RE: Pregnancy & Birth Control

[Guest guest]

Angel~

Where did you get this information??

My OBGYN as well as my surgeon know that I am on

orthotrycyclen (birth control).

In the 6 years I have been doing research, and talking

to 100's of people I have never heard this.

I was told that birth control pills were not a

problem.

~Hugs

Melty~

Open RNY 5/1/98 -- -163 lbs

Panniculectomy/abdomnioplasty 5/23/01 -- -15 lbs

Dr. Lawrence Barzune -- would recommend him 110%

**consider myself at goal for over 2.5 years but

have started exercising more and making better food

choices and have lost another 4 lbs! *woohoo*

**considering a breast lift

--- Angel Lee halo@...> wrote:

>

> Hi

>

> I was really shocked to read that someone here was

> using the pill as birth

> control. I was told from the very beginning that

> birth control pills DO NOT

> work for people who have had this surgery. Both your

> OBGYN and doctor

> should have know this and told. I don't know what

> can do, but I belive it

> is malpractice or at extreme negligence, not tell

> you this. Nothing is full

> proof, but they know it doesn't work us. I was on

> control pills for 7 years

> before the surgery and it was hard to go off, I was

> nauseous for 3 months

> after surgery because of not having them. Two years

> later I am now going

> back on birth control. It is hard, because the side

> effect are many. I

> tried the patch and couldn't eat for weeks, I so

> nauseous, so I went off

> it. On the ring now, and though it doesn't bother my

> stomach I do think it

> has caused depression. I hope after a while this

> will go away. I hate to

> live my whole not being able to go vacation and such

> because I can never

> tell when my period will show up.

>

> Angel

> Mini-gastric bypass

> about 2 years ago

> start 255, now 130

> 5'4, 28 years old

> tummy tuck, breath lift/implants / arm lift

>

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[Guest guest]

Angel~

Where did you get this information??

My OBGYN as well as my surgeon know that I am on

orthotrycyclen (birth control).

In the 6 years I have been doing research, and talking

to 100's of people I have never heard this.

I was told that birth control pills were not a

problem.

~Hugs

Melty~

Open RNY 5/1/98 -- -163 lbs

Panniculectomy/abdomnioplasty 5/23/01 -- -15 lbs

Dr. Lawrence Barzune -- would recommend him 110%

**consider myself at goal for over 2.5 years but

have started exercising more and making better food

choices and have lost another 4 lbs! *woohoo*

**considering a breast lift

--- Angel Lee halo@...> wrote:

>

> Hi

>

> I was really shocked to read that someone here was

> using the pill as birth

> control. I was told from the very beginning that

> birth control pills DO NOT

> work for people who have had this surgery. Both your

> OBGYN and doctor

> should have know this and told. I don't know what

> can do, but I belive it

> is malpractice or at extreme negligence, not tell

> you this. Nothing is full

> proof, but they know it doesn't work us. I was on

> control pills for 7 years

> before the surgery and it was hard to go off, I was

> nauseous for 3 months

> after surgery because of not having them. Two years

> later I am now going

> back on birth control. It is hard, because the side

> effect are many. I

> tried the patch and couldn't eat for weeks, I so

> nauseous, so I went off

> it. On the ring now, and though it doesn't bother my

> stomach I do think it

> has caused depression. I hope after a while this

> will go away. I hate to

> live my whole not being able to go vacation and such

> because I can never

> tell when my period will show up.

>

> Angel

> Mini-gastric bypass

> about 2 years ago

> start 255, now 130

> 5'4, 28 years old

> tummy tuck, breath lift/implants / arm lift

>

>

>

> Homepage:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe:

> mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is weird to hear you say that no Dr has ever told me that at all. And I

did get pregnant twice while on the pill.. That does make sense but I never

really thought about it.. I am on Depo now only to say I think it makes me gain

weight. But honestly no Dr ever told me that.. Dawn

[Guest guest]

That is weird to hear you say that no Dr has ever told me that at all. And I

did get pregnant twice while on the pill.. That does make sense but I never

really thought about it.. I am on Depo now only to say I think it makes me gain

weight. But honestly no Dr ever told me that.. Dawn

[Guest guest]

That is weird to hear you say that no Dr has ever told me that at all. And I

did get pregnant twice while on the pill.. That does make sense but I never

really thought about it.. I am on Depo now only to say I think it makes me gain

weight. But honestly no Dr ever told me that.. Dawn

[Guest guest]

BULL! I used oral contraceptive for the entire first year post op and it was

only after stopping the pill that I became pregnant. It may not work for

everyone post op but it worked for me and several others that I know. It may

depend on how much you are bypassed (I am a medial bypass) and therefore may

not work for distals or BPD/DS however saying it does not work for everyone

is negligent. It has also worked for several on the ossg-pregnant list when

they wanted to prevent pregnancy. It is not malpractice or negligent to tell

patients they have the option of using oral contraceptive. Who is the " they "

you refer to in saying " they know it doesnt' work for us. " Some surgeons are

more conservative and tell their patients to use two forms of birth control

but there are also other surgeons who dont even broach the subject at all.

And some say use one. The only form of birth control that doesn't work for

us is the diaphragm and that is because it needs adjusted after every 10

pound lost. Even Natural family planning -- if you are schooled and educated

about this process -- can work AFTER your cycles have regulated. So it is

not something to attempt in the first few months after surgery.

Rasley

mailto:drasley@...

BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98

Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining

Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00

> Pregnancy & Birth Control

>

>

>

> Hi

>

> I was really shocked to read that someone here was using the pill

> as birth

> control. I was told from the very beginning that birth control

> pills DO NOT

> work for people who have had this surgery. Both your OBGYN and doctor

> should have know this and told. I don't know what can do, but I belive it

> is malpractice or at extreme negligence, not tell you this.

> Nothing is full

> proof, but they know it doesn't work us. I was on control pills

> for 7 years

> before the surgery and it was hard to go off, I was nauseous for 3 months

> after surgery because of not having them. Two years later I am now going

> back on birth control. It is hard, because the side effect are many. I

> tried the patch and couldn't eat for weeks, I so nauseous, so I went off

> it. On the ring now, and though it doesn't bother my stomach I do

> think it

> has caused depression. I hope after a while this will go away. I hate to

> live my whole not being able to go vacation and such because I can never

> tell when my period will show up.

>

> Angel

> Mini-gastric bypass

> about 2 years ago

> start 255, now 130

> 5'4, 28 years old

> tummy tuck, breath lift/implants / arm lift

>

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Uhh, not so fast! My surgeon, OB/GYN, and PCP all know I'm on the

pill and say that it is fine. And the fact that I haven't gotten

pregnant in the last year since having surgery is pretty good proof!

Amy W.

>

> Hi

>

> I was really shocked to read that someone here was using the pill

as birth

> control. I was told from the very beginning that birth control

pills DO NOT

> work for people who have had this surgery. Both your OBGYN and

doctor

> should have know this and told.