Sorry if this is TMI, or griss, but did anyone else experience a change in their menstrual cycle after surgery? I am just a little over 2 weeks out and have my first period since surgery and the pain is excruciating. The worst cramps I have ever had in my life. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hormones. They are all out of whack...happened to me too. I'm 7 months post op and they are back to normal now. I would ask your doctor on your next visit though.

Same here. Ugh. I believe that your fat stores hormones, so when you lose weight quickly it releases a flood of hormones into your system that throws everything out of whack. I also heard that it regulates after 6 months or so. Fingers crossed, cause this stinks.

I am a year post op and many of my periods have been tough - very heavy and painful. I am not a big fan of taking birth control pills, but I did it for two months and it helped a lot.

Thank you ladies. I am going to talk to my dr. My periods have always been heavy and painful, but this one was by far the worst. I am going to have to do something. : (

MENSTRUAL FLOW!!!!!!!!

I thought this was a post about punctuation.....I'm outta' here.

If your periods are hard to handle talk to your doctor about Ablation.

Now that I've had the sleeve done that's my next step! Good luck!

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Did any of you notice severe weakness during this time?

"In the end we only regret the chances that we didn't take."

Well not that my input will help much but i have pcos...another reason i did this....but before all this growing up my periods were painful ( i was a toothpick my whole life until i had my last set of kids - twins)...so early on i started birth control that would stop my periods...i did Norplant... When that was out i did depo...when that was done i did mirena and still have the mirena...works for 5yrs at a time and is the safest out there as far as inserts go...so i have had mine for 15 yrs...love this damn thing! Helps with pcos too!

Edited April 11, 201610 yr by shortstuff4ever78

I have the merena and hadn't had a period for 2 years until 2 months after the sleeve I've had light spotting every few days.