Chills

[BonMag 1]

Have any of you suffered from bad chills since your surgery? I started having severe chills at night about two months ago. I have chills that run down my arms and legs and literally give me goose bumps. My hands and feet are freezing and even with an electric blanket, a feather down comforter, another blanket and another comforter.... it takes me about two hours to fall asleep because I am SO cold at night.

I asked my surgeon about this two days ago and he said that he has heard of this before. He said that your body has to adjust to the weight loss and reestablish an equilibrium. He said it is like being comfortable under a 30 pound blanket and then all of a sudden throwing it off- you'll freeze.

In addition to being cold, he also said that some people experience dizziness due to actual fat loss around the inner ear which throws off your balance until your body adjusts to the fat loss. Pretty interesting stuff, eh?

I would love to know that I am not the only one who has gone from hot and sweaty all the time to skin of ice!

[Guest austrolatrishy]

I completely understand where you are coming from!!!

I moved from Seattle to Houston last year, and have always been a 'warm' person... no jacket, always overheating, etc.

Now it's like the opposite! I'm always cold, even wearing a sweatshirt indoors. I have had to start wearing three pairs of socks to bed and doubled up on the blankets. You are not alone!!!

[ElfiePoo 109]

Been there...doing that. Normally I run around the house in shorts and t-shirt even in the winter, but tonight I have on a pair of thick fuzzy socks, flannel pj's and a thick fleece blanket tucked around me. I have one of those paraffin dip thingies and earlier I dipped both my feet into it and then wrapped them in towels. It's the first time my feet have been warm in weeks!

Seriously, my feet are so cold, so often now that they ache. I'm wearing wool socks to bed for heavens sake!

My husband just grins and says, "good...maybe now the rest of us stand half a chance of being comfortable" (because I'm not turning on the AC in the summer or turning down the heat in the winter). Pfffft.:thumbdown:

Let's see if he still feels that way when I tuck my cold little tootsies behind his knees...or a little higher...to get warm. :eek:

Edited December 11, 2009 by ElfiePoo

[Teacher07 3]

Oh I never had the problem of being cold either. It started after I dropped my first 10lbs and continued through about the 50lb range. It was terrible, cold hands and feet all the time. It did slack off a little but I still have problems with my hands.

[Guest austrolatrishy]

My husband just grins and says, "good...maybe now the rest of us stand half a chance of being comfortable" (because I'm not turning on the AC in the summer or turning down the heat in the winter). Pfffft.:thumbdown:

Are you sure we aren't married to the same person???? LOL!!! :eek:

[ElfiePoo 109]

Are you sure we aren't married to the same person???? LOL!!! :eek:

Oh no...you mean there are two like this in the world? :thumbdown:

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[maggi 0]

I know I'm sure colder in the daytime and especially at night. I used to run around the house in a t-shirt during the winter but not any more. It's sweats, a sweatshirt, socks and slippers and I'm still a little chilly. At night I used to have my sheet and one blanket and usually ended up throwing them off after awhile because I would get too hot. Now I have my sheet, bedspread, a blanket, and a sleeping bag that is designed to keep a person warm in temperatures down to 50 degrees. I'm still a little chilly at the beginning of the night which does make it harder to fall asleep with even those, but eventually I warm up and am good and don't have to throw them off from getting too hot like I used to. Hopefully it will improve for us and our bodies will adjust as we lose weight. Time will tell! :eek:

[soocalchic 1,087]

I'm there with you I have been so cold lately not even funny. I went to my dentist for an appt and i comented to him that I have been clenching and that i have bitten the insides of my cheeks he told me that it was normal during weightloss to experience this because your body needs to get used to were things are now. i was like good to know. I was a little worried.

[babyka16 0]

hi there! i just wanted to say sounds like your doctor is right. anytime your body goes through something like surgery it has to adjust! i get colder then the norm and Ive only lost 15 pounds and 15 inches. i do have off and on night sweats and the doc said that its normal because your body is changing.. this also happened when i was pregnant with my two children. so i think its OK and soon it should pass!

Karen

[Macro 0]

I have definitely experienced all the things you describe. I get goosebumps a lot! My whole body temp has been thrown out and I found myself with an electric blanket on a few weeks back when everyone else was sweltering under an aircon!

The dizziness was put down to changes to my blood pressure (after years of it being high and me being on two lots of tablets to keep it lowered) I am now off them completely. One doctor suggested benign vertigo, but my regular GP (in whom I trust explicitly) didn't agree. I have had blood tests and they have revealed my sodium levels are dangerously low, so I feel I've had some health challenges on top of blood pressure lowering and they have all added clinically to my lethargy, lack of concentration (...and possibly chills????)

Out of the blue I have had the past two days of battling with my band and not being able to keep anything down. I went back to my surgeon's rooms just this morning and had 1mL taken out of the band just to help it all settle down again. Today has been way better and I feel like I've had some quality of life restored. I think on top of all the other health stuff (related to dizziness) and a hectic work load, the bariatric nurse said that stress had played a significant part on my troubles.

In total I have lost about 22kg since being banded in July. Very happy with it all, overall. But there have been a few challenges over the past 2 months, so life is still interesting :eek:)

[hillmama 0]

I am definitely much colder in general now where I was always hot natured before. I will shiver and shake in room with an air conditioner going on high in the middle of the summer.

When I really started dropping the weight I would get chilled with intense body aching, almost like I was trying to come down with a flu, on a regular basis. From personal experience, if it becomes worrisome and you experience other symptoms, I would have your Vitamin levels checked and your thyroid checked.

[msampson 0]

R u getting enough Vitamins? Iron in particular. Have your doctor check your iron level.

[Sue Magoo 71]

Lynn:

I can relate to what you are saying. It isn't as bad for me now as it was two years ago. I find that if I take a very hot shower just before I jump into bed it helps.

Get warm!

Sue

[JoJo1 0]

I had a couple days of intense cold the week after surgery. I decided I had a mild fever from the inflammation. I am cold now too sometimes but right now it is because we have sub zero temps where I live. If you think about it though, a calorie is a unit of heat. When we are eating less, we are not producing as much heat. A hot bath before bed fixes up the falling asleep part but the rest of the time, we have to dress for the conditions. Amazing huh?

[emergingbutterfly 0]

I am 5 days post-op and have NO fever, but major chills. I, too, was a t-shirt and shorts around the house kinda girl....now I have on fleece pj's and socks and have considered gloves!