Lena0003
TOM forum post update!
Feb 27, 2011
I had promised to update people about the "period problems" I had been having over the past couple of months. I had posted on the RNY forum asking for advice about this, and got some great feedback from the ladies! I really appreciated it, and did make an immediate appointment with a gyno that my PCP works with. That was a couple of weeks ago now, so I apologize for not updating sooner, but I did get things checked out, and here's the update! For those of you who did not see the post and are interested, here's the link, so that I save myself some typing, and save those of you who are up date some repetetive reading!www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/4320171/TMI-Never-ending-TOM-Need-some-input-from-the-ladies-please/
So I called my dr's office, and my dr was out of town for a week. The nurse I spoke with thought that a period as long as I had been dealing with was not something that ANYONE should have to deal with! It was cute how supportive she was. She kept emphasizing how annoying that must be and was adamant that I not have to wait until my dr came back. She spoke with one of the PA's at the office, and she was adamant that I see a gyno anyway, and we made an appointment to see one of the gynos in the same office that I am regularly seen in, and that I have seen once before.
At my appointment, the gyno seemed very informed about WLS, which was nice, and the way that it can affect our hormones. She felt that it wasn't really uncommon that I went from no periods, to birth control induced periods for so long, to never ending periods after surgery. She explained a lot of things, including thickened lining from years of being overweight and the estrogen stored in fat, and so on. So what she decided to do for now was have me take a little bit stronger birth control pill (Beyaz) than I was currently on (Loestrin 24), two a day, skip the placebo pills, go straight into the next pack, taking them normal with just one a day. And then go back to my Loestrin. It was nice because she just gave me a couple of sample packs so I didn't have to deal with insurance issues after having just purchased 3 months of Loestrin and that I was taking more pills than normal. Within about a day and a half, my period had completely stopped! Thank God!
A couple of weeks later, still no breakthrough bleeding. I start taking one pill a day today. We will see if that is enough to keep my period in check. If it does not, or if it gets off again when I switch back to Loestrin, she wants me to let her know and we will address things again then. She was actually not that keen on me switching to Mirena, which for those of you who know me, I have not liked the idea of. She just adamantly shook her head and said "No no no, I think this will work and be better for you." So yes, I know about the malabsorptive issues with the pill, but my biggest issue is control periods. I will address birth control separately.
So...there ya go! I am happy to not be having a period! And am thankful for everyone who encouraged me to call the doctor ASAP! Another reason this site is great!
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About Me
Maple Grove, MN
Location
35.8
BMI
Surgery
09/16/2010
Surgery Date
May 14, 2010
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