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chycky    671

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Soo......I thought I had my timing close enough to perfect but now fear with surgery on June 21s that I will be starting/in midst of my period. I usually have cramps and just wondering if anyone else had this happen. Was it terrible or does it just make the need for heating pad and drugs seem even more reasonable?

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UsernameTaken    283

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I had mine a week before surgery and then got another one 2 days after... But I was fine

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justhere4theshow    462

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I started on my second day post-op. Not sure what it is that makes that common, but I was warned by my NUT that I needed to take pads to the hospital. I thought she was crazy...

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tanyarahmes    119

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So I just started my period and I am having surgery on Monday so y'all are saying there is a chance o could have another one sooner than normal I am

Off wack cause they made me stop my birth control and I am having a heavy period and I am normally have a very light one

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Pinkjess29    15

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I started my period the day of surgery

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I started my period the day of surgery

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My surgery was Monday

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I hope you are doing well

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I am just in pain

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Clementine Sky    708

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My period started during my surgery. The cramps were definitely amplified that day. I'd brought two heating pads with me, so that I could have one behind my back and one on the lower part of my stomach (it didn't interfere with the incisions). I asked for more pain medicine, and it helped to zap a lot of the pain. I also asked for medicine to help me sleep because hormonal fluctuations often cause temporary insomnia for me. Beyond that I really didn't have much pain or discomfort. By the second day I was fine.

I recommend bringing heating pads and a small extension cord so you can plug them in without needing to unplug anything else already in the room.

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Freckles70    25

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My hospital would not have allowed heating pads due to fire hazard and burn risk. However they did have chemical heat packs that they gave me for some back pain I had due to bed positioning.

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chycky    671

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Thank you to everyone! Was there any restriction on using tampon during surgery?

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Tssiemer1    549

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I could not wear a tampon or pad during the actual surgery. It was gross.

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chycky    671

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Ugh!

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judy09    5

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I could not wear a tampon or pad during the actual surgery. It was gross.

Hoo! This is the answer I was looking for.. I’m going to surgery the 20th and it’s going to be my first day of period.. so I guess I’m changing dates of surgery :0 Thanks!


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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
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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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