Anyone else with severe temperature sensitivity to cold?
My 22M soon-to-be-husband is burned on 60% of his body mostly 3rd degree, with some spots on his torso and hips that are very very deep and went deep into muscle very close to bone. He was injured in a boat-related fire incident when he was 17 that included him having to crawl into very cold water to put the fire out on his body. Ever since then he has felt cold. He has developed moderate anxiety about this, as feeling cold makes everything extra tight and makes his nerve pain become worse. He's had it explained to him that it is like this because his scarred skin does not keep in temperature like healthy skin, but I feel he does experience this more to an extreme than most people who have been burned to a similar extent.
We keep our house on the colder side so he can bundle up and be comfortable (his scars are happiest with layers and cushion :) ) without overheating (which is another real problem). He would rather be too cold than too hot but he's just always cold to the point it bothers him and stresses him out because he wants to be comfortable. I am writing because I have yet to find anything online about other burn survivors who experience something similar. Or if someone out there has any advice! I think he's figured it out, but that doesn't mean it's not a frustration for him. The silver lining is that we can cuddle at night and we are very rarely limited by him being too hot!
Thank you guys :)