menopause

[cdavis 2]

In December I had a total Hysterectomy, I'm now waiting for my surgeon to schedule my sleeve. The question I have is, "Will I lose weight fast or slower than someone who's not going through menopause?" Will the sleeve work for me? Is anyone out there going through menopause finding iit easy to lose weight or hard with the sleeve?

[lunarose 97]

Hi, I am 11 months out and post and I don't think it affected my weight loss I averaged around 10 lbs a month and got to goal around 8 months out. I think the biggest difference is that we have less fat pads so we look skinny in some areas.

[cdavis 2]

Thank you, that was one my concern about getting the sleeve.

Hi, I am 11 months out and post and I don't think it affected my weight loss I averaged around 10 lbs a month and got to goal around 8 months out. I think the biggest difference is that we have less fat pads so we look skinny in some areas.

[JackieOMonroe 123]

Hi! I'm not exactly menopausal, but due to defective ovaries I've never had a period. Doctors call it primary amenorrhea rather than the more common secondary amenorrhea. It doesn't seem to have any effect at all on my weight loss.

[skinnyrita 188]

I'm several years post menopausal and my weight, though coming off rather slowly(10-12 lbs a month) is steadily going down . I've incorporated exercise as soon as my surgeon gave the go ahead, so that has caused my inches to drop as well. I actually look thinner than what the scale says. ????swimming has been the best exercise and I haven't missed exercising except for a couple of really rainy days since May. I think the best news is that the menopause doesn't necessarily prevent weight loss but adjust your expectations- it hasn't been fast.

[jess9395 5,450]

I was about a year post menopausal when I had the sleeve. Didn't seem to slow me down. I lost all my excess weight and more in a year. Good chunk of it by six months out.

[WL WARRIOR 692]

I haven't had a period since January and I'm not sexually active. The professional medical opinion is that I am going through early onset menopause (38 years old) and the sleeve was the cause of it. Well, it was more or less my hormones going haywire from losing 100 pounds in 5 months post surgery.

What symptoms do most people experience during menopause? Of course, my moods are up and down, but that may be happening for a variety of other reasons. I've been maintaining goal weight for a few months now and my period should have come back by now if weight loss was the primary reason for its absence.

[itstimealready 180]

I haven't had a period since January and I'm not sexually active. The professional medical opinion is that I am going through early onset menopause (38 years old) and the sleeve was the cause of it. Well, it was more or less my hormones going haywire from losing 100 pounds in 5 months post surgery.

What symptoms do most people experience during menopause? Of course, my moods are up and down, but that may be happening for a variety of other reasons. I've been maintaining goal weight for a few months now and my period should have come back by now if weight loss was the primary reason for its absence.

I thought I had heard of people suddenly becoming fertile after sleeving not the other way around. I was kind of expecting a surge of hormones. I had taken different hormones in the past and my doctor said to give the sleeve a chance before I start supplementing again and not just because of the blood clot thing.

[jess9395 5,450]

I haven't had a period since January and I'm not sexually active. The professional medical opinion is that I am going through early onset menopause (38 years old) and the sleeve was the cause of it. Well, it was more or less my hormones going haywire from losing 100 pounds in 5 months post surgery.

What symptoms do most people experience during menopause? Of course, my moods are up and down, but that may be happening for a variety of other reasons. I've been maintaining goal weight for a few months now and my period should have come back by now if weight loss was the primary reason for its absence.

I had very very few symptoms other than lack of a period. A couple of hot flashes a couple of times a month for maybe six months and that's basically it.

My on/gyn said they could run a test of some sort to determine if it really was menopause (I was pretty early, like 43) and I said would you do anything differently based on those results? She said no so I said why bother (I've had a tubal ligation so no pregnancy issues).

So there is some kind of test (hormonal) to see if it's truly menopause. You should ask about it!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I had radical hysterectomy 10 years ago. I was 49/41 at the time. Everything was removed including lymph nodes. I went into full blown menopause immediately. I still managed to lose over 100 lbs in a year. I keep my calories low, my Protein at 100 grams daily & exercise regularly.

ETA: I also take medicine that actually slows my metabolism.One of the reasons why I exercise 5 - 6 days a week is to counteract that.