The Pill - GIRLS ONLY!...DON'T THINK YOU GUYS WANT TO READ THIS!

Elisabethsew · August 25, 2006

I was not taken off of my birth control pills before, during, or after surgery. Never informed that it might be a concern.

Wow, your weight loss is wonderful. Congratulations!

Elisabethsew · August 25, 2006

Thank you so much, Deana.

The stress of surgery on the body can interfere with your natural monthly cycle and it can take some women a few months to get back into the "routine" they experienced pre-surgery. I saw my surgeon and asked about BC pills and he does not require women to stop taking them however, the pulmonary consult MD does tell women to stop a month before surgery.

TexasRose · August 25, 2006

Elisabeth - Thank you so much!! I'm trying - but it is a daily struggle, just like everyone else! You are doing amazing too!!!!

Anaed2 · August 25, 2006

The stress of surgery on the body can interfere with your natural monthly cycle and it can take some women a few months to get back into the "routine" they experienced pre-surgery.

Oh good! I'm glad to hear that things will return to normal.... It's bad enough having to deal with periods when everything is going smoothly, never mind when they're out of whack!

Kate27 · August 25, 2006

Well girls...I went to the doc. He said I can't go back on the pill until 4 weeks from my surgery date....hmmm...weird. Guess I got my answer!

Thanks for all your input...I really appreciate it!

avilla · October 13, 2006

I have been on the depo shot for 10 years and my surgeon didnt say anything about stopping it before or after surgery! I can on here today searching the word depo and found this one so I wanted to put in a couple words (so I hope that no one minds)...My story...The day after I got home from surgery I started bleeding...I talked with the surgeon at my follow up and he told me to follow up with my ob..I did that and the ob said it should stop anytime and basically treated me like I was a fool for being up there wasting his time...Well, the bleeding never stopped...It was go back and forth from heavy to spotting...So about 2 weeks ago it got unbearably heavy and I ended up in the er on Tuesday night...The er dr put me on estrogen and so far it has it almost stopped...I had a follow up with my regular dr today and she sent me strait to her ob upstairs and they ran alot of tests and scheduled me for an ultra sound next friday...But she said my depo days are over...She said that the depo and the lapband are basically fighting eachother...One is made to store estrogen and one is made to where it gets rid of alot of estrogen if you are losing weight cuz estrogen is stored in fat cells...So she Enlightened me on something I have never heard of "minerva"..It sits right inside the uterus and last for 5 years...Said on most cases that there is no bleeding or maybe just a little spotting during that time of the month...Of course I have to wait until tests all come back before I can get this "minerva"...Sounds like something too good to be true

Scribby · October 13, 2006

my doc didnt make me stop my piils either and I take them for like 4 packs straight...

henderson925 · October 13, 2006

Hi Ladies I to was on the depo shot for many years 2 days after my surgery I started to have vaginal bleeding. I called my surgeon and I to was told to call the gyn. I went to the gyn and she said everything was fine and it should stop in a couple days. Well this went on for 3 weeks if not more. I too was put on estrogen and after about 10 days it finally stopped. I am now on a BC pill and just experience nausea. It was a long 3 weeks especially wehn you are used to have no period.....

avilla · October 13, 2006

Oh I know its along time when your bleeding...Just imagine doing it from June to October while no one thinks anything is wrong...Made me start thinking I was crazy...I am really excited about this minerva insert that last for 5 years if it works out that I can actually get it!! Just took my surgeon, my ob, an er dr, my regular dr and a new ob to find out what was wrong...lol