Re: surgery and your period

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I had my period the week before my surgery on July 9th - and was on

the tail end of it the day I went into surgery....well because I lost

so much blood in the surgery and had to have the blood transfusions -

for some reason my plateletes were very low - and my 3rd day post-op

I started up again and literally flooded myself the first time I

stood up. Because of that they gave me another unit of blood. I

completely stopped about two days later. Noe, I am a very regular

cycle person who is normal (not substantially heavy periods or

anything). Well, I skipped completely when I was supposed to have it

about 3 weeks after my surgery - and then got it DOUBLE (very bad)

about 7 weeks after my surgery. I am now on it again and am on a

regular schedule again.(almost 11 weeks post op).

So....yeah - I think every BODY is different and when your body goes

through that much trauma - it's natural I think to skip one or two or

maybe have it double the next month until the body gets into a normal

schedule again. I wouldn't worry too much - unless it doesn't get

normal after about 3 months - then I would go see your gyno or

something.

Hope you are continuing to heal a little more every day! I am making

it...just chugging along day by day. I go to my 3 month post-op in a

couple of weeks....I'm anxious to see how I am progressing and fusing.

Debbie

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> Hi! For those of you women who were still menstruating before your

> surgeries - how many of you have sort of " lost " your period since

> revision?

> When I had my original fusion at age 13, I ended up with my period

> (maybe 2 weeks early) a day or two after my surgery. It was

> mortifying at that age to have to have nurses change my pads, ask

me

> questions about it, etc.

> This time around I was due for my period maybe a week after surgery

> #1. I fully expected to have it start up within a day or two after

> that one. Well, I had one day of just some really light stuff and

> then nothing. Surgery #2 was a week later. And now I am 2 months

> post-op and still have not had a period.

> I was a bit worried and asked my docs before I left rehab, and they

> said that a lot of women get their periods right after major

> surgery. But that a lot of women end up losing their periods for a

> month or two. From previous discussions here, I seem to remember

> people mentioning that they DID get their period in the hospital.

> Has anyone ended up skipping periods instead? And if so, how long

> did that go on for?

>

>

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--although I can hardly be considered " typical " when it comes

to periods--since I am 50 yrs. old and mine vary in start date it

seems every month...mine was due about a day or two after my first

surgery, and wouldn't you know it, yes, it came the day after my

surgery. That was the last one I had for about 2 1/2 months. Then I

had one. Now they come anywhere from 20 days to 30 days apart. So, I

wouldn't worry about it if I were you---you're younger than me and

they could start any time now.

Carol V.

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> Hi! For those of you women who were still menstruating before your

> surgeries - how many of you have sort of " lost " your period since

> revision?

> When I had my original fusion at age 13, I ended up with my period

> (maybe 2 weeks early) a day or two after my surgery. It was

> mortifying at that age to have to have nurses change my pads, ask

me

> questions about it, etc.

> This time around I was due for my period maybe a week after surgery

> #1. I fully expected to have it start up within a day or two after

> that one. Well, I had one day of just some really light stuff and

> then nothing. Surgery #2 was a week later. And now I am 2 months

> post-op and still have not had a period.

> I was a bit worried and asked my docs before I left rehab, and they

> said that a lot of women get their periods right after major

> surgery. But that a lot of women end up losing their periods for a

> month or two. From previous discussions here, I seem to remember

> people mentioning that they DID get their period in the hospital.

> Has anyone ended up skipping periods instead? And if so, how long

> did that go on for?

>

>

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Hi , I started my period 2 days after my surgery, but did not have another one again for about a month and a half. I am NEVER late. So my period was off after surgery. I was about to call my doctor, but then it started a few days later. I thought that maybe that was "normal" due to the stress after surgery (?) It will be interesting to see what others post. I was not surprised to start in the hospital (a complete drag), but I was surprised to be late after I got home. Thinking of you, Melindarebeccamaas <rebeccamaas@...> wrote: Hi! For those of you women who were still menstruating before your surgeries - how many of you have sort of "lost" your period since revision?When I had my original fusion at age 13, I ended up with my period (maybe 2 weeks early) a day or two after my surgery. It was mortifying at that age to have to have nurses change my pads, ask me questions about it, etc.This time around I was due for my period maybe a week after surgery #1. I fully expected to have it start up within a day or two after that one. Well, I had one day of just some really light stuff and then nothing. Surgery #2 was a week later. And now I am 2 months post-op and still have not had a period.I was a bit worried and asked my docs before I left rehab, and they said that a lot of women get their periods right after major surgery. But that a

lot of women end up losing their periods for a month or two. From previous discussions here, I seem to remember people mentioning that they DID get their period in the hospital.Has anyone ended up skipping periods instead? And if so, how long did that go on for?

