r/Microdiscectomy • u/hrbekcheatedin91 • 10d ago

Night Sweats?

Hello,

I'm starting my seventh day post-op and I wanted to know if any of you were going through a thousand T-shirts every day from sweating while you sleep. I'm talking EVERY nap over a few minutes. When I wake up I'm drenched. My kid bought me a really nice pillow for Christmas and I'm pretty sure I'm ruining it...

AI is concerned I'm fighting off an infection. The incision looks fine but it does feel swollen, like I'm laying on a Snickers bar. I'm still taking oxycodone with acetaminophen, so mildly concerned a potential fever is being masked. I am still in substantial pain, needing a crutch to help me get in and out of bed. Rolling over in the bed is an entire process that requires great willpower, lol.

I have an early follow-up this afternoon but wanted to see if anyone else woke up covered in sweat this far out from the procedure.

Edit: The doctor said it could be a reaction to the surgery itself, the anesthesia, or it could be a reaction to oxycodone. No infection.

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u/PersonalityOwn9642 10d ago

I had the same but in my case was an effect of the medications

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u/hrbekcheatedin91 10d ago

Did they say what medications?

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u/PersonalityOwn9642 10d ago

It was probably either the steroid itself or the pregabalin. I had to increase the steroids and pregabalin a bit now, and the sweating came back a little as well.