Freaking out!!!! I need some help/advice please!!

[skinnyjenny08 0]

i have been on my pre-op diet for like 8 or 9 days now and my body is in absolute shock!!! something has happened to me and i am a little concerned: please tell me if this has happened to any other women:

ok so yesturday i went to use the bathroom and surprise!!! i was bleeding.. and still am. like a full blown regular period. i am on birth control pills and its not my time. i still have like a little over a week. not to mention cramping really bad. im just wondering if its something to be worried about or if all these changes have sent my body into confusion??? anybody else go through this??? do i need to contact a doctor??:confused2:

[tomatogirl 0]

It's probably stress. Periods are reknowned for being extremely early or fashionably late when we're stressed. if you're worried, call your doc.

[brandilf 0]

If you are on your pre-op diet then why would you still be taking your birth control? BC is known for making your blood clot and that is the very last thing you want during and after surgery.... Am I missing something here? My surgery is 9/15 and I have already stoppe dtaking my pills per the surgeon and my pcp. I'm am seriously confused!!!!!!!

[tomatogirl 0]

Oh yeah, what Brandi said, too. :confused2:

[jordanj 0]

I never stopped taking my birth control pills. My surgery is TOMORROW MORNING!!! haha. But, I asked my doctor if I needed to stop taking them (because I had read about people stopping taking them on here) and he said no. I asked why and he said "people only need to stop taking their birth control if they already have known blood problems" or something along those lines. It's doctors preference I guess.

[Lanakila 1]

Call your doctor tomorrow and see what they say. I agree that severe diet changes can throw your body off completely. I respectfully disagree that you should not be on BC. That is a call that only your doctor should make. I think that it's one of those things that varies depending on your doctor, just like we see so many varieties of pre-op diets being ordered.

[sophiekitty 0]

Do you have hemroids (sp)? Sometimes when you're stressed they can flare up.

[skinnyjenny08 0]

Thanks everyone for all your feedback. i know this may be kind of silly asking strangers stuff like this. haha :wink2: its just that i feel so comfortable on here, like family... ya know?!? anyways- as far as my birth control goes. my dr hasnt ordered me stop taking them. i think some of the girls comments are right that it just depends on the dr. but- just to be on the safe side i will call tomorrow. both my gyno and my lap band dr. id hate to have to post pone surgery for something like this. ugh! :frown: anyways- no... no hemroids. haha

well- thanks for all the feedback!!!

[mtnman428 1]

Yes I'd say to definitely call the Dr.s tomorrow. It may not have anything to do with your pre-op diet, and God Forbid that it anything more, but it is always better to be safe than sorry. Then you can also double check about your BC. Good luck!

[brandilf 0]

I do agree that it is always the dr.'s call, however knowing the history of BC I believe that is playing with fire! To me it would be no different than taking a couple of asprin right before surgery..... it's a no no!

Call your doctor tomorrow and see what they say. I agree that severe diet changes can throw your body off completely. I respectfully disagree that you should not be on BC. That is a call that only your doctor should make. I think that it's one of those things that varies depending on your doctor, just like we see so many varieties of pre-op diets being ordered.

[Harkingluv 0]

I never stopped taking my birth control pills. They give you something during surgery to prevent your blood from clotting. Plus, they usually put the compressive boots on your post-op. Also, you should be walking around a lot post surgery to get rid of the gas. So the chance of you clotting is pretty small.

[brandilf 0]

I never stopped taking my birth control pills. They give you something during surgery to prevent your blood from clotting. Plus, they usually put the compressive boots on your post-op. Also, you should be walking around a lot post surgery to get rid of the gas. So the chance of you clotting is pretty small.

TRUE.....everyone should be up and about after surgery and when they are not you get those pretty little boots to keep the blooding flowing however, I have always been that 1 in a billion chance and I'm sure I'm not the only one.....