HUSBAND COLD AFTER BYPASS
My husband had quadruple bypass surgery in 2004. He did exceptionally well for about 4 months. Then he started getting cold. He feels like he is sitting in a tub of ice water.He has had brain scans, mri's, thyroid test, cortisol test, every test his doctors could think of. The doctors do not know why he feels cold. They have all but given up on him. His heart doctor says it's not his heart. The endos says it's not his thyroid and his primary care doctor says he's never has a patient like this. It is to the point that he has to stay in bed 90% of the time. The only time he gets out of the house is to go to the doctor. Every once in a while he will have a really bad "spell". He will be so cold that he can't stand it. His head feels like it is going to burst. He end up not crying but sobbing because he is so cold. He is 73 years old and I don;t know how much more he can stand. While he was in the hospital they gave him hydrocodone. For some reason that is the only thing that will ward off the coldness. He is taking 3 -4 a day but wants to get off. We are thinking of going to a neurologist to see if he has nerve damage but he has no tingling or numbness. Just wondering if anyone else had this problem. We are desparate for help. Our lives have come to a standstill. Thanks for "listening".