Birth Control after RNY?

JFinn
on 3/22/12 8:15 am - AK

RNY on 02/29/12

So I was on the pill prior to my surgery. Went to my PCP yesterday and asked when I could go back on and she said probably never for the pill due to not being able to absorb it correctly. I never even gave that a thought prior to surgery. Any come up against this issue? If so, what did you do?????

xtine
on 3/22/12 8:29 am - San Jose, CA

RNY on 11/29/11

I am on the shot.. it seems to work well for me so far.

HW: 295 / SW: 273 / CW: 169.4 / GW: 140 / Dream Goal: 120
Height: 5'3.5" - *22lbs of my weightloss was lost pre-surgery.

Sonogrrl
on 3/22/12 8:38 am

RNY on 05/22/12

@xtine, how often do you have to get the shot? Do you still have your period or does it stop them all together?

RNY 5/22/12 27.5.bs lost pre-op

xtine
on 3/22/12 8:55 am - San Jose, CA

RNY on 11/29/11

You go every three months for the shot.. About a month after I got my first one I had a 3 week period and nothing since then. I go for my second shot next week.

HW: 295 / SW: 273 / CW: 169.4 / GW: 140 / Dream Goal: 120
Height: 5'3.5" - *22lbs of my weightloss was lost pre-surgery.

Sonogrrl
on 3/22/12 8:58 am

RNY on 05/22/12

Do you have any issues with migraines? I do, and have just gone off the pill (required for surgery to be off for 1 month)which I'm nervous about because hormones are a big trigger for my migraines.

RNY 5/22/12 27.5.bs lost pre-op

Mandy R.
on 3/22/12 9:12 am - Callahan, FL

RNY on 11/07/11

I have the Mirena IUD and love it :)

HW-298 SW-251 Loss/Month post RNY(1)-23.5,(2)-23.3,(3)-9.9,(4)-10.6,(5)-8.9,(6)-7.7,(7)-4.2,(8)-7.5,(9)-1.7,(10)-10.8*first goal reached*,(11)-6,(12)-1.3,(13)-0.3,(14)+2.9-*changed scales that weigh 2lbs heavier*,(15)-0.3(16)-4.7(17),+5.8(18)-1.5,(19)+4.4,(20)-+4,(21)-1.2,(22)+3.5,(23)

Natali1983
on 3/22/12 9:16 am - miramar, FL

RNY on 02/28/12

IVE HAD THE MIRENA IUD FOR ABOUT 2YRS AND LOVE IT..ALTHOUGH I HADNT GOTTEN A PERIOD IN THAT TIME..AFTER SURGERY I SPOTTED FOR ABOUT A WEEK..HUBBY AND I ARE ALSO USING CONDOMS UNTIL I SEE MY GYN N MAKE SURE ITS STILL IN PLACE AS HE REQUESTED I DO EVERY YEAR...GOOD LUCK!

Natali

Alice P.
on 3/22/12 10:50 am

RNY on 02/17/10

Nuvaring--no issues with absorption

HW 278 SW 259 GW 170 CW 142 Ht 5ft 6

Celia S.
on 3/22/12 11:52 am - Grand Junction, CO

RNY on 10/18/11

Hormones mess with my body very badly, so I can't use the pill, the ring, Mirena, the shot, the implant that they put in your arm, the patch... none of it. I am not interested in the copper IUD (called Paragard) because the small risk of it causing PID and infertility seems HUGE to me since I would be devastated if we couldn't have any more kids.

I got fitted for a diaphragm, but it no longer fits due to my weight loss and condoms have never worked for us. So now DH and I are combining natural family planning, spermicide, and withdraw methods. This whole birth control has been a total headache for me! LOL

HW: 385 SW 383 Day of Surgery:341 CW: 234 42 lbs lost pre-op

Carl S.
on 3/22/12 1:20 pm

RNY on 03/05/12

That sounds odd to me. I had my surgery on 3/5, had my annual pap on 3/16 and was prescribed the pill again for another year. My GYN was well aware I had surgery and told me to crush my pill and mix it in my food (Im on the pureed stage) I asked him specifically about the absorption issue and he told me that I should not have any issues.

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