Period and Surgery

[mishi 72]

Ok this may be tmi for some but I'm freaked out because I have my period and my surgery is tomorrow. Can I wear a tampon? Is this going to a problem with the catheter? I have PCOS so my periods are unpredictable and I had no idea I'd get it now. :/

[Sajijoma 1,324]

I don't know for sure, but I think they can work around it if it's not that bad, but you should mention it to your nurse at checkin so they know what to expect. Pretty sure you can't wear tampons either but not 100% sure. The idea of getting my period at surgery time has me totally freaked out. I'm weaning my baby right now and haven't had my period come back yet and I'm going to have surgery in Oct but I have no idea when to plan on since I don't have a reference point.

[mishi 72]

Good idea. I'll just put it out there and see what the nurse says to do. I'm sure nurses have had to deal with this sort of thing before.

[Sajijoma 1,324]

Nurses have literally seen and done it all so I'm sure they don't even get shocked anymore. God love em they see us at our worst and never complain(at least to our faces! LOL)

[chasingpolaris321 214]

You might have already left for your surgery (good luck!) but you can't wear a tampon. They give you these really cool (not) paper underwear with a pad in them. Or at least, that's what happened to me when I had my gallbladder out.

[theother_onefoot 122]

I was at the end of my cycle when I had surgery on Monday and they didn't say anything against me using tampons but I also didn't have to have a catheter. Which was kind of more of a pain than I thought having one would be because all of those IV fluids were making me get up to pee every hour and a half which involved a nurse unhooking everything from me then rehooking, unhooking, etc.