my whole life if I haven't been on a birth control that limits my periods my menstrual cramps are so severe that I vomit, have an upset stomach, and radiating pain throughout my torso for a few days before, the whole time during, and a day or so after my period. I got Implanon (impant in your arm) in October and i haven't had a period since then (which is a good thing!). I was banded on 3/3 and now I DO have a period with all the old familiar symptoms. Did anyone else's menstrual cycle get worse after you were banded? I'm trying to figure out if there could be an underlying issue :-/

I thought I was going to die when I got my period after I was banded (which was a week post op). It was awful, painful and lasted 7 days! I am just gonna wait and see hat happens with my next one. The nurses I worked with seemed to think it was related t the surgery and was a 1 time thing. Hope it gets better for you!

this is the 3rd month of it and this time i've never puked so much in my life. If I didn't know any better I would think I had a stomach virus, but I've had all these symptoms before as a milder version.

Im with you on the pain..I have never had bad cramps or anything during mine, I was banded on march 23rd this year, and i just ogt over my 1st period since banding, and like another post stated, i thought i was gonna DIE!! the sharp pain in my lower stomach felt like i was being stabbed, every time i sneezed coughed or even got up or sat down it was misserable..i sure hope they are not all gonna be like this month

Laughing at the post complaining about a period that lasted 7 days. That sounds like heaven to me. My last 2 periods lasted 25 and 40 days respectively!

I am now day 6 post hysterectomy so no more periods for me . YAY. I don't think the band actually had any effect on my cycle though , just one of those unfortunate sideeffects of getting older.