For the ladies only

Hi everyone. I have noticed something and I want to know if I am alone in this. Ever since my surgery, 5/22, my period has been so much heavier and more painful. I was absolutley miserable yesterday. I got a horrible headache and I was so cramped up. I haven't felt this bad since before I went on birth control when I was 17. Is anyone else feeling this way??? Thanks Danielle

Danielle, I had my surgery on 5/19 and I am having the same problem. What my PCP advised me to do is double up on my multi vit. I did it this last time and it really helped. So we shall se what happens next month. Suzy

Honey, I'm DYING in laughter over here. Isn't that a great frined? But I'm sure you can guess why I'm laughing... Guess who else has this problem? BIG TIME?! It gets better... we're on the same period schedule too. HAHAH I started mine yesterday. WOW. Talk about freaky deaky. I get cramps beforehand like i've never had before and I'm going through tampons like crazy!

Oh heavens yes!!! I used to be lucky to get a cycle before surgery and now they are coming like clockwork and heavy. I go through a ton of "super absorbant" tampons and even that isn't enough all the time. The cramps are hellish! And I noticed that I PMS really bad right beforehand and want to eat a lot. I almost wish I could go back to not cycling!!! Deanna

Hi danielle, Im with you on this too!!!it sucks so bad just try to get a perscription of pain meds tylenol didnt do it for me. it feels worse then labor at least for me it did! take care jeanette

The first one post op was bad, crampy & painful, but that was it, they have been fine since then. I used to have the "stay home from school and work cramps" before birth control and children, now it comes and goes with very little notice

Hi danielle, I use to have very bad periods, bad cramps- stay home from school & work kind. It got better after I had my son 11yrs ago, then when he was 5yrs old it got bad again. Dr did ultrasounds & I had cysts on my ovaries-did lap surgery to remove cysts & found fibroid tumor in my uterus. Then they were much better until he was about 8 yrs old & came back with a vengence-Dr did lap surgery again removed cysts & fibroid tumor & did the endometrial ablation. Everyone I know that had the ablation did not have periods anymore-you know where I am going with this-yep didn't work for me-It did slow my periods down & eased the cramps but I never missed a period. It lasts about 5 days now & much lighter!!This was on my list of concerns as during wls research I had heard your periods could get worse due to the hormones. But I am 3 mths out & everything is the same. So sorry you are having this problem!!Maybe call your gyn & see if they can do something for you. Good Luck. ~Missy~

Hi Danielle- My period has always been like clockwork. Now it is all screwed up. I take ortho-tricyclen and have always been right on time. I was a week and a half early and used two boxes of tampons. I'm with ya girl. I hope it gets better for you..if you hear of anything that can help let me know. Thanks, Diana

Mine have not been bad, but I am having them regularly, which was unusual for me pre-op. I really felt like I was well into menopause (I'm 46) but now here they are again. I have actually always been irregular before and rarely ovulated. I suspect that I am ovulating regularly now. Take that as a warning for all of you sexually active women out there. They really mean it when they say use two forms of birth control! If this can make ME ovulate - WOW! I think we can probably blame ALL of this on all of that excess estrogen...

After my surgery, I missed my BC pills and mine came back on and stayed on (of and on) for the next month. This month was my first regular cycle but I didn't have any more pain then when I was pre-op. I don't know how it will continue . . oh and did I mention that it was only on for 3 days . No I really sympathize with all of you because my first 2 months were horrible. But when I called my ob-gyn office, the nurse said that after surgery our cycles can get wacky . . . it will get better believe me. Phenom