Men beware Female Issues...Help

Ok Ladies, I had my period 2 weeks prior to the date of my surgery. Well its back and with a vengance. Can someone explain? Am I ok??!! Caren

You are ok. I started mine 2 weeks after surgery and I was in a middle of a pill pack so I shouldn't have started and it lasted 34 days. My OB said that my body was stressed from the surgery and my hormones were out of wack. I have heard this happening to a lot of people. Hang in there. ~Bonnie

Hi Caren! I started my period just days after surgery (which was about two weeks off my schedule!). It lasted about 3 weeks and drove me NUTS. I would just spot off and on--and each time I thought it was over, it was back. FINALLY, it ended. The next month I was right back on track and have had no trouble since. I suppose it was just mixed up hormones. Hang in there--it'll get better! Michelle

Caren, I was sooo nervous that I had an unexpected surprise on the morning of surgery. The nurses told me that it is very common for the surgery to interrup your cycle...nerves, stress. Just imagine if that can happen how the surgery affects our delicate systems. I had the "vengence" part too. You are definitely not alone! Hugs, Becky

Thanks again guys! I was wondering how surgery on my stomach could affect my uterus. But its my hormones out of wack! Thanks, Caren

I being a 'newbie' at all of this, was wondering if I was going crazy. First of all, I had an endometrial abalation (sp?) done on 4/27/05. My GYN went in and 'burned the **** out of my endometrial lining' (his words, not mine). On 6/20/05, I had my RNY procedure. On 6/30/05, I had a very strong bleeding, but it lasted only the one day. With all of this being said, I am glad to know that this can be a very common occurrence. Thank you obesityhelp.com for this message board. It does help to have people communicate about various issues. Thanks. Norma

Norma, Its is great we have this forum for communication!!! I'm so grateful. Its some wonderful caring people here!! Caren

Caren, I want to share a small bit of information that helped to explain what causes a lot of the "hormonal" issues with women after surgery. (it's common - but not everyone will expirence this.) When you loose weight it relases hormones since our hormones are stored in fat it throws your body off kilter a bit..... I started my period the second day after surgery and have been like clockwork ever since! I would go months on end before surgery with out having one. There are a lot of changes that will happen to your body as you continue to loose more weight.....feel free to ask any questions you may have.....it's informative and you'll never get the answers if you don't ask the questions!!! Much Dee Dee

Thanks Dee Dee for breaking it down for me! Caren