Periods

[MollyRN 28]

I am almost 9 months post op, and seriously, if my cycle gets any shorter, I will just have my period all the time. I went from 26 days (from the first day of my period to the first day of my next period) pre-op to today's lovely 18 day cycle. 18 days... that means that 6 of those 18 were period days, leaving me with 12 days a month where I don't have a period. Went to the gyno and he said I am too young to be pre-menopausal (I am 38) and said that he thought my body was in a state of flux and I just had to ride it out until my weight stabilized. Has any one else experienced this? I do not want to take the bc pill and I am going bananas with this. Need some feedback on other people's experiences... thanks

[reverie 49]

Common. Weightloss throws your body off in so many ways. Fat loss often results in estrogen imbalances. I'd ride it out. My period was normal when I started losing, now that I've began lifting weights and exercising, it's magically disappeared again.

[honk 780]

My periods used to be 28 day cycles, I am now down to 21. In January I had two periods. My Gyn said that as long as I don't continue to have mulitple period months going to a shorter cycle is normal at my age (41).

[Melissannde 41]

Keep an eye on it. It can be normal and it can signify some ominous changes. I was having almost continuous bleeding when they found I had endometrial cancer. I don't mean to scare you, but just don't want you to ignore it like I did for years.

[LapBandBobbi 8]

Thermal ablasion! One of the best thing I ever did! Talk to your GYN about it.

[melzie_99 22]

I am almost 9 months post op, and seriously, if my cycle gets any shorter, I will just have my period all the time. I went from 26 days (from the first day of my period to the first day of my next period) pre-op to today's lovely 18 day cycle. 18 days... that means that 6 of those 18 were period days, leaving me with 12 days a month where I don't have a period. Went to the gyno and he said I am too young to be pre-menopausal (I am 38) and said that he thought my body was in a state of flux and I just had to ride it out until my weight stabilized. Has any one else experienced this? I do not want to take the bc pill and I am going bananas with this. Need some feedback on other people's experiences... thanks

I've been having the same problem; was having a period about every 7-10 days...it was AWFUL. OB/GYN told me it would keep happening until my weight loss stabalized (unless I wanted to stop losing weight; not an option). However, due to my blood pressure, she switched me to a progestin(sp?) only pill and I've gotten back to about a 25-28 days cycle but my periods are long and heavy. I haven't had cramps like this since I was a teenager; it sucks but at least I'm more regular. Don't know if that's something you're willing to consider...

[pixistix 1]

Wow, this is happening to me too. I thought it was just peri-menopause (I'm 46). I hadn't connected it to weight loss, until now. Interesting....

[honk 780]

I asked the surgeons office, PCP, and GYN if the weight loss was causing my period fluxtuations and they said no. Shrug.

[elcee 3,341]

I have just had a hysterectomy . My periods were all over the place - shorter gaps, longer bleeding, heavier etc. In fact of the last 83 days before my op I was bleeding for 66 ! Nothing to do with weight loss - it was age, hormones and apparently severe endometriosis. The joys of being female and of getting older.

Hope you sort out what is causing your problems and that you find the best solution for you.