Preop birth control restriction

[mrsvw 5]

Well I am very excited to announce I got my date yesterday. February 11th

I am so excited, one thing that I think I overlooked in all the excitement was the birth control restriction. The notice my dr sent via email today said no normal birth control 2 weeks prior to operation. Well if I was on the pill that wouldn't be a problem.... However I have a Mirena IUD. I haven't been able to reach my docs office today regarding the matter but I'm really curious if it really matters? Mirena is a hormonal form of birth control but it is a relatively low dose from what I know. I really hope I don't have to try and squeeze in an additional appointment to my OB to have it removed (especially after just a year and a half ago I had to pay $1k for it).

Please help, has anyone else had similar issues?

[DevilAngela13 14]

I am not sure what you need to do about the birth control...but I want to congratulate you! I am going on the 16th of February. I look forward to hearing about your journey.

[jenbaby75 283]

I would definitely be checking on that. I had ankle surgery 2 years ago, and the surgeon didn't have me stop bc, I developed a blood clot. I had a Nuvaring. I can never use regular bc again. In fact, I ended up pregnant 4 months later. I now have a 19 yr old, 12 yr old, and a 13 month old. (Born Christmas Eve) Bottom line, blood clots suck, big time.

[CountryGirl5584 115]

I would definitely get in touch with your gyno. I was told to stop birth control bc of blood clots that could possibly happen

[BloomingLotus 179]

You might want to discuss it with your surgeon. I'm on continuous bc (no breaks/periods -artificial menopause) due to endometriosis. If I come off the pill, I'm in excruciating pain, and become bedridden. Even being off with the time i take the pill by over an hour can lead to intense pain. I discussed it with my surgeon. We evaluated the risk/benefit together and he said that he doesn't see a need for me to stop, but precautions will be taken for clots. Run it by your doc- in your case he may say have it removed, but it can't hurt to open the discussion.

[mrsvw 5]

Just wanted to update yall that after speaking with my doctor he recommended that we not remove my Mirena birth control.

[colorfulperson 14]

My surgeon required a month without hormonal bc. It's because you are more likely to develope blood clots. I had to stop my depo two months ago. My date is Feb 2nd.

[ashsleeved 41]

I have a mirena also, and I asked the same question at my inital visit! They Said it should be fine also!