Question:
Severe sweating at night
Hello all/ Hola a tod@: I am nearing my 2nd year anniversary. I had RNY surgery on May 2, 2006 with Dr. Kurian. She is awesome. Anyway, I have been noticing for quite some time that I tend to sweat heavily at night. I leave the sheets drenched. I have no other reason for this to be happening (medically) So, I am wondering if it has to be a result of the post-op stuff. Can any one shed some light if you have experienced the same thing? It comes and goes for me. However last month I was sweating every night. Had to change the sheets all the time. Gracias, PW — mariposarosa (posted on April 8, 2008)
April 8, 2008
Depending upon your age...
could this be menopause or peri-menopause?
Same thing happened to my mother when she was going through menopause.
Karen
— Karen M.
April 8, 2008
Hi, are you post or peri-menopausal? I experienced the same symptoms for
quite a while before going on a dose of HRT. I don't actually know what
caused the night sweats but I can empathize. For me, it happened when I
had lost a lot of weight but before I regained it all and had RNY. I don't
know if it had anything to do with poor nutrition. I recommend you go see
your PCP or gynecologist. It's a miserable thing and ruins one's sleep.
Please go see your doctor so that something can be done for you. -@li
— cherub13
April 8, 2008
I read your profile and notice you are only 30, but I would suggest that it
is the release of estrogen from your fat cells. When we gain a large
amount of weight, our fat cells store estrogen in high amounts. I am older
and had my surgery when I was 52, but experienced this exact thing, not as
bad, but still constant 'night sweats' once I lost a good amount of weight.
I even had a period after not having one for about 14 months. Talk to
your doctor and unless they find something really wrong, I'd tell you to
just be patient and it will pass. If you go online, I'm sure you'll be
able to find some writings on how the estrogen stores in our fat cells (so
more fat....more estrogen storage). Relax and enjoy your new, healthier
self. Blessings....
— Kathy T.
April 8, 2008
I'm not convinced that your symptoms are from the surgery...although don't
rule it out completely.
Looks like you need some tests done to determine the cause.
— cjjordan
April 8, 2008
I had the sweating problem and it was extremly scary to me. My doctor had
me tested for everything and nothing came back as being wrong. I had one
situation that was going on with me that both my regular doc and my WLS doc
agreed may have been my problem. For some reason that we have still not
figured out I have no desire to eat at all. As a result of that they
believe that my body was acting weird because of it. I was told to take an
anti depresssant that helped me sleep through the sweats but I still
wanted to know why it was happening exactly. I was put on strict eating
program and as soon as started doing that the sweats when away.
— leekenny
April 8, 2008
Thank you for your posts. At this time I am seeing my gyn and I got some
test results back and have to wait for the second results to see if it
comes back okay. Otherwise, I wll have to have my cervix examined. I was
having some serious hormonal issues due to estrogen and my periods were
very heavy and painful. I passed out at work one day. This occurred last
year-2007. However, things have gotten better since I have been on
b.c.pills. I am curious as to how long it takes for the estrogen to break
down in your body. I started out at 329 and now I am 193 and still losing.
In my earlier post I said that there was nothing medical. I should have
followed that with Yet. Given the latest with my GYN. Nevertheless, other
medical issues dealing with night sweats are fine(test wise) or as yet
unknown. I want to thank you all for your posts and continued post if any.
I greatly appreciate it. I am really happy that this website is here and we
can all share.
Se lo agradeco mucho. Peace, PW
— mariposarosa
April 8, 2008
I read all the post and including the April 8 post. I suffered irregular
periods for a number of years leading up to menopause at at 47. I was in my
30's when I became irregular. I was placed on B.C. pills which helped quite
a bit for a long time. My Dr. said I was a bit young for menopause but it
was not unknown. I also will make a mental note of this problem since I
hope to have LapBand this year. Good luck.
— chell1957
April 9, 2008
I know you are young, but go to your regular doctor and get a blood test
for menopause. I visited mine and she said to me "you might be
heading toward menopause", and took the blood test, I am not only
heading toward it, but all the way through it. I am older than you, but it
can happen to those around the age of 30 as well. Get it checked out. A
simple blood test can tell. Take care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
April 9, 2008
I am 4 yrs post-op and the night sweats I used to think was due to my being
diabetic. But my blood sugars are within normal range since wls. I did
notice that if I ate small meals throughout the day and 1 small piece of
fruit at 8 or before I went to bed the sweats were not present. I asked my
surgeon and family dr and they ran blood work and other tests and being 48
yrs old and premenopausal could be the problem. I noticed that since it has
started to get warmer the sweating has gotten worse during the day and
nights are better since as I said before doing the small meals throughout
the day. I don't eat breakfast lunch and dinner per say. I just do small
meals and a few snacks to keep my blood sugars ok. But seems like it is
what the drs came up for me that I was premenopausal and since having wls
at 44 yrs old the symptoms got worse. I opted not to take the HRT.
— mspisces
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