Can't get warm!

[kkonoske 15]

I haven't been able to warm up since my surgery. Is that a normal thing? Everything else is great! I am a month out from surgery. Is it my metabolism changing or something? Thanks!

[VanessaKaye 30]

I'm the same way! I wish I had an answer for us.

[Sadiebug 206]

In short - yes it's pretty common. It's probably just a side effect of anesthesia and all of the hormone changes happening with the rapid weight loss. I was freezing all the time for several months. I'm over a year out and I still get cold often but not nearly as bad as it was right at first. All of that said, if you every are worried you should always call your surgeon or nurse to check in.

[kkonoske 15]

Thank you for replying! I just needed to know others have dealt with it.

[aNYCdb 310]

As long as you aren't running a fever it's pretty normal to feel colder than normal because you are now operating on a pretty big caloric deficit, this is also exacerbated often times by an Iron deficiency post surgery (which is why most of us get prescribed iron supplements).

[jaminator 262]

i lost 70 pounds so most of my insulation is gone now. Cold a lot.

[FluffyChix 17,409]

This ^^^^

[BostonWLKC 806]

It’s common. Most if not all of us get colder now. Put another layer on and be sure to keep taking Vitamins


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[jess9395 5,448]

Hormones, metabolism, fat insulation are all factors. make sure your thyroid and Iron level are checked and that you aren’t running a fever... and then get a heating pad/hot water bottle and lots of fleece.... because yup! Always cold!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

22 hours ago, jaminator said:

lost 70 pounds - most of my insulation is gone now. Cold a lot.

I totally understand the above concept.

but...... i DON'T understand why OP have that cold sensation

almost immediately PO????

never had that prob - always wanted to ask how come??

so... how come i did not have the side affect of being cold???

inquiry minds want to know!!!

tia

kathy

[sideeye 1,440]

Almost a month out and I'm feeling it too, but not badly. Mostly stuff like I always go barefoot in my house but for the first time I've actually bought wool socks because my feet get cold now - not all the time, but enough to have bought socks. Everything else is a bit random; for instance I've been comfortable wearing my huge down coat in warmer temperatures than usual, but then again I only wore a fleece in 40 degree weather this morning and ended up getting a little overheated by the time I was in my office. So it seems to happen on and off.

I read somewhere that one of the ways the body dumps excess energy when you're consuming too many calories is by making you warmer overall. Pretty sure I didn't read it in a medical journal so could just be someone's guess, but that would at least explain the cold extremities. Organ repair is probably doing something in redirecting blood flow as well.

[Dshell 33]

I'm still cold too . No insulation anymore.

[misskim3297 13]

I'm cold all the time too! Before surgery I was always warm. Not anymore.

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[thinagain121 11]

Cold all the time

[Arabian78 34]

Me too. Freezing all the time now.