female only Surgery tomorrow, have my period

[ait 0]

So my period was a week late this month (of all the months to be off schedule). My surgery is tomorrow morning and I'm going to have my period. Did anyone else have this? Is there anything I need to do differently? I'm so annoyed that I'm going to have to deal this while in the hospital.

[*susan* 1,709]

Don't worry, you will be fine. I also had mine at the time of the surgery. Just let the nurse know when you are in pre-op.

[Divamom 1]

I had mine too. Tell the nurse and they will give you a pad and panty. For about the 1st 6 hrs after surgery I wore a pad and then I figured out how to comfortably put in a tampon and then I was more comfy because I never wear pads. So just take it easy and don't fret.

Good luck with your surg.:confused:

[ait 0]

Thanks ladies! I told the nurse and she gave me a pad and the whole thing was fine. I just got home from the hospital and am pretty sore but am working on recovering.

[Daisalana 33]

I know you already are done & saw how it ended up but in case someone else finds this thread looking for info :mad2:

I bled horribly and non-stop if I didn't take b/c..so I was off b/c a month pre-op and it was nasty, I couldn't go 1 minute without a pad.. so when I was in the pre-op room and they told me to take everything off, I told the nurse and she said don't worry about it.. they doped me up and I woke up with one of those massive diaper pads taped to me and a bunch of towels. They handled it! And, when I woke up I didn't care. I just put on a normal pad when I was able to put underwear on.

[ThinWithin 0]

thank you so much for this thread, i am due for my period on my surgery date and was a little nervous. Now i dont feel nearly as self conscious about it!

[HotMama24 0]

I finsihed like a few days before my surgery, but when the pre-op nurse was having me change my clothes, he asked me. Luckily I didn't have to tell the male nurse that I was. LOL

[formerfatchick 1]

Thanks ladies! I told the nurse and she gave me a pad and the whole thing was fine. I just got home from the hospital and am pretty sore but am working on recovering.

Hi ait,

I'm being banded by Dr Ren @ NYU in august and was just wondering what your hospital experience was like ? DId you stay ON or go home same day? Where the nurses nice and caring or otherwise ?? any tips you could give ??

Thanks !!

[Chrisann 0]

I was banded by Dr. Ren too. I also got my period on the day of surgery. They were very helpful getting me situated with that.

I didn't know what my allergies were before surgery, and I found out I was allergic to latex and morphine. The morphine allergy had me dry heaving all day after the surgery and when Ren came in around 6pm, she went ballistic that I had been heaving all day, I never saw people move so fast to get me some peace. They force you to get up and walk around a few hours after the surgery, and with the heaving I was doing, I didn't start the walking until about 2:00am...

They also measure how much you are urinating and you have to blow the aspirator. If you pee too little, or the aspirator isn't blowing hard, they say they will keep you.

I told them in advance that my veins are hard to find, and after fasting would be worse, so they got me a baby anesthesiologist to use a butterfly IV in my wrist. I was in surgery only 35 minutes, my Dad said he just had gotten settled in the chair when I was coming out of surgery.

All in all,the care was good, but I told my parents that I never want to be in a hospital again if I can help it.

Edited July 14, 2009 by Chrisann