A question for the ladies...**warning maybe tmi**
been through all my apps except surgery and this is the first I am hearing about this.
Thank goodness for this forum.
Surgery Jun.2/17 at TWH ----- HW 215 - SW 197.2 - GW 125 CW 124.6
Pre-Op=8.8lbs --- Optifast= 8.4 (was on it for 9 days due to cancellation)
M1 - 20.6... M2 -10.2... M3 -8.0... M4 -5.8... M5 -9.0... M6 -5.2... M7 -7.0... M8 -2.2... M9 -0.9... M10 -2.6... M11-0.6... M12-2.0
No, no one talks about it. This makes me annoyed! I was quite unprepared for horrible periods and crazy lady mood swings, which I have never before experienced. The gynecologist had to give me progesterone to control my moods. She said this happens to women when they are pregnant or post-partum
Best birth control ever, that sentence. >.>
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
No kidding, right? It's that whole "women's issues/complaints don't matter" thing.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
You surgeons didn't warn you at a 10% weight loss can start ovulation? Abdominal surgery is also well know to restart menopausal hot flashes. I get that there is a lot to cover pre op but this seems like it should be close to the top of the list...especially since you ovulate BEFORE you get your period...or don't get your period because you are pregnant. Yikes!
Maybe this was discussed because I had a female surgeon? I really appreciated the information a week post op when I woke up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat.
Very common. Hormones are crazy with major weight loss. Things will settle down - or this may be your new normal. No way of knowing.
One thing to keep in mind - watch your iron and ferritin numbers. With a very heavy period, remember you're losing blood. You don't want your iron to get too depleted - keep an eye out for iron deficiency anemia.
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
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I'm on my 2nd Mirena iud and haven't had much of a period for 8 years - until I had surgery. I'm glad for the iud as it's still a light period but after not having one, it's still a surprise each month.
RNY Jan 12, 2017 Lost 137 lbs but regained 60.
77 lbs lost and counting!
Losing the regain! I got this!
