Question:
My periods have gotten longer, my cramps worse, and pms extremely worse...Any advice
— Brenda Diane D. (posted on December 21, 2003)
December 21, 2003
If your family is complete, you might ask your gyn about
ablation.
— lessofme170
December 21, 2003
I found that my periods because different postop too. I was told it's a
hormonal imbalance (we're flushing tons of trapped hormones from our fat as
we lose weight). You couldn't go wrong discussing this with your GYN.
Good luck!
— [Deactivated Member]
December 21, 2003
I feel your pain!!! I'm 7 months out and it's gotten a LOT better, but for
the first 5 months I thought I was going nuts. Things actually improved
dramatically when I stopped the pill. The pill made me grumpy and
emotional all the time as a post-op. I also bled for weeks at a time.
Give it some time, it will get better.
— Happy I.
December 21, 2003
When I read the word ablation I thought it was a typo. I had never heard
of this. So I looked it up. I think that sounds great. It is about time
the doctors are doing something for women to help with cramps besided
filling us up with hormones or telling us it is all in our heads. Thanks
for that info Theresa.
BTW..I am 9 months post op and this last period was the easist one yet
post-op. The first 8 months were real doozies.
The hormone problem that causes the period change may also effect your sex
drive...just something to keep in mind. Mine drove away months ago. I
hope it finds its way home soon. I miss it.
Char
— Charlene W.
December 21, 2003
I had an ablation done a few years ago. It was out-patient surgery and I
was home by noon of the same day. Best thing........NO periods since then.
Don't really know if that is typical or not. But I'm not complaining!!
lol. Good luck.
— Betsy@goal
December 21, 2003
I used to have terrible periods and really dreaded having them. But a few
months ago I got the Mirena IUD put in and it has been wonderful. Not only
do I not have to worry about pregnancy for the next 5 years, but my periods
are practically non-existent. Before all I could use was a big pad made
for overnight use and now, if I use anything, it is only a pantyliner. I
have no more PMS problems, such as mood swings, cramps, none of it.
Anyway, it may be something to discuss with your OB/GYN. Good luck.
— Dawn P.
December 22, 2003
Mine have gotten longer and many more cramps since surgery. I used to only
have it 3 days,tops. Now it is like 6 days.
— TheresaC
December 22, 2003
Prior to my surgery my period had stopped for three years with about one
menstrul cycle each of those years. After surgery I had two periods that
was two months ago and so far no more. I was told it had probably stopped
due to the extra weight I had rapidly put on and that because of the weight
loss, it started up again, but now I don't know what's going on. I will be
seeing my gyn next month. And BTW, my periods were so much more painful
than ever before, I ended up having to take codein, (spell check), to
elivate the sever pain that I was experiencing.
Rosa
— Rosa F.
December 22, 2003
Hi. I am a GYN nurse. You may not have been ovulating before surgery
because of your weight. As you begin to lose, your ovaries begin to
function again and the result is often cramps, PMS and heavier periods. You
would not be a candidate for ablation unless you were having really heavy
bleeding (saturating a pad per hour or more) with very prolonged bleeding.
Talk to your GYn about your option next month. Good luck.
— krogers56
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