When Hormones Go Bad...

This afternoon I have an appoinment with my PCP and my gyno (they're in the same building).  I have not seen either one since having surgery in July. I wanted to talk to them about my girly parts and my hormones because they're so out of whack right now.

Since surgery my cycles have become more and more unpredictable and the PMS symptoms are getting worse.  For the past month I've been really blue and anti-social. I've alos been irritable becasue the cramps are unbearable. I'm going through pads like there's no tomorrow.  It's hard for me to find the right words to describe it....I'm just not my normal self.

There hasn't been anything dramatic in my personal life that would warrant me feeling so down, other than maybe the stall in my weight loss. (Which I think is ending btw)  I'm not a emotional person, nor am I someone who cries easily....I just find myself really pushing myself to get outof the house and go places.  Once I'm out, I'm ok.....but the urge to stay home and sulk is really strong.

Took me a long time to connect all the dots and trace it back to my hormones as a side-effect of the rapid weight loss but that's what I believe it is.

Just wanted to post about it because I'm sure there are others experiencing the same thing.  Took me a while to recoginize it as something that was happening to me.

Hi Monica, Hope you and your PCP can figure out what's going on.  If you ever need to talk please PM me, or we can do lunch or something.  I sent you a PM about a couple weeks ago, did you ever get it? Hugs, Nancy :)

Nancy!  Is that you!!??!  You look beautiful!!!   How have you been??!?! 

I don't think I got a PM from you (I'll double-check though....sometimes I get emails and I get too grumpy to even respond to those....see? I'm a mess!)

I'm doing GREAT!!  I'm down 60 lbs, I posted some new pics if you want to take a look.  I sent you a message because I haven't talked to you in awhile, just wanted to see how you were doing.  I hope we can get together soon, i'll try to do the LB coffee or we can all get together and do lunch?? That would be fun :) Keep in touch and let me know how you are doing. Hugs, Nancy :)

Thank you for sharing, it is always good to keep this in mind.

Hi Monica,    My friend had this happen.  She is married and didn't like hanky panky.  She loved this, but now she doesn't like it.   You are doing the right thing, jus****ch those hormone pills...(if they recommend them)......do your research on them before you agree that this is the best method.  Take Care, Annabelle

I'm not thrilled at the thought of going on hormones or BC, but we'll see what the docs say...I'll be sure to do my homework. Thanks!!  Feeling better?

Yes, I am feeling better.........Today was the first day I can add tuna, peanut butter.........I am so glad because it is going to up my protein. I hope you feel better soon, Annabelle

Hi Monica, I totally hear ya with the whole hormone issue. Mine have been crazy too, even with being on the pill. I used to never have PMS symptoms, but after surgery and more recently I have been feeling so emotional and any little thing can bug me out of the blue, irritable, anti-social too. But I did make the connection that it was a week before my period. When I spoke to my PCP about this, she said it was a normal symptom after weight loss surgery. That it happens because most of our hormones are stored in fat and, once the fat cells shrink, the hormones are released and run a muck. I even heard that they can be hormones going all the way back from puberty! ( don't know if that one is true, it would explain a lot though ) My PCP ended up prescribing me a different pill and so far my emotions have been ok, but the menstrual cycle is still a lil out of whack. Best of luck to you! And I hope your doctor's can give you some useful information. You're looking great by the way :)! Lucy

hormones from puberty? Wow!  Maybe I have a lot of lost time to make up for!  I always thought of myself as a pretty level-headed person and I've never had isues with PMS before surgery.  But this is too much!  I'm not thrilled at the idea of taking more pills, but I already take a handful of vitamins....so why not?