yesterday i started my monthly cycle....a week early.

i am on birth control pills. i was given IV antibotics during surgery. since antibotics weaken BC pills, i expected this to happen.

i'm just curious if any other ladies had this happen as well. if so, did it just last a normal cycle?

i do plan on using a backup method of BC until my next months cycle just in case.

thank you.

Do you have the copper or the Merina (sp)? I have the copper and I asked today and she said it was the perfect Birthcontrol for this surgery. I had my yearly exam this morning fyi. I'm not sure about the one using hormones. You dont have to take it out but you might ask about using a back up method.

I have the Mirena IUD. I will ask my GP about this on Monday and see what she says.

I am on birth control pills and by cycles have been either right on time or they have been crazy here there and every where depending on how much I lose.

I know that on my surgery date I will be on my period will that be ok??

I am concerned about that.

Was anyone on there period while having surgery??

Ms Lisa

Has anyone's cycle lasted an abnormal amount of time? Mine has been going since 2 days after surgery. Yep. Almost a month. I haven't stopped taking my BC and I'm not really sure when/if I should see my doctor. I want to minimize visits since I don't have insurance so if this is a somewhat normal occurrence then I'll just wait it out.

I got my period 2 days after surgery and it was about 9 days early! Of course my surgeon chalked it up to the anethesia and the huge shock to my system by going under the knife. I was pretty regular before without any hormones (our family is "officially" complete) so I hope it doesn't take too long to go back to normal.

So glad to have found this post. Earlier today I felt my usual "signs" of getting my period (my right leg cramps - same area, always the day of getting my period) and I thought that was unusual, but just noticed that I got my period. Say what? I'm 14 days early and feeling ripped off!!!

I'm 14 days early and feeling ripped off!!!

EXACTLY!!! LOL. Not to mention that I had planned my surgery to be in the middle of my cycle specifically so I wouldn't have to deal with it while also recovering. I guess sometimes the best laid plans....

I'm glad I found this post. I am 7 days post op, and yesterday when I was in the bathroom, I wiped and there was a small amount of blood, very small, like the last day of one's period. I didn't bleed again at all yet. I wonder if that's happened to anyone else.

Update: I guess I have a light period. I have no other symptoms. No fever. No exceptional pain. No other stuff. Just light bleeding from there. This shocks me because I haven't had a period in three years since I went on Depo Provera. Oh well.

well I have been on my period pretty consistantly since my surgery in May. This is the first week I have gone this long withougt even spotting. yeah!! My obgyn said that with the rapid weight loss, my body was producing enough progesterin (sp?) to slough off the lining. However was producing testosterone and estrogen at the rate I was pre-op, so my hormones have been all out of whack. I actually have the Murana, and he also had me start the nuva ring-yes two internal bc!! I'm in my 3rd month of both, and starting to feel almost normal again! good luck ladies, would gladly trade ya!!! :thumbup1:

I hear ya. I had my op in February and this is my first month clear. Had about a couple of days a month clear but constant bleeding from the off. Dr changed my bc pill to combined instead of progesterone only and that seems to have done the trick. Forget extra precautions..my hubby not allowed near lol:D