Question:
what can I expect to happen when I stop my birth control

I have never been off of hormones...since I was 17. I will be 30 in 10 days. Surgery scheduled for Dec 29th. Right now I am having my period (on schedule) removed my patch last Tuesday (I use Wednesday for my change the patch day so I can avoid having my period over the weekend). What can I expect for the next 3 weeks before surgery? Will I have any weight loss? Any other symptoms? I know I have to wait a month after surgery to go back on. YES, I know the patch supposedly isn't as effective above 200 lbs BUT you have to have sex to get preggers and I can't recall the last time we had intercourse. Usually just fool around.    — alise007 (posted on December 8, 2003)

December 8, 2003
I stopped my BC before my surgery and I had no side effects, I started my period 2 days after surgery which is pretty common. Usually it starts right after you have your surgery. Good Luck!
   — Saxbyd

December 8, 2003
Hey Shannon - I don't have any advice for you prior to the surgery but..... I started the patch after my procedure. It was about 7-months post-op. I stopped because I was bleeding too much, had about 2-cycles in 6-weeks. Anyway, after I stopped I lost a great deal of weight. So it actually helped me loose even more weight.
   — Tie C.

December 9, 2003
Have you ever considered using another form of birth control without hormones? I have an IUD, it's great...no pills or nasty side-effects. Try that, it also won't affect your weight loss!
   — megganmurphy

December 9, 2003
Sorry to sound stupid, but I'm trying to figure out why you would have to quit the patch just because of surgery??
   — Kimberley E.

December 9, 2003
Kimeberly, I believe the docs want birth control users to stop using prior to surgery because there is a higher risk of developing blood clots. Here is a good article on bllod clots and some of the things that can cause them: <br> http://familydoctor.org/244.xml
   — Ali M

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