has anyone had the depo shot after being banded???:help:

I have been banded for 6 months now and I have not stoped having the Depo needle.

All I know is that my daughter gained a huge amount of weight

from that shot. They stopped giving it to for that

reason.

I too gained a lot of weight from the shot and I decided to stop doing it before I had my surgery. It was also giving me migraines which I couldn't handle. However, there is an increased risk of blood clots when you use any sort of birth control, but if you don't smoke and you remain active after your surgery, like getting up to walk frequently, you should be ok.

Hello, I saw another thread earlier today on this. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/depo-provera-29715/?highlight=Depo

Maybe you'll get some answers there too.

Hope this helps.

have you gain weight with the depo. this is very scary i was losining at a steady rate. now i am shocked..that i am not losing.

I was on Depo for three years and gained 80 pounds. Nothing I did was able to stop it. And I didn't attribute the weight gain to it at the time otherwise I would have stopped sooner.

Had I known then what I do now I never would have gotten that shot, I am not completely blaming it for my 318lb self but it certainly did not help. My nurse ended up telling me that people who have a tendency to gain weight, will gain weight with Depo. It just seems so counter productive if you are having this procedure.

I gained over 40lbs in just over a year on depo. aHte it. It also really screwed up my fertility. I had regualr cycles before DP and coceived my first 2 kids easily. After Depo (its been 9 years since I stopped) I have only had maybe 5-10 periods on my own since then and I have had to take fertility drugs to conceive my post-depo children. Its dreadful stuff...

My experience was totally the opposite: I love my Depo. been on it for a total of 6-7 years. Conceived my second son with no problems. Gained no significant weight. (did my usual yo-yo stuff.) I have to wait until next tuesday until I can go on it again postsurgery and I'm not going to put it off one minute longer than I have to.

Just wanted to give a different perspective.

the mad frog lady.