Sorry in advance if its TMI- but how is your menstrual cycles? Mine was pretty normal. Now i spot randomly before and after my period. I was concerned but i heard its due to the hormonal changes. Any similar experiences?

I have always spotted for a few days before my period; I look at it as my warning that its coming. It has calmed down some now, but for the first 3-4 months after surgery, my period was like when I was a teenager again. I had terrible cramps and a heavier flow; apparently there is estrogen in your fat cells and when you start losing weight, it releases the estrogen so it can make your periods worse.

My periods are more regular now but I experienced the same as @Chatterboxdea for the first few months. I bled so much, so lethargic, and crampy. Now I am year out my periods are regular, heavyish 1 day then non existent by day 5. I do know when its coming because I am so tired, and a lot hungier than normal and I do spot about 2-3days before like the brown blood when I wipe but other than that not much else.

i actually thought i was in menopause at the time of my surgery...i hadn't had a period for almost two years just prior to that.

about 2 weeks after surgery, i got a period, omg. and lasted for like 8-10 days. which is weird, cuz when i was regular, my periods lasted 4-5 days tops. and this one was HEAVY. after that, i got my period like clockwork, every 4 weeks, lasting 4-5 days again.

guess i wasn't in menopause after all, i was just fat. which sucked (the period part not the fat part) cuz i really hate getting periods.

then about 4 years later, i truly went into menopause. and haven't had a regular period since 2022. yay!

but yeah, i as i understand it, hormones are stored in some level of fat, so when there is rapid weight/fat loss, your hormones are released back into your body (bloodstream?), and you are effected by it. so if hormones are the cause of your spotting, this could be why. but to be safe, pls have a visit with your doc or gyno. don't mess with reproductive health: if you can catch something early, catch it early.

good luck! ❤️

I spotted 4 months post op and notice heavier bleeding for normal days on month 6 but otherwise ok

this appears to be normal but consult gynae

As someone who also has PCOS, my periods have never been normal (maybe 3 a year!), but since having the surgery they've been regular - like every month, pretty much the same time - which was a shock!

It’s likely it has to do with your surgery but I agree with others that it’s still worth having things checked out. Two things can be happening at the same time and we don’t want to miss something just because we had surgery. We did this to get healthier not the opposite.