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SO .... Did anyone have these TOM on their pre op ? And if so the more stressed/worried you got the bleeding got worse and did it stay during the procedure?

Did anyone get their TOM the day of surgery ? Or when you woke up it was there ?

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I am interested in this as well. It will probably be my tom during surgery. I wonder if the stress of surgery will make it worse than usual

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I did start my absolutely unpredictable pcos cycle about two days before surgery. It wasn't a big deal as far as the surgery went I just let the nurse know when I checked in. However I will add that I've never bled that bad before. Since you are given blood thinners it made my period a 1000x worse than normal. Take your own pads that's for sure. Took lots of panties just in case.

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So strange, but yes. I have an IUD and don't usually have periods at all. 2 days into my pre-op I started. So odd.

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I definitely know about the pcos because I have that and have periods hardly ever and I know about the IUD because I have one !! And this is the heaviest I've ever been

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Ahhh no way!!!!

I totally just searched for and downloaded th is app for exactly this reason.

I haven't had my cycle in months. And sure enough scheduled for surgery monday and can u believe it showed up today?!?!ii

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I have pcos, but have Fairly regular cycles. I was due the day of surgery and the preop nurse said I'd probably wake up from surgery with it. As it turned out, it didn't start until 2 weeks after surgery.

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Well that's good I guess !!

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My TOM has been the woooooorst!!! I got it one week after surgery and it has literally knocked me on my hurt and the couch all week. I'm so tired. Bleeding and clots like I've never seen before (sorry if tmi) I can't wait for this to be OVER!!

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My TOM has been the woooooorst!!! I got it one week after surgery and it has literally knocked me on my hurt and the couch all week. I'm so tired. Bleeding and clots like I've never seen before (sorry if tmi) I can't wait for this to be OVER!!

wow!! i have just been very crampy and bitchy for like the last week , and normally my TOM is only about 2-3 days but this pre op diet is making it stretch out.

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I also have pcos. I was fortunate not to have an issue prior to surgery but I was worried about it. Last time I lost weight it came on extremely heavy and for long periods of time. I was told its because fat stores estrogen and when you lose weight the estrogen gets released.

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I had my period right before the surgery and during. It was stress induced as well as hormonal too....Now I don't have periods after the first few months. I'm 57 years of age... :P

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I had my period right before the surgery and during. It was stress induced as well as hormonal too....Now I don't have periods after the first few months. I'm 57 years of age... :P

That seems like a good deal !!

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So if you're bleeding during surgery how do you wear a pad? Can you wear underwear? What about a tampon? I will ask the nurse but am trying to think ahead so I don't sound like an idiot, lol.

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