TOM.... women only

How has it changed? Did your ds effect it?
I swear im going to lose all my blood and its only day one! I dont know if its from the DS or the rapid weight loss..

Mine was heavy and now it has slowed down it did change it though. There was a period of time I got it and it was like the gift you didn't want that just kept giving I had it for like two weeks. But i get a heavy one then its light or non existent the next couple of months. I am not sure if it is the birth control I am on or it's the ds but when you start losing weight my body at least seems to get a little out of wack.

I just had an ablation today, hoping to end this period madness.

Mine was heavy for about 6-9 months after my ds, then decreased over the next few months to a nice, normal routine. Dont really habe any advice for you. I just had to grin, okay, not grin and bear it.

Thanks for your responses... Ill just have to deal with it! Nothing I cant handle!

Mirena coil here so no periods to deal with although my ferritin is slowly going down despite taking plenty of iron (liquid ferrous furmarate -  the Tender Iron wasn't tender enough for me - am on Vitalady for the rest).  My consultant plans to put me on infusions this summer.

I was set to get the Mirena in 2011 but I kept hearing bad things about it.. I someday want to have another child and I worried it would prevent that. So I prayed for God to send me a sign. "Am I making the right choice?" The next day I go in for the appointment and the Dr could not break through my uterus to place it. I got my sign! I told them I won't be returning to have it placed. I did have to regular IUD in 2002 for about three years and it was a bloody mess literally. Maybe the nuvo ring? IDK...

Yes or an implant in your arm is another option. I think it's called Implanon IIRC.

Mine were a little heavy pre-op and then about 6 months post-op I had the Paragard IUD installed. My periods got heavier and I dealt with it for a couple years until I became anemic. My hematologist said I needed to have it removed and do something different or all the iron in the world wouldn't fix it. I had it removed and had the Mirena installed and my periods are all but gone. I do have spotting for a day or two and that's it. I have no more anemia either.