Hey Jenn.

My surgeon said to stop taking it 5 days before the surgery.  Today the anest----ologist (LOL)  said to stop taking 24 hrs before the surgery.

My Gyn said she wants me to continue taking it after the surgery.

I'm getting the band.

Latasha-
My doctor just told me to stop taking it and I am 2 weeks post op and he hasn't had me restart taking it. Good luck on your surgery. Which one are you having?
Jenn

Need some help from those of you who have already been down the WLS route...  I am probably having my surgery in March but have been having a discussion with my primary doc re: what kind of birth control to use post op...  My periods have been getting closer and closer together (every one to two months) so I definitely need to have something figured out.  I am not sure that I ever want to get pregnant (we have two kids) but I'm not sure I want to make that permanent yet... so, any info or suggestions?  Being over 35 I'm not too excited about the regular pill but my doctor has mentioned a "mini-pill" but I don't really know anything about it...    

Hi Everyone,

I will be having WLS on next Tuesday 01/19.  My surgeon told me to stop taking the Metformin at least 5 days prior to the surgery.  Of course I would obsess over this after Dr. hours, but here goes:

You know how when you start taking Metformin you kinda "ramp" up the dosage over a few days/weeks............well, do you have to do that when you stop taking it, even temporarily for surgery??

Latasha

For me, yes my PCOS symptoms have improved.  As the weight drops off I find my skin tags are starting to fade, the hair growth is slowing and the dark patches are lightening up.  Even my buffalo hump is going away.

I started my period the day before I left the hospital.  This was the first time in my life I've had a period on my own.  I can FEEL when I'm ovulating - which is fantastic!  I know a lot of women hate how strong the cramps can be and how heavy the flow can be after WLS (because of hormone surges from the weight loss) but I secretly love it:  my body is working like it was meant to work with no medication!

I had the DS specifically because of my PCOS.  I was diagnosed at 13 (I'm 38 now) and was on the pill until I was 33 - I had issues that forced me to go off of it.  I've spent my whole life trying to manage my PCOS  and now - this surgery fixed my insulin levels, upped my metabolism, and allowed my body to function normally and have periods every month since surgery.  It's fantastic!

There are a couple of studies out there showing that PCOS is greatly improved with WLS.  I asked my particular surgeon what the turn around looked like for PCOS women and his exact words were 'miraculous'. 

And it has been!