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Posted 11/12/2010 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone experience night sweats post surgery? It's been 9 days now and I am still having them. The nurses said I was diuresing at the hospital but it's been over a week now. I am on percoset every 5-6 hours. I wonder if that is it? I wonder if there is a way to avoid it because it really interrupts my sleep and makes me so uncomfortable.
Posted 11/12/2010 4:49 PM (GMT 0)
I did the same thing for several weeks. I have no idea why it happened.
Posted 11/12/2010 6:36 PM (GMT 0)
I've had night sweats off and on for 40 years, as long as I've had crohns

Posted 11/12/2010 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
I had surgery last Friday, and last night was the first night I didn't have a fever and night sweats, so I completely understand.

Does your prescription for percocet have acetaminophen in it? It might be (as was the case with me) that you're breaking a mild fever because of the tylenol in the pain meds. I tried to move when I took pain meds so I broke the fever before I went to sleep, instead of while I was sleeping.

I hope things get better for you, and you continue to heal well!
Posted 11/12/2010 8:46 PM (GMT 0)
What all did you have done monkiray? How are you feeling? You're still in the hospital, right?

Yea, I have been checking and do not seem to have a fever.
Posted 11/12/2010 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
The pain medicine always gave me the sweats after surgery.

When I stopped taking them the sweats stopped.

Posted 11/12/2010 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
Had my gallbladder taken out...FINALLY! (It was causing symptoms for about 1 1/2 years, but just now showed stones on tests) It was done laparoscopically, so I went home the same day. I'm feeling pretty good, finally feeling like I have energy again. I only took pain meds the first 5 days. The last couple nights I've taken darvocet because towards the end of the day I've been a little achey. I tend to push myself a bit though, so that's probably why I'm sore. I walk around my cul-de-sac a lot, and try to move as much as I can because I have had blood clots. But surgeon just said no lifting over 30 pounds for the next 6 weeks, so I haven't been doing anything I shouldn't.

Oh, meant to tell you also, I've noticed that when I take pain meds, when they hit my system, I get hot all of the sudden. It doesn't matter what kind, or what dose, it happens every time. Maybe that's another possibility?
Posted 11/12/2010 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
Oh, your gall bladder! Well, at least it was a one day sort of thing and not a resection. I've heard they can make you miserable when they flare up though.

I've never had pain meds make me sweat or give me hot flashes, so I just don't know. Perhaps I am running a very low grade fever that is breaking at night. I also have thyroid issues and have heard your thyroid can go nuts after surgery. With major surgery, a lot is going on. If it doesn't get better next week, I'll call the doc and ask them.
Posted 11/13/2010 1:59 PM (GMT 0)
I had night sweats post surgery. I believe it was caused by the Prednisone they had me on..
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