Birth Control, specifically Ortho Evra (the patch)

Hello all. I am nine months post-op and currently using depo provera injections for birth control. I have been using this method since August of 2003 (the month before surgery). I am scheduled to get my next injection next week, but I've been feeling like I would like to switch birth control. I'm hearing that it can be extremely difficult to get pregnant later on after being on the injections, and since I want to start having children in about two years, I don't want to do anything to hinder my fertility. I would like to start using the Ortho Evra birth control patch. I talked to my ob/gyn about this and she stated that a person really needs to be under 150 pounds to use that patch for effectiveness. I am currently at 199 pounds (I've lost 133) and my goal weight is 166. So, unless I far surpass my goal, I don't see myself ever weighing under 150 pounds. I checked the ortho evra website and could find nothing regarding a weight restriction for users. Are any of you using the patch and weighing in at more than 150? Should I get a second opinion about using it (maybe from my PCP)? What do you guys think? Thanks in advance. Hugs, Kristy (lap RNY 9/18/03 - 332/199/166)

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