serious problem!

[medith89 5]

Have any of the women sleevers had prolonged menstrul cycles... ive been on and off of mine since a little before my surgery date which was march 13th and we are going on vacation to the beach in a month in a half n I definitely do not wanna have this issue... so any advice is much appreciated!! Or can the doctor give me something to make it stop.... o n btw I have been on birthcontrol pills since January of this year and it still dont help...

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Yup. Alllllll the time. I've had a Mirena IUD for almost 10 years and I was period-less for the entire time pre-op. Now I am almost always spotting. It's ridiculous. It's finally slowing down as I am a year out (today!), but the doc said it's normal. Estrogen is stored in your fat and as you lose fat, the E is released causing a period.

Lovely!

I should have bought stock in Tampax.

[medith89 5]

Ohhhhh no dont tell me that!!! I have been looking forward to this vacation for a year now... n yes I have been spotting as well its horrible!!! Do u know if there is anything my doctor might be able to give me to cut it off completely atleast while im on vacation I can deal with it when im back but do not wanna deal with it while im out there!!! ; ( n lol to the stock comment ... I agree

[Teachamy 1,042]

I am on Mirena too, and my spotting seems to have stopped. (5 months out) Hope that doesn't mean I am no longer losing fat! Your doc. might suggest you skip the "off week" on your bc pills--that may work, or it may make you a hormone-surging monster on your vacation. I hope you find the solution though! Good luck!

[kimba6999 125]

Have any of the women sleevers had prolonged menstrul cycles... ive been on and off of mine since a little before my surgery date which was march 13th and we are going on vacation to the beach in a month in a half n I definitely do not wanna have this issue... so any advice is much appreciated!! Or can the doctor give me something to make it stop.... o n btw I have been on birthcontrol pills since January of this year and it still dont help...

Wow, i feel for all you guys. As i have gotten older and have gotten heavier(now 45 and beginning weight 356) my periods were so up in the air and sometimes went for 7-10 days and were so heavy on days i couldnt leave the house! Since surgery (5mo. Post op) i have leveled out and im back to my 3-4 days and maybe one of them a medium heavy day. I dont take birth control of any kind right now cuz i dont want it interferring with my loss. This has been a life saver in that department. Good luck to all of u.

[RJ'S/beginning 5,358]

I am in the throws of The Change..And after my surgery I had a period. I was sent to the specialist because I was not supposed to have any anymore. I hadn't for almost 8 years...Then bang there it was...They tested me and all was in order so they said it must have had to be due to the Estrogen stored in my fats..Like @@LipstickLady said....Only one period......so i am fortunate I think in that area. So it does happen!

[Aileen-March 2014 Sleeved 45]

_{I have been on an IUD for 3 years, no periods.. until after surgery. However, I did not have another one yet.}

_{But, if you already are taking BC since January, you may want to see if they can change your estrogen level to prevent periods for your vacation.}

_{Since you just had surgery even that may not work. So many changes in our bodies right now.. Nothing is really normal the first few months. Good Luck!}

[Blondiecakes77 18]

I have been on the Nuva ring for a year and used it in a way that I didn't have a cycle. The first day after surgery I started spotting, then eventually I bled enough for tampons. It lasted around 2 weeks. But I'm 4 weeks out and no more issues so I'm hoping that was a fluke bc of the surgery shock to my body.

[elfnow 277]

I notice that my cycle lasts an extra 2-3 days of dark brown spotting... Nothing dramatic but a little bit "aren't we done yet?! Jeez."

I know it's a giant pain in the butt, believe me (I have a young child and a copper IUD ... so my monthly can be ridiculous for 2 days and then taper off to merely "normal") but I see the little extra spotting as a reminder that I AM LOSING FAT!! I'm losing places for all this estrogen to be stored! Woooot!!

I will also warn you... If you were not previously ovulating, and you switch to birth control that allows ovulation (such as Paragard)... Or you BEGIN ovulating... Be warned that between your newfound happiness at smaller clothes/smaller body/feeling sexier and the strength of ovulation hormones... Your significant other might need to watch out, lest they get tied down and used mercilessly.

For me, anyway, I previously had some pretty strong ovulation-time "urges" but now we're wearing out batteries every month. Not that anyone's complaining.