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Forgive me if this is a silly question....

My surgery is on Tuesday (9/29) and just started my period today. This got me thinking every month right before I get cravings for salty and chocolate things... How do you handle this after surgery? Does this still happen? I suppose I can handle the salt craving but chocolate probably won't work for a while if ever!

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I'm on my period right now (in the process of switching form Depo to mirena and they want me on my period before they insert it in a few days) and I want a Reece's Cup SO FREAKING BAD I CANT STAND IT. I'm pre op and can have it but I don't want to start giving in. Reece's cups are definitely not on my pre op diet lol. I just want to smell one even. But I'm going to be good and eat string cheese instead.

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OMG a Reese's PB cup would be amazing right now! ????????

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Right!!???

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On a positive note my period should be over before my surgery on Tuesday!

#greattiming

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Then you get it again I hear. Forever. It never stops. Ever.

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I really hope that doesn't happen for me.... That would make recovery pretty sucky!

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Feel bad for me.

I haven't had a period since January and this one has been going on for 2 weeks. I'm switching birth control and they want me on my period for the new.

That was a week ago.

I'm using tampons and pads every hour and still soaking through underwater and pants. My uterus is angry and it hurts.

I asked my husband to hook up my heating blanket so j can just wrap myself up in it and pass out and he made THIS HUGE DEAL out of it.

"Haven't you ever had a period before?"

My uterus wanted to jump out, dip him in chocolate and eat him.

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Omg, while I feel so bad for you, you had me giggling like a school girl. Great visual!

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I started my period the day before surgery... go figure! I have pcos and it comes randomly. Lol... anyway. I had some cravings before the surgery, but after the surgery I definitely did not..

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I got mirena 2 months after surgery. It's been a nightmare. I have only been without a period for a total of 2 weeks and 3 weeks since inserted. I'm so over it. Cravings, emotions, and more cravings. Luckily I crave chocolate, but as soon as I taste it the sweetness is too much so I'm over it!

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@@Tssiemer1

I didn't have a period for three years. The day after surgery (9/10/15) I started and haven't stopped. That's right, I have been on my period for almost three weeks.

I have been told by several friends including a few medical professionals that what I am experiencing is normal but it isn't normal to me.

I want it to stop! Now! Hear me uterus?! Go hide away like you did before!

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@@Tssiemer1

I didn't have a period for three years. The day after surgery (9/10/15) I started and haven't stopped. That's right, I have been on my period for almost three weeks.

I have been told by several friends including a few medical professionals that what I am experiencing is normal but it isn't normal to me.

I want it to stop! Now! Hear me uterus?! Go hide away like you did before!

Oh jeez that has to suck!! I haven't stopped either, but I figured it's because of the blood thinner they gave me in the hospital..

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