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lashante23    16

lashante23
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I'm curious as to what birth control you chose to have for after surgery. One of the consents I had to sign for surgery was to be on a durable form of birth control . Because they want us not to get pregnant for 18 months after surgery so it doesn't cause harm to us or any unborn child.

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bluedreams86    61

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I haven't done the surgery yet but my doctor OK to stay on the pill -- ortho tri cyclen. I have PCOS and that is the recommended birth control for me and almost no side effects (expect a lower libido). But it could be because it regulates my testosterones LOL

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Sleeve_Sistah85    193

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I'm getting my Skyla IUD tomorrow...and it's a great method for PCOS girls!

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AuriP    420

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I'm going to do the patch, IUD's were no Bueno for me. I believe the depo provera got me in my situation in the first place I was a normal bmi before I got on it as a teenager. I'm loathe to birth control but it has to be for now

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Sleeve_Sistah85    193

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I'm going to do the patch, IUD's were no Bueno for me. I believe the depo provera got me in my situation in the first place I was a normal bmi before I got on it as a teenager. I'm loathe to birth control but it has to be for now

Just a heads up. The contraceptive patch aka Ortho Evra is not recommended for people more than 190lbs. Something to do with large amounts of fat and hormone absorption.

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AuriP    420

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Well, that's new for me, it worked fine when I was over 200 lbs. I guess condoms then until I reach that 190. I don't take to other contraception very well, maybe I will take nuvaring for a while. We are very good at not having kids when we don't want them, we have 3 spaced out over 7 years, the 1st and 2nd are 4 years apart, the 2nd and 3rd are 2.5 years apart and only because we wanted the last sooner.

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Sleeve_Sistah85    193

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Well, that's new for me, it worked fine when I was over 200 lbs. I guess condoms then until I reach that 190. I don't take to other contraception very well, maybe I will take nuvaring for a while. We are very good at not having kids when we don't want them, we have 3 spaced out over 7 years, the 1st and 2nd are 4 years apart, the 2nd and 3rd are 2.5 years apart and only because we wanted the last sooner.

That's interesting that someone would even prescribe that to you over 200lbs. I only say this cuz I'm a midwife and I work in OB/Gyn.

But kudos to you! I say if it works then stick with it!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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