I am 6 weeks post op and have had 3 periods since my surgery. This last one is not like my normal periods. I saw my surgeon today for my first fill. He believes it is related to my surgery but advised me to see my gynecologist.

Anyone else have a similar problem post-op?

I to had something wierd going on. I had my period 3 days before surgery and then again 3 days after. I was wondering if that was normal, I was kind of worried about it.

There should be no reason that the surgery should be blamed. Maybe the change in your eating or lack thereof. I've had surgery before with no change to my period.

my doc said it could be a few dif things ...anesthesia can disrupt ur body, losing weight causes ur estrogen levels to fluctuate since estrogen is stored in fat cells, and the change in diet.....

I have been spotting every few days...but no full blown period yet. it's kind of weird...but I know that being overweight messes with your period sometimes so i haven't been regular for a very long time.

Consulting your gyn is good advice.

While it is PROBABLY just anesthesia and weight loss messing with your hormone levels, we also need to be aware that obesity is a causative factor for cancer, in particular endometrial (uterine) cancer.

I speak from experience. I had very irregular cycles before banding and in fact was recommended to look into banding by a gyn (who was also banded). Around the same time that I was going to the banding seminar, I had a menstrual cycle from hell ( won't go into details unless someone asks) and ended up getting a biopsy done.

I had very early cancer and had to have a hysterectomy. Gyn/oncologist says obesity may or may not have played a role, but everything I've read says it does. I think she's just trying to keep me from blaming myself. :/

Anyhoo.. my point/opinion is: a little irregular cycles or spotting I wouldn't worry about too much. If it goes on more than a couple of months, I'd get it checked out.

Sorry if I scared anyone, but I'd rather folks be safe than sorry.

Thanks for all the advice and comments. My surgeon said it was probably related to the surgery, anesthia, or the weight loss, but it's all tied together. I have always been pretty regular (thanks to BC Pills) but in the last couple of years started spotting between periods. My GYN said it is probably weight related. But this, right now, is so abnormal for me that I am freaking out. I am definitely calling my GYN today.

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