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Hello All,

Once again I am writing on here because I feel like the BIGGEST idiot whoever lived. This has absolutly NOTHING to do with the weight loss, but the band itself. Before the band I was on birth control pill (4 months ago) and lets just say my "Mr. Perfect" and I had a long awaited tryst the other night, not even thinking the deed was done, and because of the surgery I went off the pills and had a complete loss of memory when the ever so rare "Mood" struck. I haven't been on the pills in a long time and I was wondering has any of the bandsters out there taken the "Morning After Pill"??? Should I call my surgeon and get his advice...should I just go get the pill...times a ticking and I have learned my lesson. I heard its not good to get pregnant after being banded so receintly...which I DEFINATLY do not want to be pregnant..

On a happier note, I have my first fill next week which I am really thrilled about.

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Well after reading your last sentence.

"which I DEFINATLY do not want to be pregnant.."

I say call your Doc & your GYN immediately! Your also right that you shouldn't get pregnant right after surgery but that seems to be the least of the worries right now. Call your Doctors & discuss your options. I hope everything turns out the way you want it to. Good Luck!

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I have taken the morning after pill twice in my life but not since banding. Once was several years ago in which they prescribed regular birth control pills but just had me take like 6 at a time and then the other time was about a year ago with a different doc and it was just 2 pills I had to take. I am also not on birth control and worry about an oops moment - I try to be very cautious in calculating my cycle and have been doing it for a year and 1/2 with success of noo oopses yet, but I always worry it could happen. People get pregnant on the pill too even when taken correctly. My body does not repsond well to birth control pills Patches etc so I opted for natural planning but now that I have the band I worry much more so of becoming pregnant too soon without much of weight loss to show.

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How many days can you wait before taking that "morning after pill"? I thought it had to be.... well..... the morning after...?

I agree, ask your doc on this one.

Good luck!

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And as you lose weight, your fertility increases --- the diaphragm has worked very well for my daughter for some 12 years. The only times she has conceived is when she wasn't using it. And then it happened almost instantly.

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