hey all-please let me know-if post surgery (for you bandsters already having the surgery) you were told to stop taking your bc pills? or has your Dr. told you that you will be post-op? please let me know!! thanks! i am thinking it was just being overly cautious?

I take them only to keep from getting cysts on my ovaries I have had no problems or slower weight loss that I know of and I am almost 2 years out. Down 84 lbs.

Cheri

At my pre-op hospital visit, the nurse said I "should" stop taking BCP; however, I refused. That same nurse told me to take out all piercings (also refused) and to stop taking fish oil supplements till after the surgery. The fish oil could cause clotting issues (like BCP, but opposite effect), she said. I had no problem not taking them, so I stopped till after surgery.

The surgeon knew I did not stop BCP and that I did not take out all piercings. He was fine with both. Incidentally, for the piercings that were not on a mucous membrane (ears, nose), they just put tape on them. I told them about the other piercings (smiley - in mouth - and inner labia) so that they knew there were others. I had no problems other than the surgeon asking about why I had tape on my head.