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My first one was horrible, heavy and cramps. I thought I would need to get a transfusion after. Make sure you are eating foods with high Iron to compensate. I used a warm compress for cramps. The next few months were heavier but not as bad and now at 8 months it is almost back to my normal.

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My first one was horrible, heavy and cramps. I thought I would need to get a transfusion after. Make sure you are eating foods with high Iron to compensate. I used a warm compress for cramps. The next few months were heavier but not as bad and now at 8 months it is almost back to my normal.
Also worst thing is i can only drink Tylenol ....

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I had the same experience as 2Bsmaller18...it was bad. It's the hormones that are out of wack. You know the portion of our stomach that was removed played a major part in hormone production, so it just takes time to get right again. I'm 8 months post op and they are normal and I'm on birth control again. I just took pamprin and Tylenol. Hang in there lady 🤗

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I had the same experience as 2Bsmaller18...it was bad. It's the hormones that are out of wack. You know the portion of our stomach that was removed played a major part in hormone production, so it just takes time to get right again. I'm 8 months post op and they are normal and I'm on birth control again. I just took pamprin and Tylenol. Hang in there lady [emoji847]
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Currently having my first one since surgery...a whole 11 weeks later lol....and man, she came with a vengeance. I have never bled so badly and hurt so much. Yikes! 😩

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Thanks for the heads up! I started the day after surgery and it was regular. So I should be starting in a week, kinda nervous now!

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Mine came about 1 week after surgery and it was the worst cramps I ever experienced. I literally had to take the Percocet my doc gave me for the surgical recovery pain. I couldn't eat/drink any thing for 2 days. Vomited any thing I tried to consume. The second one however was ok. Tylenol controlled the pain.

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I'm having surgery in November/December and this hasn't even crossed my mind. Thank you for the heads up!! Just changing diets has affected mine.

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Just the fact that I even got my period was a surprise. I hadn’t had it in MONTHS prior to surgery, and only a handful of times 2-3 years before that. It lasted over a week (when it only used to last 4-ish days when I did get it).

Since then, it’s come like clockwork every single month (almost 2 years now post-op).

I guess I wasn’t pre-menopausal after all...just overweight 🙄

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Uhm... why did I not think about this before 😭😭😭

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