6 yr post-op and summer heat

[dpetty]

Anyone notice their body temperture seems to go up faster in the summer heat after AN surgery? I am 6 yrs post-op and in excellent health\condition and it seems I sweat a bucket every time I am outside which is nearly all the time. I had read an article that surgery disrupts the body's cooling system, not sure if that is true but sure seems so.

David

[Jim Scott]

David:

I'm not aware of increased body temperature post-op, but it's an interesting observation.  Invasive surgery such as we've undergone does have long-lasting effects, some good, some not-so-good, some neutral.  This may be one of the latter. 

Jim

[dpetty]

Well I can say before I had the surgery I didn't sweat half as much as I do now, like i said the article I read claimed that it altered the body's cooling to the point of making the body think it is hotter than it really is so it produces more sweat for cooling.

[leapyrtwins]

David -

although I'm only 1 year post op, I've noticed something similar.

I'd attribute it to menopause - since I'm obviously female - but I've "been there, done that" many years ago.  No, I'm not THAT old - I was just "lucky" enough to go through everything early.

Anyway, I figured that this issue was just related to stress - since Lord knows I've got plenty of that in my life 

If you run across that article again, please post it.  I'd be very interested in reading it.

Jan