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Your body is stressed. When I am stressed, that happens to me. My last one was 8 days and so heavy that I had to stay home from work and in bed because of it.

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Phew, glad I'm not alone. Hope it calms for you next month.

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Thanks for posting this question! I had started my period a few days before my surgery (9/12) and have just now stopped. Very very heavy at times, too. My surgeon just told me to see my Gyn and she didn't seem to think it was surgery related - interesting. Glad to know I'm not yhe only one!

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Well, I'm just the opposite. I was sleeved on 6/30/16 and have been regular (plus or minus a few days) before and since surgery. However, I was supposed to have one almost 3 weeks ago and I still haven't had one. I started freaking out because with my history this could only mean one thing. I'm 46 and that would be the LAST thing I would need! So, I went to my GYN and all tests were negative (pregnancy, pre-menopause, Iron, etc.). So the final conclusion from the Doctor was it's my hormones.

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Ladies - if you think something is off more than just hormones go have it checked. After a night in the ER and a morning at my OBGYN, I'm scheduled for emergent surgery tomorrow morning. I was clotting massively, my blood loss is pretty significant and now I'm on my 2nd surgery in 2 months.

I have no idea if it's weight loss related but wanted to share my experience. I've always had very heavy periods with high blood loss but this is different - makes me feel drunk.

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im on the total opposite end. I had my last period 9/17-21/16. Had surgery on 10/5/16. I was on birth control and my last pack finished 2 weeks before my surgery date. I was expecting another period a few days ago and it hasnt shown its head yet. Im not really surprised, mainly because i was on birth control not only for contraception but to regulate my periods. Without it i dont get one for months at a time. I might have 1 to 2 a year if im lucky. I keep feeling like it might happen but then im let down lol. Its annoying. I like knowing what to expect so not knowing if im going to get my period any time soon is nerve wracking. But ive never been under 200lbs as an adult. I figure i'll give it a bit before i get back on any form of birth control. i heard after wls its not as affective for contraception so i may ask my gyn about the IUD. Anyone else goes not get a period without BC? I feel like a special unicorn lol.

PS. I always felt like the irregularity was due to being so heavy. Ive been overweight my entire life so im kind of curious to see how much weight i have to lose to have a regular period and if thats even possible for me. It'd be nice.

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