So I have a weird question for the ladies. I'm due for my period when I'm having my surgery. How does that work because of the catheter? Does anyone know?

Sadly they still give you one but I know with the hospital I am having my surgery they'll have you wear that belt and a pad. When I had the lap band I got me period and that's what they did to me. My surgery is tomorrow and I've been spotting I do not want that belt lol

Bleh, I hadn't thought about dear old mother nature during this process until I read your post. If thats the week of my period, I think I may just skip taking the placebo and just start the next pack of pills. Not wise to do on a regular basis, but in this instance, I would rather do that then have to worry about cleaning up a mess while in pain.

My doctor had me stop taking my birth control pills 2 weeks before my surgery, I started my period and I'm sill spotting,

I'm hoping it will stop before my surgery 8/1

A couple of months before my surgery I was looking at my calendar and I realized that I would be due around the dy of my surgery. I actually called the doctors office and reschedule my surgery. The nurse asked me why and when I told her she laughed. I told her that would be so embarrassing. She said you won't be the first or the last. Lol. So the day of surgery I'm putting my gown on and who shows up. I thought I had it made. I thought this would make you ladies laugh. It's funny now but it wasn't then.

I started my period 2 days before surgery. When I was getting into my gown I asked the nurse if I should take my tampon out and she said yes but to leave my panties on. When I woke I didn't have panties on but I had one of those bed pads on the bed. I had the catheter in too. When I got up to walk there was a mess on that pad and I apologized to the nurse and she was so nice and said "that's alright honey we will have it cleaned up in no time." she also helped me put my panties on too even with the cath. No worries honey! The staff knows how to take care of you!

I think from the surgery or the stress of the surgery - it brought my period on early the 2nd after surgery. . It was horrible having surgery pain and menstral cramp pain.

You can't wear a tampon or pad during surgery but they can put extra padding under you. It's only a few hours. After surgery they will help you get cleaned up and you can wear a tampon again but no undies. After they take the catheter out you can wear undies again.

Thank you all for responding. This was really worrying me. I'm so happy I found this app. It's nice to know I'm not alone.