Need some advice: I've been on "the pill" for apprx. 6 years now and have never missed a period or been late. Ever. I had my surgery one week ago and all of a sudden, a week and a half early, I have started my period! I have taken my "pill" every single day since surgery. I'm worried that the pill is not being absorbed into my system and the hormones are having no effect. Would this be the situation, or perhaps the surgery/lack of calories caused my period to start? I don't know what to think. I'm used to planning for it and all of a sudden, bam! I wake up and it has started. I hope it's just a side effect of an immediate loss of weight, calories, Protein, carbs, etc.

Thanks for your feedback.

Surgery (anesthesia) throws your cycle off and can cause breakthrough bleeding. After surgery my cycle moved two whole weeks earlier and stayed there. I'd double check with the manufacturer of your pills just to be 100% that there were no drug interactions that might have caused the pill to be ineffective, but I honestly doubt that's the issue. It's pretty common for this to happen, I think.

~Cheri

I had my surgery on feb 11 and I had my period then. And I have had it since 3 times. I know gross. But it's just the side effects of surgery from what I heard.