Question:
Periods are physically and emotionally worse.
I am 34 and 4 months post op and the week before and the week during my period I feel bad and I am in an extremly bad mood. I don't understand why I can't contoll my feelings. I also feel sick as if I have the flu during that time. It's 10 times worse since surgery. Why is this going on and will it last forever. Thank you, Stephanie — Stephanie G. (posted on December 1, 2003)
November 30, 2003
Stephanie.. I am 6.5 months post-op and have had the same thing. It has
much improved since stopping the birth control pills. I thought I was
losing my mind, swinging from one tree to the next crying one minute and ok
the next. I have noticed my PMS worse since surgery, but I think it's a
combination of hormones releasing and becoming more aware of our emotions
(remember, we use to stuff our emotions with food). It will get better,
but now is the time to address what's bothering you, and don't feel bad
about speaking up about it. I am considering counselling again just to
vent without making my kids crazy. God bless you.
— Happy I.
November 30, 2003
IF YOU FEEL THAT BAD YOU NEED TALK TO YOU OB-GYN FOR SOME HELP.
— MARLO M.
November 30, 2003
My periods became so much worse after surgery. Some months I would be
bedridden for more than a day with pain not only from cramps but from my
waist all the way down my legs. Even felt like my kidneys were going to
explode..lol. I am now 9 months out and at goal weight and I have noticed
for the last 2 months it has gotten easier. I only felt really bad for a
few hours and was able to go lay down and sleep it off with a nap. It does
get better down the road. It would not be a bad idea to see your gyno just
to make sure you are healthy in that area and there are no other problems.
Good luck to you.
Char
— Charlene W.
December 1, 2003
I'm pre-op but a friend of mine had surgery earlier this year and had the
same problem. It turned out her hormones became imbalanced. I never did
find out if it was a direct result of her WLS or a coincidence. She
initially went to her surgeon but he found nothing wrong internally and
suggested she go see her gyno which she did. She has been doing better
since.
~ T.
— Shayna T.
December 1, 2003
I too noticed that my periods were horrible after surgery,sooo heavy,
emotional and painful.Just this month my body seems to have gone back to
normal, lighter, less painful. I am always emotional so that hasn't changed
a whole lot. This is my 5th period since surgery. I should also mention
that before surgery my periods were horribly erratic and always painful.
RNY 7.11.2003
— WendieS
December 1, 2003
That is the side effect of losing so much fat so quickly. I felt the exact
same way. I snapped at my boyfriend constantly. I never had pms, then all
of a sudden.. WHAM! I had the worse pms I could possibly have. I have been
told that our estrogen is stored in our fat cells, and with weightloss all
these hormones are literally dumped into our system. Thus the extreme PMS.
I can say, that my PMS has deminished. It is directly coinciding with me
getting closer to my goal. I have heard that the PMS will occur during the
first year after surgery. I know that doesn't change how u feel, but at
least you have some idea of what is happening to your body.
— keishax
December 1, 2003
Hormones are fat soluable and when you lose a large amount of weight your
body is flooded with the harmones. Once your weight loss slows down your
body will eventually adjust to the new harmone level.
— Debra J.
December 1, 2003
Mine were worse both in amount and pain until about 10 months out, now at
13 months the emotional side is still so much worse then ever, I cry and
get upset at the drop of a hat and the day right before I am a living
%itch! I hate feeling so out of control.
Wendy
— Wendy H.
December 1, 2003
I have very marked PMS now unlike anything I had pre op. I have discussed
it with my PCP and started taking a very low dose of Lexapro and it has
helped almost 100%. I get very little PMS and less food cravings around my
period. I also seem to suffer from a lot of anxiety since surgery and it
has done wonders for that too. Lap RNY 1/15/03 277/156/150ish
— Carol S.
December 2, 2003
Stephanie. I am an OB/Gyn nurse. This sounds like classic PMS (of PMDD as
they are not calling it). Don't put up with this but head straight to your
OB/Gyn or your PCP if they are used to handling PMS treatments. There are
many options for you and you don't have to live like this. Best Wishes to
you, Susan
— Susan F.
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