I tried posting this in the powder room but it wouldn't let me so here it goes.

Ok I'm 27 and had my surgery about a month ago at the end of my period and it I got my period last week I think Tuesday or Wednesday and today I'm still spotting my period has never lasted this long could this be because of the rapid weight loss ? I've lost about 40 since surgery and I have very bad anxiety over things like this so can you help me please ?

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Oh yeah. The stress, your physical and food changes can totally contribute to an irregular menstrual cycle. I won't go into detail with my own menses tale of woe but let's just say that a 12 day event has never been normal for me. I'm sure you're good but if it's really concerning you, then schedule an appointment with your obgyn.

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Fat holds hormones, when you dump fat, it releases hormones into your body, floods it really. You can expect spotting and irregular periods for a while. After a lifetime of clockwork periods mine are now irregular.

@@biglady904 It's very common. Congrats on your loss so far - that's awesome!!!

As was mentioned above, hormones are stored in fat. As fat breaks down, those hormones are released back into your blood stream and cause all sorts of havoc: irregular periods, mood swings, increased fertility, etc. It should level off as your weight loss slows.

I had my surgery in December 2015 and my periods are just as bad as it was before the surgery. I told my doc about it and she scheduled me for a vaginal and pelvic ultrasound. turns out I have uterine fibroids. I made an appointment with a recommended GYN for next month. At that time, the GYN will tell me what process I need to take. Your irregular periods could be from shock of having surgery and hormones, but make an appointment with your doc just to put your mind at ease.

Mine just now evened out after almost a year.

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I had my surgery back in February and before the surgery my periods were always irregular which caused me to be on birth control to make it stable. Now that I've lost 50lbs, my periods seem like they are even more out of whack. I never really go off, it will get really light like I'm about to go off then I'll spot for a while. This month I've been on my period for almost 3 weeks!

I had my surgery back in February and before the surgery my periods were always irregular which caused me to be on birth control to make it stable. Now that I've lost 50lbs, my periods seem like they are even more out of whack. I never really go off, it will get really light like I'm about to go off then I'll spot for a while. This month I've been on my period for almost 3 weeks!

Omg. That sounds awful mine finally went away yesterday

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