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Hi Melinda~ I got mine the day after surgery and not again until about 3 months ago....I think your case is the normal mine is causing abit of a medical confusion amongst my doctors! I am getting ready to have more testing done in about a week so we shall see what they come up with. I hope you are doing well!! Have a good night!! SuzieQMelinda Malone <melmalone@...> wrote: Hi , I started my period 2 days after my surgery, but did not have

another one again for about a month and a half. I am NEVER late. So my period was off after surgery. I was about to call my doctor, but then it started a few days later. I thought that maybe that was "normal" due to the stress after surgery (?) It will be interesting to see what others post. I was not surprised to start in the hospital (a complete drag), but I was surprised to be late after I got home. Thinking of you, Melindarebeccamaas <rebeccamaas > wrote: Hi! For those of you women who were still menstruating before your surgeries - how many of you have sort of "lost" your period since revision?When I had my original fusion at age 13, I ended up with my period (maybe 2 weeks early) a day or two after my surgery. It was mortifying at

that age to have to have nurses change my pads, ask me questions about it, etc.This time around I was due for my period maybe a week after surgery #1. I fully expected to have it start up within a day or two after that one. Well, I had one day of just some really light stuff and then nothing. Surgery #2 was a week later. And now I am 2 months post-op and still have not had a period.I was a bit worried and asked my docs before I left rehab, and they said that a lot of women get their periods right after major surgery. But that a lot of women end up losing their periods for a month or two. From previous discussions here, I seem to remember people mentioning that they DID get their period in the hospital.Has anyone ended up skipping periods instead? And if so, how long did that go on for? oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links.

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Like others, I too started a period the day after surgery and then

things stopped for 2-3 months, as I recall. Since then, things have

been fairly irregular...so I chock some of it up to menopause (I was 48

at the time). Perhaps the jolt of surgery started my body into thinking

that maybe it wasn't such a good idea to have another baby!!

In any event, I think it is fairly common when your body is under

stress to stop menstrating...it's protective/adaptive I think. Still,

if you have any concerns I would talk to your PCP or GYN...I am sure a

nurse in their offices will be able to assure you. Of course if there

is a chance you could be pregnant you will want to chace that down

right away!

Take Care, Cam

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, I think I've told you my story, but for the sake of anyone else reading, my revision appears to have thrown me into menopause. Since it's been a year since my last period, which was between surgical dates 1 and 2 (of 3), I guess it's official. Both Dr. Rand and my gynecologist have confirmed that major surgeries can do that, though I guess I'm the first to tell Dr. Rand he's done it to me!

Then again, I'm at the right age for menopause, so I guess I might have stopped anyway, but I think the timing was not pure coincidence.

My internist sent me for a pelvic ultrasound just in case, but nothing major was discovered, just an ovarian cyst that went away before the follow-up ultrasound. I'd certainly tell my primary doctor if I were you, but hopefully it's just a temporary thing in your case.

Gook luck!

Sharon

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Hi! For those of you women who were still menstruating before your surgeries - how many of you have sort of "lost" your period since revision?When I had my original fusion at age 13, I ended up with my period (maybe 2 weeks early) a day or two after my surgery. It was mortifying at that age to have to have nurses change my pads, ask me questions about it, etc.This time around I was due for my period maybe a week after surgery #1. I fully expected to have it start up within a day or two after that one. Well, I had one day of just some really light stuff and then nothing. Surgery #2 was a week later. And now I am 2 months post-op and still have not had a period.I was a bit worried and asked my docs before I left rehab, and they said that a lot of women get their periods right after major surgery. But that a lot of women end up losing their periods for a month or two. From previous discussions here, I seem to remember people mentioning that they DID get their period in the hospital.Has anyone ended up skipping periods instead? And if so, how long did that go on for?