Introduction and Questions for Women
My name is Hope and I live in Alabama. I had RNY August 4, 2003 in
Birmingham, AL with Dr. Andrew DeWitt as my surgeon. I weighed in
before surgery at 317 lbs and now I weigh 232 lbs. This surgery has
been wonderful for me. I still have a long way to go, but I’m
definitely excited. I’ve had little contact with folks who have had
this surgery, so I’m looking forward to learning lots with this
group.
Since my WLS I’ve had problems with uterine bleeding. It began the day after my
surgery and continued for about 14 weeks. During this time, I had a D&C and
tried numerous hormone therapies which did not help. Finally the doctor found
that estrogen would stop my bleeding but unfortunately I couldn’t stay on
it for an extended period. Now I’m having an “induced” period and
they are hoping to put me back on birth control. Has anyone else
experienced these same problems? The doctors cannot seem to help at
all - it’s like I’m the only one this has happened to.
Hope