Question:
Has anyone else had an increased frequency in their cycles?

I am now 2 months post op. The cycles have been very heavy since surgery and now I find that I am having them every 2 weeks! Anyone else had this problem? My hubby is getting frustrated (Not to mention me!) I"m hoping that upon my reaching my goal, this will end. But does anyone have any ideas that might help?    — Nancy L. (posted on December 27, 2002)

December 27, 2002
hi there :) its very common to have cycle problems right after a surgery and also with rapid weightloss, it screws up the hormones for a while. i have pcos so pre op id go months, even a year with no cycle, but for no reason they cam back so i was fairly regular pre op for a while. i had my cycle right before surgery then again right after and it took 2 and a half weeks to stop then got it again in 2 weeks. im fairly regular now but even still. ill get it a week or 2 early every now and then. hang in there :)
   — carrie M.

December 28, 2002
Hi there! Yup, been there, done that! ;-) My cycles have been coming every 23 days since my surgery. They've been much heavier and I had one two months ago that lasted 10 days!! YUCK! I saw my OB-GYN and he said it's pretty normal because our bodies are going thru huge changes and the hormones are running wild. He put me on a Progesterone suppliment for just days 16-26 of my cycle. I haven't had any more 10 day periods...thank goodness! and my cycle has been dragged out to every 26 days. He said it should be like this until we've stopped losing and are at a maintained weight. Good luck to you!
   — Leah H.