore, unless I want to, wink wink.

Yep, like the others - much less sweating post-surgery, and I'm ALWAYS cold when I'm in the office or in A/C (was previously always HOT!).

I am so glad you asked this question and I'm so excited by the positive/hopeful responses! Thank you!