I've got my surgery booked in 5 days time...but I've just come on my period ???? just wondering if any of you ladies had this problem? Can I wear my underwear in the operating room? Bloody typical!!

They short answer is no, no undies in the OR, no tampons..nada they don't even want pads.

After surgery they will give you the hospital underwear with pads. You may be able to wear your own but I started in the hospital so I didn't have any pads with me.

Don't stress. It's nothing the doctors and nurses haven't seen and dealt with 10,000,000 times before. Just ask one of the nurses at the hospital what their protocol is when they have you change into your gown before the surgery.

This is a very common issue. Some people go the route of telling the nurses, who then make sure that you're taken care of. I personally would just use a tampon, tuck in the string, and call it a day. Your surgery is short so it's not like you're going to bleed through it and while you might have a catheter, as long as the string is tucked in not only will no one notice, but no one will care. This makes your life easier, the nurse's life easier, and then you have one less thing to be worried about.

I got mine the day before my surgery. I was embarrassed and ready to cancel but still went through with it. They gave me disposable undies with a long thick pad.

I started mine the day of surgery and was told I had to use a tampon during surgery, not a pad, but otherwise was fine.

I'm surprised some have been told to use tampons. There were signs all over hospital, in the women's changing rooms and bathrooms. I was also told by two different nurses that I couldn't. I started the day of surgery too.

I would check with the hospitals policy.

I also couldn't use tampons during the surgery. They gave me mesh underwear (ugly, but surprisingly comfortable once you're used to it!) and a pad. I was nervous about this as well, but it was no big deal at all.

I used a tampon when I had my surgery. Was told no problem. All they wanted to know was if I had any metal on or in me lol. I'm UK - it seems less restricted than in the USA

I'm from the UK but had my surgery in the Czech Republic, so it may well be a case of different standards for different countries.

I also had my period during surgery and was told not to use tampons, I wore my own underwear and a pad. It seems to be whatever the surgeons preference is so I would call the office.

My period started two days before surgery and I used a tampon and kept my underwear on. No problems whatsoever.

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I had surgery a week ago and went through the same thing. I wore a tampon, but when I told the nurse she said she would get me those super sexy mesh underwear. The pad was like the kind you'd get from s nurse in junior high (hello bulky). Before and after surgery nurses would tell the doctor or other nurses that I was on my period. I should've just pinned a scarlet "P" on my hospital gown! [emoji13]

I got mine literally ten minutes before surgery and ended up bleeding for 12 days after. They gave me this cotton panty thing when I got up to the room.

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