Post-Op Menstruation Issues

[despacit0w0 12]

Hi folks - I know about fat loss triggering higher estrogen levels, but I am now 20 days post-op and I have been on my period for 19 of those days, starting day 2 of post-op. Has this happened to anyone else?

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[catwoman7 11,210]

not to me personally (I was post-menopausal when I had my surgery, but I've heard this before. It's not uncommon.

[despacit0w0 12]

not to me personally (I was post-menopausal when I had my surgery, but I've heard this before. It's not uncommon.

I'm glad to hear that it's been heard of before. I am confused about it because I didn't have PCOS (at least nobody ever diagnosed me with it!) and I've never really had problem periods but it is definitely making me miserable.

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[catwoman7 11,210]

Just now, despacit0w0 said:

I'm glad to hear that it's been heard of before. I am confused about it because I didn't have PCOS (at least nobody ever diagnosed me with it!) and I've never really had problem periods but it is definitely making me miserable.

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it's just the hormone dump people talk about. They'll be out of whack for awhile but will eventually normalize again.

[cajunredpanda 95]

I started my period two days after surgery. It's been over a week and I'm only spotting right now. My periods are normally 7-10 days long (including spotting at the beginning and the end) so if it goes on after Christmas then I know it's out of whack.

[Dances with Carbs 168]

My period started 2 days after surgery and it was 2 weeks early. I had another period 2 weeks after that. My periods are back to normal 3 months post op. Hang in there. You're system is temporarily out of whack.