Anyone ever heard of post-op hot flashes?

nysmile
Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:18:34 +0000

My husband had surgery on a cervical disc where the neurosurgeon went through the front of the neck to reach the disc. For him, the surgery and recovery was a breeze–no hot flashes.

However, when he had 2 partial knee replacements, he went through similar post-op hot flashes and sleep disturbances as you describe. It was due to coming off the pain meds. It was terrible. He had nightmares and night sweats----sheets were drenched.
If you were on a high dose of pain meds while in the hospital and continued the pain meds for more than a few days after being home, perhaps your symptoms are due to withdrawal from the meds.