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nlo127@live.com    22

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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?

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Pillar2butterfly    391

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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.

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Kristin Hernandez    11

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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. :(

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marbelvsg    132

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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.

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4MRB4PHOTO    3,899

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MENSTRUAL FLOW!!!!!!!!

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

:)

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Caycee    12

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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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Juhygtfrdsd    154

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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!

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chavezmommy    146

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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.

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