I am FREEZING!

[shmily 424]

Is anyone else more than two months post op and still cannot get warm? I, who was hot all the time and sweating prior to surgery and now I am so cold. My hands and feet are like ice cubes all the time....

[James Marusek 5,244]

Yes without all that fat, it is a little harder to keep warm. This year we had quite a bit of snow and since my driveway was 800 feet long, I spent many days shoveling or blowing the snow off my driveway. My hands froze. My kids bought me hand warmers for Christmas. That was just what I needed.

[Wallflower7522 328]

Is anyone else more than two months post op and still cannot get warm? I, who was hot all the time and sweating prior to surgery and now I am so cold. My hands and feet are like ice cubes all the time....

Yes. I froze all the time before so now it's even worse. I have a fan on my desk at work, and even though I don't turn it on, I can't stand to look at it. One of my friends who had surgery kept a fan on him almost 24/7. He would even go buy one when he went on vacation somewhere to have in his hotel room. Now, 3 years later, he says he's freezing all the time. It almost comical. He wears a jacket all summer long.

Edited April 30, 2014 by Wallflower7522

[shmily 424]

Yes without all that fat, it is a little harder to keep warm. This year we had quite a bit of snow and since my driveway was 800 feet long, I spent many days shoveling or blowing the snow off my driveway. My hands froze. My kids bought me hand warmers for Christmas. That was just what I needed.

I have been this way since surgery. I still weigh 220

[Ginger Snaps 1,323]

I remember seeing somewhere that it's actually related to the surgery and not just due to lower fat. I'll have to look around again for that info.

Time to buy new cardigans!

[shmily 424]

I asked my doctor about it two weeks out, he said all his WLS patients have it. I just wondered if it lingers forever!!!

[SugarFreeMe 293]

Is anyone else more than two months post op and still cannot get warm? I, who was hot all the time and sweating prior to surgery and now I am so cold. My hands and feet are like ice cubes all the time....

I actually talked with my surgeon about this very thing because like you I was always hot, now I'm always cold. He said it has to do with your body not getting all the calories it's used to so it's conserving where ever it can. It focuses on the core, the extremities don't get good blood circulation as a result, therefore we get cold hands and feet. He said that once I get to the point when I take in more calories this should pass. Hope that helps. I for one would gladly have cold hands and feet if it meant I was loosing weight.

[Baconville 578]

I am ALWAYS cold! I am 10 months out and have lost 185 pounds. I tell people it was a bad winter to decide to shed a 185 blanket! The only time I get warm is during an intense workout. I actually look forward to them for that alone. Of course, if it would warm up outside that would help a lot. Both yesterday and today I drove to work in the snow!

[shmily 424]

Thank you SugarFree. That makes perfect sense