Freezing after tummy tuck. Occasionally I get chills and body aches and can't get warm

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I am 18 days post op from Tummy tuck with abdominal repair and lipo. I feel pretty good and am able to do a lot more. But, occasionally I get chills and body aches and can't get warm. I saw my PS yesterday and all looks great. I've read somewhere that this is normal around 18 days. Has anyone experiences this.

Gary Lawton, MD, FACS · Answer

Key factors in the healing of any wound are nutrition and vitamin supplements.  There are specially formulated vitamins that are designed to optimize your healing that we use from Vitamedica.  In addition, we use Arnica and Bromelain to reduce the swelling and bruising.  Before and after surgery, nutrition is a key component that is overlooked by almost every patient and surgeon.  After the operation, your calorie and protein requirements are increased.  We design a nutritional regimen for each patient which is provided to them during the preoperative teaching.  In order to meet the calorie and protein requirements after surgery, the patients typically supplement using protein shakes.  Calorie and protein intake are recorded on a log that we provide and review at the postoperative visits.  The combination of homeopathic medicines, vitamins supplementation, and adequate calorie and protein intake are critical to the wound healing process.  Prior to surgery, we ask the patients to stop all of their own supplements as some can cause problems with bleeding during and after surgery.

Vishnu Rumalla, MD · Answer

Thanks for your inquiry, honestly without an exam it is impossible to comment on you specifically. In general fever and chills can be related or unrelated.  Some people do not mount a strong fever response at all, but can have chills.  Chills can be sign of infection, a blood clot, drug reaction,  or temperature regulation concern.  Please keep following closely with your surgeon.

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