so heres the strange thing, i have not had a period for over 3 yrs. i also have pcos. i was banded on sept. 17th at 7am(yesterday). and now today i have started a light but steady period.i guess what i want to know is if anyone else out there has had this experience, if so is there any explanation why.
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I agree with your doc as I was told the same thing by my doc ( but for a fallopian tube issue). They still consider that area to be healing even 5 mos out and most docs you find do not want want to rescar the area for some time. Actually, I'm 4 yrs out and my doc didnt want to retouch my surgery area unless it was a high health risk being posed to me. I had some cysts reappear too, but I had also started to carb up while that happened. So I had to eliminate my carbs again and I went back on metformin  for 3-4 months to rid myself of my cysts. Not sure if you're able to do the same at this point, but if you have reintroduced carbs back into your diet, possibly consider eliminating them again. My doc says thats what was most likely making mine resurface after having them gone for 3+yrs. Hope Ive helped some.

i am a little over a year out from surgery and until 5 months ago my periods were more regular than they have ever been. suddenly they are erratic again. i have gone as much as 7 weeks between periods. when i do have them they are heavier than usual and more painful. before surgery, i was on metformin ( was put on it originally for the pcos and then later stayed on it for type 2 diabetes). i know the weird periods are not from hormone fluctuation from rapid weight loss as about the same time the periods messed up my weight loss slowed down drastically. is it possible that i will have to go back on some type of meds for the pcos to fix this? i cant take bc due to my family history.

I was diagnosed in 2003 with PCOS and was having the same problems with my periods...sometimes months apart and sometimes years apart.  If you aren't worried about birth control currently ask your gynecologist about regulating you with provera.  My gyn has me take provera from the 20th to the 30th of each month and my period starts like clockworks on the 1st or 2nd depending on if there are 31 days to the previous month or not.  I have not had the softball sized clots in close to 5 months!  Obviously being overweight or super obese as we both are, that is alot of our problem and it will clear up once we have surgery.  Also alot of the fertility issues are known to clear up after surgery.  Make sure your gyn knows that you are planning on having surgery so she can either put you on the pill or on the provera with you using a secondary birth control option as most surgeons do not want you getting pregnant until at least 18 months after your wls.  Good Luck.

Hi,
If I go to my doctor and just want skin tags removed for cosmetic reasons, then it's $150 for the first 30 removed and then a fee per tag thereafter.  If I go to my doctor and say these skin tags are catching on my clothing and ripping etc... thereby being a possible conduit for infection, then I get the tags removed for free (other than my $10 co-pay).