Cramps & acne...

[Jolanda 23]

Hi, it's been three months since my sleeve and weight loss wise everything is fine. Two questions for you all: last time I had my period I had a bout of very severe cramps. Never had that bad cramps before. This time it was "cold sweat & nearly passed out" bad. I suppose there may be hormonal changes with this rapid weight loss or something. Gyn exam said everything normal.

Second question, this week suddenly I got an outbreak of acne on my face. Hasn't had that in years! Is this common at this point or just me?

[Jolanda 23]

Oops, this should have gone in the POST VSG forum.

[deedee 5]

I've had this happen to me twice now since surgery almost 6 months ago, but I always had bad cramps, just not like this. My acne hasn't been any worse since surgery, but I always (and continue) to have breakouts at different points in my cycle.

[Tiffykins 673]

You are definitely not alone. I have had this happen twice now with the major cramps.

Now, with the acne, I swear I look like a puberty ridden 14 yr old. My skin was pretty flawless before surgery. I would get the occasional pimple here or there, but now I break out at least twice a month. I also had to buy some of those Biore blackhead remover pore pads for my nose and chin. I chalked it up to crazy hormonal changes and hope my skin settles down soon.

[Jolanda 23]

Glad I'm not alone - though I wouldn't wish those cramps on anybody else. Ugh. Hope things get back to normal when I've lost the excess weight - but still, I'd rather be slimmer and have cramps than fat without... That's how good this feels