Liver
Since your transplant, are you always cold?
June 1, 2023
in Liver
My husband had a liver transplant in 2019. Before his transplant, he would wear shorts in the snow, he was so warm all the time. Since his transplant, he is always freezing cold! It's 92 degrees today and when I turn the ceiling fan on, he puts on a sweatshirt. Is this a side effect of tacrolimus? Something else?
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Transplant Patient
The opposite for me! And totally due to anemia prior to kidney transplant…
Hi Charisa, Totally the same for me.
Hi - the same meaning you're always cold now?
Oops, yes I am always cold like your husband. Pre LTP was so hot natured.
Transplant Patient
In my case, I believe that my body's thermostat is now messed up, post heart transplant. I can't tolerate too much heat when I'm outside, and I feel cold a lot (indoors & out), even when it's actually pretty warm. I've been known to dress in layers, in order to make necessary adjustments on the go.
Transplant Patient
i don’t think so! I think I’m actually far better at regulating my body temp post transplant than I ever was pre transplant. If anything I have moments where I either can’t get warm or can’t cool down, but I don’t feel like they’re abnormal
I was freezing for almost 8 months before LTP. Afterwards, I have been somewhat normal but still much colder nature than before liver disease. I am especially affected by ceiling fans and air in cars.
I must be an anomaly! When on Dialysis and pre-transplant (Kidney obviously) I was always cold. I wouldn't even wear shorts during the summer months here. After the transplant, partially due to being on Prednisone permanently for the life of my kidney, but I'm always hot temperature-wise. I can walk around my house when its 60-70 in shorts comfortably, while my family is cold and wants to run the heater. Its quite the drastic change, but kind of good, and kind of strange too!
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Yes, I’m always cold. Especially after my transplant. For the first 12 months I was always freezing. Now it’s not as bad, but I still wear a cardigan if it’s 80 degrees outside. The heat is another story. When it’s hot I get nauseous and shaky. It’s weird.
Im BOTH!!!! I feel like im always sweating but also cold??? My fingers and toes are the worst. since kidney failure, my Raynauds Syndrome got so much worse. Im really not looking forward to Winter. Ive been struggling just going from air conditioned places to the outdoors. My toes get tingly, at times in the transition between its sharp and really uncomfortable.
I am always sweating and hot post transplant. Pretransplant I was sitting outside in 90 degree weather with a heavy blanket on. Weird how different the journey can be for different people.
Coming back around to this as things have changed- this was posted at 4 months post transplant, im not 8 months post transplant. I am more often than not running hot. Maybe thats because ive been moving my body more and sweating more lately. I havent experienced rough Raynauds symptoms this winter which is truly a blessing because last winter was terrible. I think this also has to do with my multiple weekly infrared sauna sessions helping with better circulation.
Transplant Patient
@Melsamm hear hear to the sauna!!
I am freezing all the time unless I have a bedtime hot flash. I live in Florida and have a space heater in my office at work.