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I have only had one period since my surgery 3/13 and that period was a week late and it was light with what looked like old blood tmi I know but has anyone else experienced this?

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I have also been experiencing the same thing the only difference it's happening before surgery.I have surgery on Monday and ever since I been on my pre-op diet my period came late

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Mine has been on time ,but have noticed its very light this month..

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I have also been experiencing the same thing the only difference it's happening before surgery.I have surgery on Monday and ever since I been on my pre-op diet my period came late

My period was actually normal before surgery heavy but normal

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Mine, and I have read a lot of people here too Have had weird periods right after surgery.

My first one was "old" blood too but they do go back to "normal" after a few months

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Mine' date=' and I have read a lot of people here too Have had weird periods right after surgery.

My first one was "old" blood too but they do go back to "normal" after a few months[/quote']

But have you skipped any periods?

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But have you skipped any periods?

I have not skipped any but had several months of very light ones or starting and stopping...

But you have had a significant drop in weight fast so it might affect it more... It might be worth talking to the doctor about though.

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My first period after surgery came very late. My second period didn't come until I'd missed almost three cycles! It took me over six months before things started normalizing. I think it's fairly common because your hormones are all over the place during weight loss.

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I think the fat that your losing has lots of stored hormones that are now being released into your system. Those hormones are now messing up your periods, moods, etc. Having a major surgery alone is stress enough on a body. Then having extra hormones released from the fat loss is causing chaos on your body. I'm not a medical professional, but I would think a irregular periods would be normal for a few months, but if you are really concerned, maybe a doctors visit is needed.

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I think the fat that your losing has lots of stored hormones that are now being released into your system. Those hormones are now messing up your periods' date=' moods, etc. Having a major surgery alone is stress enough on a body. Then having extra hormones released from the fat loss is causing chaos on your body. I'm not a medical professional, but I would think a irregular periods would be normal for a few months, but if you are really concerned, maybe a doctors visit is needed.[/quote']

I've read that excessive weight loss/gain will have an effect on the menstruation cycle and especially on your mood. WebMD has an article about this.

Sarah

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My surgery was 1/28/2013 and I have only had a light period about 12 days after and none since. I even took a pregnancy test at the last doctor visit. He said pretty normal after the procedure.

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I got sleeved on 3/19. my first period was weird i got it in April. I was almost 2 weeks late until i got my period yesterday. Our body is still going through alot of changes. Try to contact your gyn. Good Luck!

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I haven't had any real problems this time, but when I lost a large amount of weight before, I had about 18 months of very few/irregular periods. They say that when your body is losing a significant amount of weight, it impacts your hormones, which in turn, impacts your periods. I once heard that your body is in "self-protection" mode when you are losing large amounts of weight quickly, and it knows that it is not a safe time to get pregnant. Who knows - but I do know that your hormones are all wacky at the moment, which is bound to create changes.

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