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Discontinuing hormones before surgery

Started by Dee92xoxo, June 05, 2013, 03:36:35 PM

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Dee92xoxo

Its almost time and I'm dreading it!! Idk what to expect. I have to stop taking spiro too. For all of 3 weeks!! I'm gonna be a hormonal mess! As it is, my T still isn't where it needs to be even after a year and a half. Now its gonna shoot back up again! Is it going to take another year to get back to what it is at now? Am i gonna pms for like 3 weeks? Who here has had to do this?
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Jamie D

I have not had to do it for surgery, but there are many post-op comments about what this is like.  You might want to check out the Post-op board.

It is true that hormonal fluctuations can upset your routine.

I suggest your T levels will drop precipitously when your testicles are removed.
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Dee92xoxo

I'm having forehead contouring done. Not srs.
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Donna Elvira

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 That sounds totally over the top to me for forehead surgery. I did two FFS surgeries, upper face and then lower face a year later with a little over 7 hours surgery each time.  In neither case did mine ask me to stop HRT beforehand but constriction "socks" were placed on my legs during and after the surgery and I was also given anti-coagulant before the surgery. It increase the levels of post surgery bruising but does significantly decrease the risk of DVT.

Interestingly, because of the bruising issue, I requested not to use the anti-coagulant for my second operation and two weeks after the surgery I experienced a small thrombosis in my wrist where the I.V. had been placed. It was mostly a scrare as the vein really swelled up but I still ended up in the emergency service of the local hospital.

However, at the end of the day, it is the surgeon who makes the rules...
Best of luck.
Donna
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Flan

I'm in process of it right now, and had a migraine all of yesterday. I don't understand the thinking behind it but as Donna said, the surgeon makes the rules since it's their license at risk if somebody dies after a preventable complication.
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