Ok I know it probably won't matter, but not to be gross, I tend to have a "heavy" first few days and this is when I will be having surgery. I was wondering if this will be a problem? Anyone else had their "monthly" on surgery date?

Just a word to the wise, you can not 'sneak' a tampon. I read that the carbon fibers in tampons interfere with some surgical equipment or gas, I am not sure. The nurse, pre-op will give you a pad and some sort of mesh underwear. Also, I am not sure what a catheter has to do with your period? The place that gets a catheter is not the same place that bleeds during a period. So, the catheter would not have been used 'in stead' of a tampon or pad. Good luck and please check with the nurse, they have seen it all.

When you have to wear a pad, its embarrassing because there is blood.....I'm well aware of where a catherer goes and where my flow comes from...........

When you have to wear a pad, its embarrassing because there is blood.....I'm well aware of where a catherer goes and where my flow comes from...........

The first one I was mortified and actually crying pre-op because I had to have a catheter put in. The LapBand surgery I didn't need a catheter so they just give a monstrosity of a pad and these funky underwear to put on.

Sorry, I was confused by your post. You stated that the second surgery you had no catheter and a pad. It looked like you were saying the first surgery only required a catheter...thus my confusion....Sorry.