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What Bc (Birth Control) To Use?

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MsShaunaMarie    82

MsShaunaMarie
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I was on the pill for years until Aug. I have been off it since mid Aug. So I can have Surgery in Nov. I know its a bit early but I didnt want to have to refill a script so I just ended it then. I was hoping to be able to go back on to the pill after 6 wks when Dr says ok. Anyone else on the pill still with VSG? or did you have to switch completely? I tried NuvaRing before and hated it. Thanks!

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Squisha    99

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I was told Mechanical forms of birth control until 12-18 months out or once in mantiance.

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Sleevealicious    43

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I was told that the pill is fine and that we still absorb it . I will be continuing taking Yasmin in a couple weeks . Just had to go off for a month after surgery since they can contribute to blood clot issues .

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MsShaunaMarie    82

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I was told that the pill is fine and that we still absorb it . I will be continuing taking Yasmin in a couple weeks . Just had to go off for a month after surgery since they can contribute to blood clot issues .

Its all so confussing but if the doc says I cant go back on the pill Im not sure what Im going to use cus I really dont like condoms. and we are only using them now because we have to!

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npm518    146

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I have a iud and love it

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ashleytn    48

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I was told no BC 2 weeks before surgery, and I have to wait 30 days after surgery to start taking it again.

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Ima Loser    197

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I am getting Mirena IUD inserted tommorow.

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Frza    194

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I have Mirena and have been happy with it.

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Sleevealicious    43

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I was told no BC 2 weeks before surgery' date=' and I have to wait 30 days after surgery to start taking it again.[/quote']

Same here!

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Sleevealicious    43

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Its all so confussing but if the doc says I cant go back on the pill Im not sure what Im going to use cus I really dont like condoms. and we are only using them now because we have to!

Yeah there seems to be a lot of opinions on this unfortunately !

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FDclerical    318

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i actually have implavon (sp?) in my ar. its the BC stick its good for three years and i love it. its been known to cause weight gain but they looked at my chart and i was the same weight a year ago when they put it in. i like it because i dont have to worry about taking pills every day or getting shots.

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bethxxx    304

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i actually have implavon (sp?) in my ar. its the BC stick its good for three years and i love it. its been known to cause weight gain but they looked at my chart and i was the same weight a year ago when they put it in. i like it because i dont have to worry about taking pills every day or getting shots.

I have implanon in my arm too. I haven't asked my surgeon about birth control but I am next week

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SensationallySassyT    80

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I recently removed my paragard IUD to give my body a rest plus after 4 years it cause extremely painful and heavy periods not to mention it decreased my sex drive a bit after a while~ Anywho

I plan on getting the Mirena IUD in next week!

For the ladies who have the Mirena IUD did you get it inserted before or after getting sleeved?

T~ :wub:

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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