I've heard many time on here that the dr wants you to stop taking all hormones does the depo shot count I could understand BCP but Depo is kinda hard to get out of your system it's meant to last 3 months... has anyones dr mentioned that they need to get off of it before the surgery and if so how long did you have to be off of it before you could have the surgery? Thanks!:thumbup:

I was taking Depo shots and I had to stop. I got one in January and was supposed to get my next one in April, but I started the process of getting banded in February and I found out that I needed to stop taking them, so I did. I got banded on June 12th and I haven't started them back yet.

I think you should be okay as long as you haven't had one for at least three or four months, but I'm no doctor so you should probably talk to yours about it just to be sure.

I am on BC, Nuva Ring actually, and I was told to USE it because I can't get pregnant for a year after surgery... I've never heard NOT using BC...

Good luck with getting off that horrible shot!!! I had gotten one shot and then decided that I didn't want it anymore...and I bled for 10 months straight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It really messed up my body!!!! My best advice would be to stay the hell away from that shot if at all possible!!!!!

I was told I could keep getting my shots, the reason they want you to stop is because of blood clots, but my doctor gives everyone Heparin (sp?) to prevent clots, so the birth control didn't matter. It really varies depending on your doctor, just ask them at your appointment.

Good luck with getting off that horrible shot!!! I had gotten one shot and then decided that I didn't want it anymore...and I bled for 10 months straight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It really messed up my body!!!! My best advice would be to stay the hell away from that shot if at all possible!!!!!

You sound like my best friend....I loved the shots so much that she started taking them, but she hated them and had double the periods whereas I had none, and they gave her headaches and made her nauseous. I'd been taking them for three years when I got the last one in January. My surgeon wanted me off of them. I was a little worried about what would happen when I stopped taking them, but I have a light period every month for about five days, so I guess my body just tolerated it well. I'm going next week to get back on something (my surgeon wanted two weeks hormone free before surgery and four weeks after), I think I want to try something different just because I was on the shots and didn't have periods for so long.

Like Angelyco said above, every doctor is different. Mine gives everyone seven days of self-injected blood thinner after surgery and still made me go off of the shots.

Edited July 11, 200818 yr by gina s.

I was told I could keep getting my shots, the reason they want you to stop is because of blood clots, but my doctor gives everyone Heparin (sp?) to prevent clots, so the birth control didn't matter. It really varies depending on your doctor, just ask them at your appointment.

You'll definitely need to talk to your doctor about it.

I have the implanon, which is a three-year hormonal birth control implant. It couldn't be removed for surgery. They were NOT happy about that because of the clot concerns. They gave me ten days of Lovenox instead of the seven they give most patients.

Ask your surgeon, make sure they know everything you're on, and they'll advise.

I would ask your doc and see what they recommend. I was on Depo for 2 years and when I took my last shot it took almost two years for me to get pregnant with my son.:thumbup: My doc said the longer you have been on it, the longer it takes to get out of your system.