So i am 14 days post op.. and about 2 days after i got home from the hospital AUNT FLOW came to visit.. lasted for about 5 days ... and then i was good.. all of a sudden starting last night SHE RETURNED!!!!! WHAT GIVES?!

Your hormones are out of wack from the trauma of the surgery, subsequent weightloss, and lack of calories. It may do that for a while. Nothing to worry about.

That is consistent with surgery. How regular are you? Do you know of any cystic ovarian or uterine conditions?

I would not worry, but if it were me I would confirm it not with my bariatric doctor, but with my gyno. Maybe an early follow up just to be sure.

Ugh! You know I did not think about that! I was thinking I had 9 days after surgery before I was due again. I think I will stick to wearing a "just in case" liner for the first few weeks.

I asked a similar question before. I always been regular, after surgery my period came 2 wks early and now it came again. Everyone told me it was normal from surgery. Crappy side effect lol

definitely a crapy side effect.. i hope it doesn't stay like this.. honestly i was on depo for about 9 years so i am not used to having a period at all.. infact the one after surgery was the 2nd period ive had in over 8 years.

I just didn't know if that was something i should worry about because i slipped and fell the other day.. i didn't know if maybe i ruptured something..

i haven't had any history of ovarian or uterian anything so im hoping im ok there..

but thank you everyone its a little more reassuring coming from others but i will bring it up to my gyno and see what she thinks.

I have to agree ladies! Sucky business that! Vibes that Aunt Flow returns home soon!

I hadn't had a period in over three months because of PCOS when I had my surgery. PCOS is also the biggest reason I decided to have this surgery. When my period came two days after coming home from the hospital I rejoiced! How weird is that!?!?

Yep, I agree with the others, just one of the side effects of surgery. Your body is going through all kinds of changes right now and things are going to be a bit out of whack until everything levels out a bit.

man i hope my aunt flow doesnt come around the surgery date... or on it

man i hope my aunt flow doesnt come around the surgery date... or on it

Oh..good point! Mine isnt regular because Im on the pill and for some odd reason it makes my periods either not come or it's verrrry scant. We have to get off our BC pill for 6 weeks before surgery so hopefully I'll have mine before.

You know, this reminds me of after having a baby. lol Weird bleeding and I have to wait 6 weeks to start my pill back up, so that 6 weeks is like "healing time". Oh well....completely worth it.

thats a long time luckily they only made me get off mine for 30 days prior.. and i actually have no idea when we can get back on them.. anyone know?

I think it depends on the Doc, mine is 6 weeks before and after, of course, but if you were able to be off only a month before, it could be the same for after. Just call and check with the Doc to make sure. It's to help decrease the likelihood of blood clots, so better safe than sorry.

good point... i definitly dont want any blood clots... ill just do six weeks to be on the safe side..lol

I was so glad i had read someone elses' thread about this, because I was prepared for it, just in case, and it happened. I wasn't "due" until the 31st, but she arrived on christmas eve (merry christmas!) 3 days after surgery. It was lighter than normal and is done now, and i almost wonder if due to the stress, this would be categorized as "breakthrough" bleeding rather than a full fledged period, and that it would be reasonable to expect another period in a couple of weeks.

Check with gyno, but I think it might be within normal range.