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Is this normal for us hearties ax thought normal body temperature is 98 4 degrees.

Does anyone suffer with low body temperature as my watch this afternoon my tempreture was low at 95.4 can get warm either room tempreture is 24 degrees according to my room thermometer with no heating.

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Happyrosie

I wonder if your body temperature measurement is accurate? It seems extremely low to me. And 24 degrees for a room temp is very hot.

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Coopergirl52 in reply toHappyrosie

Yes I should feel warm at 24 degrees not got heating on either but my hands and feet are cold to the point my feet hurt.

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Partner20 in reply toCoopergirl52

That is a very high room temperature for an unheated room at any time of the year! Is your room thermometer accurate, and in a suitable place? Some people do run at a low temperature, however, watch technology is not always accurate.

If your hands and feet actually hurt from being cold, I would report this to your GP as this could be due to vascular issues, or, if accompanied by colour changes, Raynaud's.

Lastly, I totally agree with Happyrosie. If you are confident that your oximeter is accurate, you should ring 111 for advice.

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Stentsandrun

Yet another "anxiety watch" example. If your temperature goes below 95 you are entering hypothermia territory, so I think your watch is misreporting, especially if your room is tropical!

Forget the watch and get a good old fashioned thermometer. Beta blockers can cause these problems are you on them?

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Coopergirl52 in reply toStentsandrun

I was been off them for just over a month as it was causing very low BP and heart rate pulse Oximeter says my blood oxygen is very low too hovering between 91 and 94%

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Happyrosie

I’m very concerned that you are using technology that isn’t reliable, and this is causing you anxiety. So as Stentsandrun says, use an old fashioned thermometer for your body temp. And the Oximeter - has it been provided by your Health Team? Are you sure it’s accurate?

If you are, then I strongly suggest you phone 111 and discuss with the experts there.

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Bjw49

hi my natural temperature is in the 95.5 region .

I have had it checked and it’s within a normal range for me.

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Zindolo

I had AVR nearly 4 years ago, and I do recall that for a few weeks after I got back to my apartment, I had to keep the thermostat set several degrees higher than usual to feel comfortable. I never bothered to measure my body temp, however. I don't recall them saying anything about that while I was still in the hospital either, and they were constantly monitoring me while I was there. I don't remember my hands or feet being so cold that they hurt.

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Survivor1952

We are all different however since my AVR I feel more sensitive to temperature and certainly feel the cold more than I used to. I was up to a vest, T shirt and two fleeces a couple of nights ago but back to my more normal situation of a T shirt and fleece now.

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Anothernewbie

Don't forget the watch is measuring your wrist temperature which is bound to be lower than core temperature. Use a conventional thermometer to check. My watch only measures my temperature during the night and even that is not 100% accurate depending on whether my arm is in or out of the duvet.

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