This was a topic we didn’t talk a lot about at my appointments, but I became curious last night. I’m only 5 days post op, and last night I woke up very cold and chilled, no fever, and had been having really vivid dreams that I could remember well. The only other time I can recall this onslaught of chills and shivering and vivid dreaming was after my pregnancies when your are going through such big hormonal changes and dumping. I was just curious if anyone else had experienced this...I also understand it could have zero to do with the surgery.

I don't know if yours is hormone-related or not, but a lot of women DO experience hormone dumps after surgery. It'll usually stabilize a few weeks or months after the weight loss slows down.

2 hours ago, catwoman7 said:

I don't know if yours is hormone-related or not, but a lot of women DO experience hormone dumps after surgery. It'll usually stabilize a few weeks or months after the weight loss slows down.

Guys do too ("I'm not usually bitchy...!")

39 minutes ago, RickM said:

Guys do too ("I'm not usually bitchy...!")

Yup. Fat stores estrogen and hormone dumping when the fat starts melting away can also happen to guys. Eat some pickles!

Edited November 14, 20205 yr by AZhiker

There are a few other hormones besides oestrogen stored in our fat too including ones that regulate our appetite, insulin, metabolism & blood pressure. You may find that these go a bit crazy too. My cholesterol levels also went up as I lost weight & then settled back at it’s normal range after I hit my goal.