Feeling the cold

Hi Pammy,

I have also felt the cold but I figure it's because I've lost my appetite since the surgery and havent been eating enough. I've lost 13 pounds in the first 4 weeks home. If you don't eat enough your body doesn't produce as much heat.

I think it's the injections as I always felt cold too.

I have since been put on warfarin for life and I still feel cold.

Put it down to the blood thinners but if your worried put your mind at rest and give the nurse a ring, no point in worrying yourself silly. Love Gillxx

 

Yes I do too and as gill said I too think its the injections as they thin your blood - sitting here with a warm jumper and t shirt on 

Hi Pammy, 

Definitely !  

I was not sensitive to cold at all - it is differrent now - especially my legs feel cold all the time and it has not been a cold winter .....

I lived in Los Angeles for 34 years (been back in Holland since June 2014) and the last 3 years were just one terrible heatwave !!!  that is not fun either - prefer cold in this case - sitting outside with blanket across lap !

big warm hug

renee

p.s. and of course the blood thinning meds

Hi Pammy,

Last night was the first night I haven't taken a hot water bottle to bed since my op nearly 9 weeks ago.  I've also had the heating on continuously throughout the day with a fleece across my knees at times.  So yes, I would say I have been more sensitive to the cold.  

I'm glad I'm not alone - not that I want you to be feeling cold though.  I think my skin seems more sensitive to everything, like when you've got the flu.  I can't bear wearing rough or tight clothes.  I just want to feel warm and comfortable all the time.

Cels Xxx

Hello Pammy,it's amazing how many people have similar symptoms isn't it?

I thought I felt cold because of the blood thinners, I was on Clexane for 6 weeks. There was nothing in the leaflet about feeling cold- it did mention chills, but only as a rare occurance.Well I felt cold and had chills.

Now I've finished the course I'm hoping I go back to normal- if we ever do that!

Love Ali

Hi pammy

I generally am a cold person my hands are always cold but yes l would say l have got slightly worse since my ops. I have summer dressing gowns and a big thick winter one and l am wearing the winter one just now.mind you l stay in b in my winter one and even then l get cold with that on. I always have my heating on and my husband sits and moans that the house is like an oven. I don't know if itd the hip ops or l am just a cold person.my nose is akways cold lol

Laura

Xx

Hi

I most definitely feel the cold much more since op - I get a strange freezing cold sensation inside around the hip area and down my thigh if that makes sense !!

Xx