I was reading through the binder I was given on Friday at my consultation. There is mention about stopping all medications...including Birth Control??? :biggrin::eek::biggrin:

WAIT WHAT???

Did anyone else stop taking their BC for 90days before and after their surgery? I NEED my BC otherwise I am an emotional train wreck plus the stress of the surgery and new life style... Please please please tell me I don't have to give up my BC....:biggrin:

My doctor gave me the rule of as long as the pill is smaller than the eraser on a pencil it can be swallowed whole. I'm on Apri Tabs and they are very small.

You may want to check with your doctor.

I was told to stop BC prior to surgery (instructions were "stop now" at my consultation). So, I was off of it 2 months prior to surgery. At my one month follow-up/first fill, I'm going to ask if I can get back on it...I've got a boyfriend 2,400 miles away that I'm seeing again at the end of March!

I'm on the NuvaRing, and my doctor told me to stop taking it for 30 days before and after surgery, for the blood-clotting reason others have mentioned. It has been really sucky, because I have pretty terrible cramps when I am off it, but it's only for a few months!

after reading this post, i freaked out and asked my doctor about it. thank goodness he told me i can still take my bc both before and after the surgery! sigh of relief!!!!

My Dr didn't tell me to stop until we were going over the preop stuff and we didn't relalize i was on BC, and told me to stop now. Now i'm worried about getting my period right before the surgey which is next Tuesday. Now with the bad ou can not be on the pill or is it just before and right after???

when i was asking my doc about this he said that he sees no need to stop taking it before unless i have known clotting issues which i don't. so he said it should be fine. i guess it just depends on the doctor and what their policies are. he also told me that since it's so small there won't be any issues with it fitting through the opening of my pouch afterwards.

I asked about mine (I use the patch) because I take it continuously for another condition. They said it wouldn't be an issue. The last thing I want is to have to deal with Aunt Flo while I'm recovering from surgery.