So i searched the forums and it seems everyone has some issue with TOM after surgery. Has anyone had a very painful TOM afterwards? I got mine a week after surgery and I have it again now. Both times I am in so much pain I want to cry, well I did a bit because I was in so much pain. And it is super heavy... Any suggestions on what I can take? I am taking liquid tylenol but that does nothing for me

I had My first TOM a couple of week after my surgery and it was very painful that i couldnt get up and since i still cant take tylenol pills what i did was take the tylenol codein that the surgeon prescribed after my surgery and that help me alot

I have an irregular and heavy period anyway...but the week after surgery mine was very very heavy and lasted like 2 weeks which is normal for me...sometimes the bleeding lasts for months actually. But its weird...idk if it's from loosing weight or what but now I haven't had it for over a month! It's so hard to tell with me what's going on...I assume though its just your body getting used to all these changes.

Sweetsoutherngirl, I had my tom about a week after surgery and swear I thought I was gonna die! I cameon here and asked about and some lady made fun of me saying the band doesn't effect ur womb. I'm not completely stupid but my body has gone thru a lot and it stands to reason to me that stress and other things can effect ur period then why not this? I was embarrassed to say anything else after that so I'm glad u brought it up

Sweetsoutherngirl, I had my tom about a week after surgery and swear I thought I was gonna die! I cameon here and asked about and some lady made fun of me saying the band doesn't effect ur womb. I'm not completely stupid but my body has gone thru a lot and it stands to reason to me that stress and other things can effect ur period then why not this? I was embarrassed to say anything else after that so I'm glad u brought it up

That is so mean of her. This is a place to ask questions and get some answers possibly. I know before my surgery it was not this bad and now I have had two that were horrible. I ended up taking some crushed tylenol and balling myself up in my bed until I went to sleep. I am calling my doc tomorrow. Today has been a bit better

I had ablation done late last year to eliminate my periods. I had met my yearly out of pocket co-pays with my Lap Band surgery so i figured why not? It was a very minor outpatient surgery. I still get my regular PMS symptoms (which are minor) but the horrible cramps and the bleeding are gone! I couldn't be happier, and would recommend it to anyone.