Really frustrated
on 1/2/15 3:35 pm, edited 1/2/15 3:35 pm - Toronto, Canada
I spent a lot of my first 2 weeks post op doing just that.
on 1/3/15 12:47 am - Canada
I feel your pain. I had my period 2 weeks apart last month and I am about 14 months post op. Periods for me have been very heavy and OMG the cramps. It is like giving birth once a month. I have always had painful cramps on the first day of my period that lasted just 1 day. It is the same now, except the pain is 100x worse. I had an ultrasound and they diagnosed me with Adenomyosis
When it comes to matters of the female plumbing......it's always wise to have an internal physical/ultra sound....JUST to make sure everything is A.OK. However....as you have seen already...it is a VERY common thing after weightloss surgery. If everything checks out ok, maybe look into stopping your periods with Birth control etc. It's something I discussed with my dr but decided not to do YET. However once a month I start screaming "You IDIOT why didn't you take the pills!" lol
Hope everything works out for you
on 1/4/15 6:37 am - Toronto, Canada
I am going to try to get into my doctor tomorrow, it is driving me mental. I feel so tired, and drained, and just blah... I hope it is nothing serious, and just my hormones reacting to the weight loss. I am also not on any birth control, haven't been for years, it may be something I need to look into again to regulate this nightmare~
Hope everything works out for you too!! and thank you for the kind words xo
I sent you a PM my thoughts were a little to private to post publicly. I hope it helps :-)
Referral May 14th/14, HRRH Orientation Aug/18th/14, Surgeon (Dr.Starr) Appt Nov/28th/14, Clinic Nurse,Social Worker, Dietitian Dec/15th/14, Dr.Glazer Feb/5th/15, OptiFast Feb/16th/15, PATTS Feb/17th/15, Surgery March 2nd/15 HW 230, SW 202, CW 130
for the first year post op my regular 5 day like clock-work cycle was still like clock work except 4x heavier.. I opted for a vaginal hysterectomy. best decision I made for me post op. Mind you, I am 43, single, 2 adult children, do NOT want more children. It is nice to have no more menstrual cycle and be able to have intercourse every single day of the year if I wanted (TMI lol) I know this isnt the route everyone is willing to take, just sharing my insight on post op periods