Getting scared

[Karleena 28]

I am on day 4 now of my pre-op diet. I am no longer really hungry, and luckily have taken to the shakes well, but my other medical problems have caused so much pain and I am weak! I have to be off birth control for 60 days, and I have severe PCOD and endometriosis. Today I woke up from a nap like had been shot through my abdomen. I can barely stand 2 minutes without feeling like I am about to pass out at times. The ER found nothing wrong in their opinion, except severe menstrual pain and cramps. I was given pain meds enough to help me sleep but it feels like someone is ripping my insides apart already. I don't know if I can handle a surgery on top of this. I don't want to actually die. I've lost so much blood I can barely keep hydrated. I can't even do the things I need to do now to prep for it. Has anyone had to deal with severe PCOS/ endrometriosis and undergone surgery? I know it's a long shot but I feel so alone.

[Pam_2-06-2017 375]

I am so sorry you are going through such a hard time. Pain is never good and it also increases your stress/anxiety which can push you to the edge of sanity. Have you spoken with your surgeon about how you feel? I would call my team and find out if this is normal or expected. WLS is tough, making huge changes to your life is tough and your PCOS/endometriosis is tough. Considering your difficulties I suspect you are already one tough cookie and have what it takes to see this through. Call your team and bounce your symptoms off them as a way to ensure that they know where you are right now.

Is your difficulty that you can't medicate your PCOS/endometriosis right now in preparation for surgery? If so, then you can look forward to this temporary struggle in the anticipation of relieved symptoms as you lose the weight and begin to feel better as well as being able to take your medicine again to relieve symptoms.

On top of all this just having WLS is scary. Many people post pre-surgery jitters before the big day.

Keep us posted on your progress. I will be thinking of you as you head into surgery on Monday. Take care and focus on your goals. With WLS they are attainable.

p

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Why did they make you stop taking bc pills? It seems controversial, I read other women did not go off the pill.

Can you get the novo ring or depo shots?

Edited September 28, 2017 by Sosewsue61

[Yettid 67]

This is going to sound crazy, but I believe bc pills can be absorbed vaginally. Ask your doc.

[Karleena 28]

On 9/28/2017 at 1:15 AM, Pam_2-06-2017 said:

I am so sorry you are going through such a hard time. Pain is never good and it also increases your stress/anxiety which can push you to the edge of sanity. Have you spoken with your surgeon about how you feel? I would call my team and find out if this is normal or expected. WLS is tough, making huge changes to your life is tough and your PCOS/endometriosis is tough. Considering your difficulties I suspect you are already one tough cookie and have what it takes to see this through. Call your team and bounce your symptoms off them as a way to ensure that they know where you are right now.

Is your difficulty that you can't medicate your PCOS/endometriosis right now in preparation for surgery? If so, then you can look forward to this temporary struggle in the anticipation of relieved symptoms as you lose the weight and begin to feel better as well as being able to take your medicine again to relieve symptoms.

On top of all this just having WLS is scary. Many people post pre-surgery jitters before the big day.

Keep us posted on your progress. I will be thinking of you as you head into surgery on Monday. Take care and focus on your goals. With WLS they are attainable.

p

I've been having a hard time but luckily I got to see my surgeon himself today. I am lucky, in that at our bariatric center we have both a surgeon, and a Clinical Pharmacist that works with him and us to make sure our meds are always right. Both of these wonderful men called my OBGYN themselves and the Clinical Pharmacist working with her to get me a med of progesterone and something else to help with my symptoms. They took such good care of me I could cry! It just took a few days, which I can understand. Being in such pain and so close to the surgery date had me on edge. Without birth control after so many years without a break my body is going haywire! I am just excited for my surgery. I lost 6 pounds this week in spite of not being able to exercise. Thanks for all the kind words and support.

[Karleena 28]

On 9/28/2017 at 10:00 AM, Sosewsue61 said:

Why did they make you stop taking bc pills? It seems controversial, I read other women did not go off the pill.

Can you get the novo ring or depo shots?

Our clinical pharmacist and surgeon insisted we go off ALL birth control. It is a huge risk for blod clotting, especially if your BMI is high. There are some other hormonal therapies I should be getting next week that will help though for the next month until I can go back on it. I don't really disagree with them. My mother is prone to blood clots, and it's terrifying.