For the gals

Guinevere · November 15, 2006

I was curious as to know who here had been diagnosed with Polycystic ovaries before the surgery, and if you had any changes to your menstural cycle at all post op.

Guin

Kat817 · November 15, 2006

I have seen several refer to it. My suggestion would to be either start a thread with PCOS or PCOD as the thread name, and also to do a search under those 2 . I have heard it referred to as both. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and also Disease. I had it but had a hysterectomy several years prior to being banded, so cannot give you any input personally.

Good Luck, it will be an interesting thread to follow!

Kat

Parvathi · November 15, 2006

Hi Guin,

I don't have PCOS, but several of the ladies here do. As Kat said, just do a search on the boards for it and you're sure to find some info.

As for the menstruation thing, my cycle was off (and by off, I mean it was all over the place) for several months after surgery. I ended up going on birth control to regulate it. There's also several threads on here about that, as it is quite common.

CCBSTX · November 17, 2006

Yes! I've had it pre-banding. Didn't have a cycle, at all, unless I took progesterone or birth control pills. One month, after banding, I've had a cycle (without fail) and this time no pills are involved. It's a miracle!

Shawn