Ok, so I was on birth control for 15 years. I have been off of it for the last few months and my periods have been normal for the first time since I was 14 years old! Yippeee....but I just noticed that I have gained 3lbs and it is just a couple of days before I'm to start...is this normal? What do others gain and does it come off easily after????

Thanks, Tracy

completely and totally normal - it'll go away - the bloat for that time of month can vary even up to 10 lbs - feel lucky yours is 3 Its just water retention

I always gain between 5-10 pounds (I started 2 days ago and it was 5 this time) but I lose it by the time it is over. I just hated it this time because I am on my pre-op diet and trying to lose. It has me messed up

yeah I went thru that too - had mine on my preop - but eventually the scale plummeted! That's always a nice feeling to look forward to!