night sweats

[Malibu]

Anybody have night sweats?  Hubby who has been on dialysis 1.5 months has developed night sweats.  He says just his bottom side of his body, the part touching the sheets is sweating.  I tell him to take off the covers temporarily (until he is freezing, just like I do :O) ) but he says the rest of him is not hot just the part touching the sheets.  These are the same 100% coton sheets we have had for a very long time.  He can only sleep and wear on 100% cotton, it has been that way forever. 

So, whats the deal?  Anybody else out there have this problem? Do you know what it is and what we may be able to do about it?  Thanks much.

[kitkatz]

Yes, I have night sweats. Doc says the body is using all of the parts that kidney failure shut down.

[silverhead]

Sharon started the same thing after ESRD hit, the only thing we do is put down a nice, large, soft bath towel under her and keep a stack on standby for when the sweats hit. One under the head helps also......

[Xbandito]

Yep, I have had this problem for awhile now, do not know why they happen, just know that it's all over with me, from little toe to head, have to pull covers off completely untill I freeze.

[cdwbrooklyn]

Yes, at one point, I use to wake up in the middle of the night and change my t-shirt because it would be so wet from sweat to the point I would sleep with nothing.   However, I don't sweat as much but still do sometimes.

It will slow down as he continues to get his treatments.  Just one of the things for some people that comes along with getting treatments. 
 

[Malibu]

Thanks for the info.  I am wondering if I should pass this info on to him.  I guess I could tell him and then say 'Just wait hon, in a few years I'll be right there sweating with you!'

[Jean]

Oh, that is so exciting. Another wonderful thing to look forward to. 

[sullidog]

I've only noticed this in the warmer months.
Troy

[Sunny]

Yes, I also get night sweats. Sometimes worse than others. It's the body working at getting rid of toxins.

[whiskeyfrank]

im post dialysis now,  but used to get very bad night sweats, literally waking up soaked. Ive had a transplant now which is working thus far very well, however, still get the same night sweats and the doctors dont know why. They put it down to my body just changing, they are getting better though very slowly.  Bizzraley before i went on HD i never sweated even in 100degree weather. I know it doesnt help!

[RichardMEL]

I don't get night sweats (unless I'm doing something to create the sweat....  ) but I do get dialysis sweats, or hot flushes every so often and that is NOT comfortable. Specially when you can't move.. even turning the machine temp way down to 35.0 does nothing. Sometimes turning the pump speed down a bit helps, but not much. I have male menopause apparently :p. Sorry this is a bit OT.

[Quickfeet]

I'm having the sweats too. Mostly on my legs at night. I have hot and cold flashes during the day. After I eat, i'm so cold I shiver.

[nycrtst85]

i used to get night sweats before i started dialysis now i get the occasional hot flashes.

[RichardMEL]

Just on my dialysis sweats/flushes(whatever you want to call it) I had my last two sessions on the machine doing a BTM (Body Temp Monitoring) and it seemed to work fairly well. The idea is to keep the dialysate temp in the machine as close as possible to the actual temp of your blood going through the system which is also supposed to stabalise blood pressure(and mine was pretty stable). Indeed last session they had the air conditioning fixed and I was a little cold if anything(go figure!). Still we only have a couple of machines that can do a BTM so the real test will be when I am on a machine without that and we try and apply what we've learned.....

[staceyand joe92]

I never had night sweats on dialysis but now that I am post-transplant I have nightmares and night sweats every night. The doc seems to think it's the new meds.

[whiskeyfrank]

Youve got me wondering what post transplant meds could cause night sweats, just been through all mine (took me an hour mind) and cant find anything but would seem the most sensible reason. mmm.. have to ask. Prob the tacrolimus, does everything else on the warnings sheets.

[jbeany]

Those warning lists are enough to make anyone a hypochondriac.  If you have a symptom - it's on the list!

My night sweats were less dialysis and more diabetic related - bouncing sugar had me waking up in a puddle quite frequently.  That went away with better blood sugar control - mostly the Lantus helped with that.

[kitkatz]

I frequently have to ask the tech to find a fan for me.  One tech will put it right on me.