i got a really bad period day 4 postop, lasted two weeks
then got 2 other really bad ones and this month is not too bad considering the others but they have been consistently 30-31 days apart

my naturopath adivsed me to increase my intake of broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage as it helps balance the hormones as well as flax seeds/oil and some EFA's, i take about 3-4 a day fixes so many of my symptoms

if i don;t take my efa's OMG i swear it is like i am jekyll and hyde..crazy how much of a difference it makes

 the no period= no pregnancy is not necessarily true

do you have any ovulatory kits or any physical evidence of ovulation?
best is to get a hormone workup and some ultrasounds to see what your eggs are doing postop?

i was actually having periods but they were anovulatory, what a slap in the face!!

best is to get some diagnostics to see where your system is at and it may be a simple 'fix' to get it re-started..never know?

Does anyone have a lapband and take Fortamet? Is it safe to take that big pill (especially since you aren't supposed to cru****)?
Thanks
Love always,
Amanda

I am a 26 year old female, diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries at age 16. For the past 10 years my periods have been regular (monthly) through the use of metformin, birth control pills, or both. Currently I am only on metformin and have not been on BC for about 2 years.  I've gone from 273 to 180 lbs now and yes, my periods seem to be more regular than ever, in case that helps.

I have nearly always had severe PMS symptoms, enough to classify as PMDD so I tried the birth control Yaz for that and also added in 10mg of prozac for the 2 weeks before my cycle. Neither really made a noticeable difference over months and years.

What has been happening for a while now is that every other month I will have severe symptoms, most notably extreme cramps and all over body pain and incredibly horrible mood swings. Like the type of mood swings you would expect from someone with bipolar disorder which I do not have. On the alternate months, I have only mild PMS symptoms like being slightly emotional and a little bit of cramping. I have a cycle every month but only every-other month is the severe symptoms.

What I'm wondering is WHY? Does this mean one of my ovaries is releasing way more hormones than the other so I only feel this way on the month it's working? Has anyone else experienced this? Anyone have a suggestion for how to help it?

I was not required to stop my pills before surgery.  I was switched to the Fem-con a couple of weeks before my surgery.  I took them with me to the hospital and turned them in.  I stayed 2 nights and would just ask for them each night and theyre was no problem with them giving them to me since they were chewable.  I did start my period 3 days after surgery, while still on the active pills, and it lasted for 2 weeks.  Then i got to the inactive pills and had ANOTHER period.  But since starting back on the active pills have not had any breakthrough bleeding or spotting.  To be honest, I'm pretty excited to be having periods.  I went YEARS with out them and had to take medication to make them start back.  When he did that, he started me on the lo estrin pills and they worked great.  I will be switching back as soon as I am cleared to swallow pills.