Thank You

[mish]

I wanted to send a BIG thank you to all those who share your experiences and stories. You help set my mind at ease and set my expectations of what to expect after surgery. I was not in a panic mode when i felt a weird ache, pain, sensation ... i knew whatever i felt was 'normal' and that help set my mind at ease.

Again, thank you for sharing your stories, it helps more than you know.

Does anyone has a problem with keeping warm after surgery? It's summer here, 84 degree with humidity and i am in my winter gear (socks, sweatshirt and pant) and will feel a chill every now and again.

[Sharshe]

I go back and forth, sometimes hot sometimes cold. So I just always keeps a long sleeved shirt and throw blanket around. Hubby thinks I'm weird when I'm all covered up and it in the upper 90's. It's worse then hot flashes, they only bothered me occasionally It's not so bad now. Good luck

[ladare]

Mish, my surgery was 7/3 and I'm experiencing problems with being too cold, and too hot. When I get cold (and it feels down to the core) I crawl under the covers with a fleece on, and it can take 30 mins or more before I get warm. Even on 75 degree days I'm often wearing a fleece jacket unless I'm sitting in the sun. On the other end, I apparently am taking showers with luke warm water, so my family says. Anything anything warmer hurts my skin. There was a thread on this about 2-3 months ago on being cold - you can search for it, but the net is that many people do experience the extreme cold. One suggestion is to use an electric blanket. I don't have one, so it's fleece and a down throw for me.

I don't remember a discussion thread re: if/when people get over this temperature thing....?

Bundle up!

Lisa

[briarrose]

I'm 8 weeks post-op and I was the opposite. I was so hot in the hospital and at home. I'm still that way to some degree, but it's definitely a lot less. I hope this passes for everyone as it is annoying.

Shell

[skoshi314]

I'm 6 weeks post-op and had the whole hot/cold thing going until about a week ago. I still get chilled occasionally, but discover it's after I come into the air conditioning after being outside in the 100+ degrees and I've gotten sweaty under my brace. Once I change my shirt, I'm fine.

Hang in there!

[txmarinemom]

LOL ... one of the MANY items on my massive pre-op list was "get an electric blanket". I borrowed one, and it was the best thing ever.

Not only did it help to keep my muscles relaxed at night, I was COLD for about 6 weeks after surgery. I have a king sized bed, and just borrowed a twin sized blanket ... would also work well if you don't sleep alone .

Regards,
Pam