ANA Discussion Forum
Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: dpetty on June 30, 2008, 12:27:15 pm
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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
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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
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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.
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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 :D
If you run across that article again, please post it. I'd be very interested in reading it.
Jan