We are all adults so I hope I don't get any crap...lol. I had a 'monthly' question for you ladies:

I have the Mirena and my periods have been really, really light until surgery. Now they are 7 days AT LEAST and a little heavier. My hormones are really kicking my butt, too. I can handle all that but the main question I have is if anyone else has experienced a horrible smell as well? I'm very clean and very self conscience so that why I can't understand it??? Please forgive my bluntness...lol. I have to wait for new insurance to kick in so I can't see my doctor yet.

Thanks for the help! And remember...ADULTS. No smart arses please.

We are all adults so I hope I don't get any crap...lol. I had a 'monthly' question for you ladies:

I have the Mirena and my periods have been really' date=' really light until surgery. Now they are 7 days AT LEAST and a little heavier. My hormones are really kicking my butt, too. I can handle all that but the main question I have is if anyone else has experienced a horrible smell as well? I'm very clean and very self conscience so that why I can't understand it??? Please forgive my bluntness...lol. I have to wait for new insurance to kick in so I can't see my doctor yet.

Thanks for the help! And remember...ADULTS. No smart arses please.[/quote']

I did have an odd smell while on my cycle (started the day of surgery). I attributed to my surgery and hormones because it was several days into the surgery when I noticed it. If it happens next month, I will probably go see my G to make sure everything is fine.

Well, its only been the past couple of months. My surgery date was 9/17.

Well' date=' its only been the past couple of months. My surgery date was 9/17.[/quote']

Oh ok. Whenever your insurance kick in, you definitely want to go get that checked out because it could be something else.

Since you can't see the doctor, check out web MD or google any symptoms are. Doesn't hurt to try and see if you able to see what's wrong while you wait..

Hopefully everything is fine!

Try Rephresh. Its a ph balancer. Most odor is due to ph issues, if you don't have any signs of infection.

I think I read on here before that the odors can be attributed to your body being in a state of Ketosis which is fat burning.

Thank you! I'll look into that. See? This is why all questions should be accepted here. It helps esse the mind :-)

We are all adults so I hope I don't get any crap...lol. I had a 'monthly' question for you ladies:

I have the Mirena and my periods have been really, really light until surgery. Now they are 7 days AT LEAST and a little heavier. My hormones are really kicking my butt, too. I can handle all that but the main question I have is if anyone else has experienced a horrible smell as well? I'm very clean and very self conscience so that why I can't understand it??? Please forgive my bluntness...lol. I have to wait for new insurance to kick in so I can't see my doctor yet.

Thanks for the help! And remember...ADULTS. No smart arses please.

.............Angel.....i have had the mirena almost 2 years and had my surgery dec 8 .........and while reading your post ...i thought ...yep, thats me to a tee!!!i usually just spotted before not even really needing a tampon .......but now ...yes its like 7 days!!! i usually keep just one in for 8 hrs and a reg one works but i notice that it is very thick and dark brown , not at all even red like blood ......and yes ...smells bad !! ive been told that brown means old blood.........but i know i dont have old blood accumulated up there ! i have had a prob im the past with bacteria vaginosis ..an overgrowth of bacteria ...and have thought about that refresh ...to balance out my ph .....may give it a try ...........but yeah , im a clean freak and this just annoys the bejeeeebies outta me ....ugh ! Glad im not alone ! LOL

I'm glad I'm not alone too! I've been researching online and not finding much. Its only while on my period. The rest of the time I'm okay. I'm going to try the Rephresh too. My husband is coming home tomorrow and its Valentines so I want to be on my 'A' game, you know? Lol!

We are all adults so I hope I don't get any crap...lol. I had a 'monthly' question for you ladies:

I have the Mirena and my periods have been really' date=' really light until surgery. Now they are 7 days AT LEAST and a little heavier. My hormones are really kicking my butt, too. I can handle all that but the main question I have is if anyone else has experienced a horrible smell as well? I'm very clean and very self conscience so that why I can't understand it??? Please forgive my bluntness...lol. I have to wait for new insurance to kick in so I can't see my doctor yet.

Thanks for the help! And remember...ADULTS. No smart arses please.[/quote']

Ugh. Mirena is the devil. It did this to me before surgery. And made me lose hair on my head and gain hair every where else! It embedded, I still got pregnant, miscarried, developed cysts. Awful!

My gyn has me on something now with no estrogen. I can't remember the name....but the estrogen can cause these side effects. And too much estrogen also causes hair loss. I figure that's the last thing we need since WLS can cause it anyway

Good luck!

I am in the medical field and i would agree completely with leleboo. Your body is buring so much fat and sugar that its got to be flushed out somehow i personally wouldnt recommend the douches or ph refreshers just because it can throw things off even more and dry you out and make you itch or cause a uti/yeast infection.

I am way past the monthlies, having had a complete hysterectomy 20 years ago and totally off all HRT. And still, in the beginning, I smelled like a goat from the nether region, and no amount of bathing solved it. It did seem to coincide with ketosis, and it went away after the first few months. Everything got back to normal once the very rapid weight loss slowed down.

Its def from ketosis, if you don't have signs if an infection. My obgyn is the one who recommended rephresh...its not a ****** (she doesn't recommend douching under any circumstances bc that actually throws ph off and isn't safe for other reasons). Its a heavy gel/cream consistency with an applicator like monistat and it coats the walls of your vagina and helps balance the ph.

Much like we use biotene when we have dry/stinky mouth from ketosis (or even listerine strips). Some people need to address the problem.

I would call your obgyn and see if they are okay with it if you are concerned about the safety.

I'm only having the odor issue during my period. When I research this I only get general smell answers but mine is strictly related to my period. Can ketosis cause this?