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Rebellious Butterfly

By Rebellious Butterfly, in Rants & Raves

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Rosieboom    1

Rosieboom
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I haven't had a period in over a year. I'm 3 weeks post op and ...surprise ! She visited me too !

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joyann45    29

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I wish I could have been so lucky I got mine the day before my surgery but I notice this month mine wasn't as heavy as it used to be before surgery so it seems to be a plus for me

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Bmjohnson    84

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My surgery has totally thrown me a curveball when it comes to my cycle. I have always been right on time. and for the two months since surgery it has been so unpredictable. i really hope it regulates back because i cant stand the not knowing when its coming. lol surprise visits have never been something i like.

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RedStorm    139

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My cycle started durning surgery which was a week early. Also I have an IUD, so most times I really can't tell when my cycle is, but this time was different. It was horrible.

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shantelw75    22

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Has anyone experienced pain with their cycle? I know discomfort is normal hut usually I don't have any discomfort at all. Mine started last night and today my stomach has been feeling really weird. I'm asking bc it's around my port site so I can't tell if it's bc of that or if something is wrong with my port. I was banded 5/6 and have been a little nervous I've been over doing myself. Any thoughts? I have my follow up apt Wednesday

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InfiniteButterfly    438

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I have an odd cycle anyway...spotting for 7-10 days before the unholy flood (which is usually over in a day). I've been spotting since one-week post surgery. I would have been very happy for it to skip me altogether for a month or two while I healed.

Only bonus is I don't have the cramps or headache I normally get (thankfully) but my mood swings are nasty.

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tamalyn    6

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Mine came 4 days post op, I wasn't especially happy since dealing with healing, liquid diet, etc etc. It was just one more thing to deal with. But ahh, I think it happened to most of us.

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angelface811    100

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Mine came 3 days post-op which was 7 days early. They said it's very normal for that to happen. I was afraid it was going to be very heavy but wasn't to bad. So I input the new date on my free menstrual cycle tracker app and my body adjusted back to a 28 day cycle which I am hopefully going to end soon. I had worse cramping than usual and heavy flow. It has also lasted a bit longer. Hopefully it stays on that 28 day cycle because I use my app to plan stuff...lol. Really be on top of the fluids and foods and you may want to lighten up the exercise (I did a little to much and it caused heavier flow) ...

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Ginger Snaps    1,323

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Funny semi-related story. First time I got up post op to walk I started feeling something wet on my gown and legs and looked down to see a trail of blood. I told the tech who was walking me and she said 'o I'll get you a pad!' I laughed and said that's not where it's coming from. One of my incisions was bleeding. Freaked out a little but all was ok.

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VSG-Neki    9

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My cycle started the day after surgery and I woke up the day of surgery with a bad sinus infection, yucky! I was extremely nauseous

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Sparklingbeauty53    202

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I have read that this is very common after weight loss surgery!

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JennJenn0508    3

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I was on my cycle during surgery. ...booooo

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crazy cute    0

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My doctor told my husband I would probably start but never explained y I had just had my period a week or two before so I'm assuming it has to do with surgery -_-

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