Anyone else??

I'll let you know when I pick myself up from the floor. Actually, not dealing to well right now. Hopefully in a few days I'll feel better.

Unfortunately I get the opposite.. munchie. That would be hard tho to deal with that every month. I feel for you.

OH...don't get me wrong...I go all munchie the week before, then just a few days before is when I get ill. I think it's maybe because I've had all of my innards rearranged or something that it's taken on this form. Prior to surgery I would get HORRID cramps during that time in which I'd have to spend a minimum of 2 days in bed. Now I get the occasional annoying cramp...but with all the nausea and sometimes (tmi alert) diarrhea. I think I'd prefer it this way...at least I'm not bed ridden.

Yuck.. I am glad you aren't in bed but too bad you have to get the upset tummy.. hang in there. Have you tried drinking hot decaf peppermint tea like first thing in the morning. I have heard people saying this helps with nausea post op tremendously.

I guess I'm just a weird one. Peppermint tea has always made my stomach aches worse. Hot regular decaf seems to help some. Maybe I'll try the peppermint though, I've not since surgery. It might be different now. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll let you know.

Sorry, not me either. My cramps are much worse now and even at age 46 everything is running right on time so it isn't mentalpause. What I always have to contend with is wanting to eat everything in sight (even when I don't eat everything I have weight gain that week) plus a huge migraine risk. I have to be extra, extra careful of all my triggers that week and in the days right before and after my period. I thought I escaped migraine this month and then had the EGD and the anesthesia triggered one, pooh. The peppermint tea is a good suggestion; also try hot ginger tea. Take a piece of dried or fresh ginger and steep it in boiled water. I suppose there must be ginger tea to purchase but you'd get more relief from the fresh or dried ginger root itself than from something processed and who-knows-how-old at the store. It has been an old remedy for nausea in many countries. Molly

I am just like you. Migrains galore! I used to have headaches everyday but now that I have had the surgery the only time I get migrains are right before/during cycle. I also get the munchies. I will have to try the tea. So far, I have been taking some liquid tylenol and that seems to knock it out!

Theresa, I haven't looked at liquid tylenol lately. Do they have a new one yet without sugar? After surgery I was using the 'new' (?) liquid blast adult strengt liquid tylenol and it had 12 gr. sugar per serving so I threw it in the trash. Have just been taking extra strength caplets now and that's ok if I get to the headache early; they hardly touch my big migraines. But then, I've only had two or three real, tough migraines since surgery. Most of them have been handled pretty well when they first start and don't get to the good old full-blown stage like they always used to. Only one time did I resort to ibuprofen and it hurt my pouch so bad that I haven't used it again and have completely sworn off it. Molly

Actually I am just getting mine back. Grrr. I was only cycling every six months. I am seven months out from surgery and BAM! all of the sudden I am back on every 28 days! I get really tense and the cramps I get are so bad now. So any suggestions what to take for cramps besides Tylenol? Jan

I've just finished reading all of the entries and I sympathize with all of you. My periods have become regular since the surgery - and I have cramping, bloating, mood swings, munchies, and nausea now. I don't think they are at the extreme range - just kind of annoying after going for years with intermittant periods. I have been told that our hormone levels get jacked up when we are obese and it takes time for them to even out when we lose weight. Perhaps this will ease a little. I certainly want to recommend you speak with your gyn - especially since you have had adverse reactions in the past. I don't take the pill - I use a Nuvaring. It's in for 3 weeks out for 1 - not too expensive either. I don't even know it's there - neither does my husband With regard to nausea, if you can't take ginger or peppermint, you might try chamomile tea. It's easy on the tummy, has a slight diuretic effect, and is great for soothing the nerves. Have you talked with your surgeon? Maybe he has seen this before and could point you in the right direction? Good Luck to All! Cordelia