Metformin after surgery?

[KerryRNY04162015 30]

I haven't had a chance to ask my surgeon & I'm just curious. For those of you that take metformin for PCOS (not diabetes) were you able to stop taking the medication after surgery? And if so did you have any blood sugar issues? If I don't have metformin now (my surgery is in 3 weeks) then I get really low blood sugar, get dizzy and almost pass out.

[marbelvsg 132]

I was taking Metformin for PCOS. My surgeon had me take it up until the day before my surgery. I have not taken it since my surgery (I am 6 weeks out) because she said that it can drop your blood sugar too low since we don't have a lot of food in our systems. She said that down the road, once we are eating again, she will do bloodworm and see if I need it then.

[CE24 23]

I stopped it the day before surgery and haven't taken it since and I took it for the exact same reasons insulin resistance due to PCOS. I see my endocrinologist on May 2nd and she will do blood work and evaluate if I still need it. If not no more metformin EVER for me. It's so exciting to not have to take it anymore. Im a month out from surgery

Edited March 27, 2015 by CE24

[KerryRNY04162015 30]

That's amazing ladies! I can't wait to be off it hopefully forever!! ????

[CE24 23]

Odds are you will be!!

[majorsmama 91]

I haven't had surgery yet but I recently stopped taking my metformin. I know I will have to quit before surgery and I was only taking it to improve fertility and since I can't have a baby for a while, I have no use for it. I'm pretty confident based on past weight loss, that weight loss from the sleeve will help me become fertile again so I am happy to kiss those horse pills goodbye!