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Time Of The Month During Your Surgery?

urbandecayno5

By urbandecayno5, in The Gals' Room

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SexySlim    107

SexySlim
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Mine was six days late and started the morning of my surgery. I was pissed! I thought they were going to give me disposable panties. The nurse told me to put some gause pads in my crotch ummm no thanks. She let me wear a tampon.

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tautry    95

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I started the morning after surgery, which was a week early! I had my surgery done at Medical City Dallas which caters to WLS patients. My nurse said it is very common, though they don't know why???!!!???

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urbandecayno5    40

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Of course it looks like ill have my period when im due for surgery. Such bad timing

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LadyIvy    159

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I was actually logging on here to ask that exact question. My surgery is on Monday and my period started today. Sigh....

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slimthickens    28

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OMG! So glad this question was posted because I am due for surgery on Thursday and this morning I have the familiar rumblings of an approching period. grrrrrr!! My question is will I be able to bend enough to insert a tampon or will the post op pain be too bad to allow for this? I don't want to wear the mess panties and pad and risk bleeding all over myself because I'm forced into being in a laying position....anwers please ladies?

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slimthickens    28

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OMG! So glad this question was posted because I am due for surgery on Thursday and this morning I have the familiar rumblings of an approching period. grrrrrr!! My question is will I be able to bend enough to insert a tampon or will the post op pain be too bad to allow for this? I don't want to wear the mess panties and pad and risk bleeding all over myself because I'm forced into being in a laying position....anwers please ladies?

Hahahaha "Mess Panties" I meant MESH panties but somehow it does seem appropriate...lol

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atkinsoncl    62

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My period came yesterday, two days after surgery. Last month it came late, so I though I was in the clear. Since the stress of surgery, it decided to come two week early.

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bigkim    109

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I am going to have that issue too! Hope they allow me to have panties and a pad....I am early but I think is because I have lost 16 pounds since day one of my liquid diet.< /p>

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D1NOnlySexyLady    70

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I am going to have that issue too! Hope they allow me to have panties and a pad....I am early but I think is because I have lost 16 pounds since day one of my liquid diet.

Wow 16 lbs from just the liquid diet! Congratulations, I start mines next Monday. What did your pre op diet consists of?

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LadyIvy    159

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I am going to have that issue too! Hope they allow me to have panties and a pad....I am early but I think is because I have lost 16 pounds since day one of my liquid diet.

I have been losing quick too. I am 11 lbs down from Sunday morning (Its Saturday am now). Also, I tend to put on 4-6 lbs the first day of my period and I still lost since yesterday. My husband was joking and said if I keep this up, in 2 months I'm going to be on maintenance already. Wouldn't that be nice. haha

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destined_dva    20

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I was on during my surgery. They ha me to lay on a pad and that was all until later that night. They told me absolutely no to tampons.

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D1NOnlySexyLady    70

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I have been losing quick too. I am 11 lbs down from Sunday morning (Its Saturday am now). Also' date=' I tend to put on 4-6 lbs the first day of my period and I still lost since yesterday. My husband was joking and said if I keep this up, in 2 months I'm going to be on maintenance already. Wouldn't that be nice. haha[/quote']

In a week? What has your diet consist of

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LadyIvy    159

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In a week? What has your diet consist of

I am having between 70-90 grams of Protein and about 28 grams of carbs a day. I also am drinking TONS of fluids, broth, crystal lite and Jello (sugar free). My Protein drinks are EAS Carb control and GNC 100% whey Protein over the course of a day. Also, I get one sugar free popsicle a day and of course all Vitamins have at least 1g of carb so I add that to my 30 or less carb count.

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hellonurse    76

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I was kinda lucky. My period came early, on the Thursday before my Tuesday surgery, but since tuesday was my last day, it lingered a teeny bit.

It's actually the Lovenox that made it kinda linger. The blood thinner injections they gave me! I had one every 8 hours in the hospital.

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