Guest guest Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hi ! congratulations on the weight loss! i had surgery last August and have lost 155 so far! Just 90 pounds to go until goal! My cycles were all over the place before; in fact my husband and I had been to the fertility clinic in order to try to have a baby. The drugs did nothing; now that I've lost so much, my cycles are exactly 28 days apart, like clockwork and I'm ovulating. My body seems to have reset itself! What you are having now is breakthrough from the pill; it's a side effect. I would go get a check up with the gynocologist as your family history of ovarian cancer. hope this helps! > > Hi everyone, > > I don't post much, but I read all of the messages. I had surgery with Dr. Aceves in September, I have lost 100 pounds, and hope to lose another 100. > > I have been on birth control ( " the pill " since my youngest was 5 months old, and she is almost 4. As I put on more weight it wasn't unusual for me to go months without getting a period, even while taking the pill. However, as my weight started to drop, I began getting my period regularly - usually in the week off from the pill. However, lately I have been getting my regular period, and then after a week it ends, but then a week later I start bleeding again. > > I was wondering/hoping that this might be somewhat normal when you lose a significant amount of weight? My Mom just passed away last November from ovarian cancer, so the worry-wart in me comes out! I tried to make an appointment with my doctor, but he is away right now, so I just thought I would throw the question out there. > > Thanks, > . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hi , I have no idea why this is going on with you so why not go to your doctor and get a check-up???? Then you will NOT have anything to worry about and your doctor can tell you what is going on. That seems like the simplest thing to do. You owe it to yourself and your family to take as good of care as you can of yourself. Looks like you are doing a great job with your weight loss, so go find out what is causing this. Hugs, Suzanne In a message dated 07/13/11 17:04:56 Pacific Daylight Time, hcrogers1971@... writes: Hi everyone,I don't post much, but I read all of the messages. I had surgery with Dr. Aceves in September, I have lost 100 pounds, and hope to lose another 100.I have been on birth control ("the pill" since my youngest was 5 months old, and she is almost 4. As I put on more weight it wasn't unusual for me to go months without getting a period, even while taking the pill. However, as my weight started to drop, I began getting my period regularly - usually in the week off from the pill. However, lately I have been getting my regular period, and then after a week it ends, but then a week later I start bleeding again.I was wondering/hoping that this might be somewhat normal when you lose a significant amount of weight? My Mom just passed away last November from ovarian cancer, so the worry-wart in me comes out! I tried to make an appointment with my doctor, but he is away right now, so I just thought I would throw the question out there.Thanks, BR>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 ,The rapid weight loss can cause your periods to be out of control because of all the hormones that are being released that were previously stored in the fat cells. A lot of people experience mood swings because of this happening and also differences in their cycles.I don't know how it is/should be on birth control, though! For me, I have PCOS that was out of control due to my weight. I would go 3-4 months with no period and then I'd be "on" for an entire month. I've read that even a 10% weight loss would start "fixing" the hormone problem that the extra weight causes and that was exactly what happened to me...I've had a "normal" period since the month after surgery in Aug....well, up until March when I became pregnant! )Definately get with your doctor, but don't get too worried just yet! It is likely all these extra hormones that are floating around and maybe the additional hormones in the birth control pills.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 13, 2011, at 5:52 PM, "" <hcrogers1971@...> wrote: Hi everyone, I don't post much, but I read all of the messages. I had surgery with Dr. Aceves in September, I have lost 100 pounds, and hope to lose another 100. I have been on birth control ("the pill" since my youngest was 5 months old, and she is almost 4. As I put on more weight it wasn't unusual for me to go months without getting a period, even while taking the pill. However, as my weight started to drop, I began getting my period regularly - usually in the week off from the pill. However, lately I have been getting my regular period, and then after a week it ends, but then a week later I start bleeding again. I was wondering/hoping that this might be somewhat normal when you lose a significant amount of weight? My Mom just passed away last November from ovarian cancer, so the worry-wart in me comes out! I tried to make an appointment with my doctor, but he is away right now, so I just thought I would throw the question out there. Thanks, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 I 1983 I had this same problem. I was a little overweight then (maybe 25 pounds or less), but the bleeding was a break through from taking BC pills. I was living in CT at that time, so I went to see a gyn recommended by a friend. His advice to me, since I had already had all the children I wanted, was to simply take out the uterus. I had had a really bad incident of bleeding and I got so anemic, they had to give me a transfusion in the hospital. After the uterus was out, pathology came back that there was nothing wrong with it at all. So the whole bleeding incident was completely hormone related to the birth control pills. BTW, my grandmother died of ovarian cancer, but knock on wood, my mom has been fine and so have I in that way. So my response is I think the culprit is the pills and and the wild hormones, which will settle as time passes. Talk to your gyn and see if you can switch to a lower dose or get off them until your hormones have settled. Of course, the doctor's advice would be what you'd follow. Just trying to help out here. > > Hi everyone, > > I don't post much, but I read all of the messages. I had surgery with Dr. Aceves in September, I have lost 100 pounds, and hope to lose another 100. > > I have been on birth control ( " the pill " since my youngest was 5 months old, and she is almost 4. As I put on more weight it wasn't unusual for me to go months without getting a period, even while taking the pill. However, as my weight started to drop, I began getting my period regularly - usually in the week off from the pill. However, lately I have been getting my regular period, and then after a week it ends, but then a week later I start bleeding again. > > I was wondering/hoping that this might be somewhat normal when you lose a significant amount of weight? My Mom just passed away last November from ovarian cancer, so the worry-wart in me comes out! I tried to make an appointment with my doctor, but he is away right now, so I just thought I would throw the question out there. > > Thanks, > . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Something alot of ppl don't know is that your body fat actually produces hormones, so lose of said body fat in addition to rapid weight loss kinda sends your body into a short term hormonal shock. Your body should regulate once your weight begins to even out, until then you just kinda have to manage the best way you know how. If this continues for more than a few months I would recommend seeing your GYN just to make sure there is nothing else at play but honestly I think it is just the weight change that is causing your issues. (((HUGS))) > > Hi everyone, > > I don't post much, but I read all of the messages. I had surgery with Dr. Aceves in September, I have lost 100 pounds, and hope to lose another 100. > > I have been on birth control ( " the pill " since my youngest was 5 months old, and she is almost 4. As I put on more weight it wasn't unusual for me to go months without getting a period, even while taking the pill. However, as my weight started to drop, I began getting my period regularly - usually in the week off from the pill. However, lately I have been getting my regular period, and then after a week it ends, but then a week later I start bleeding again. > > I was wondering/hoping that this might be somewhat normal when you lose a significant amount of weight? My Mom just passed away last November from ovarian cancer, so the worry-wart in me comes out! I tried to make an appointment with my doctor, but he is away right now, so I just thought I would throw the question out there. > > Thanks, > . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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