Patch fell off, now what
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Patch fell off, now what
| Sat, 02-14-2004 - 2:26pm |
Sorry I haven't been around lately, again. Things have been pretty good until last night. After working out I was taking my usual shower and my patch fell completely off. I panicked and put on my patch for the next week. I've been on the patch for 7 months and loving it. DH thinks it's a fluke, it was a bad patch or something. I'm not sure. I haven't had this problem at all, I've even been to waterparks and not had a problem. Usually, I have to soak in a hot tub and pull like hell on the patch to get it off.
All it says on the info packet is to put on a new one and not change the "change patch day". My patch change day is Sunday and this is the 3rd patch of the month, if you catch my drift. So, do I keep this one on until Sunday or what? And will it mess up my period?
Anyone else had this problem?
Thanks,
Ann

On a brighter note, your pharmacy should be able to issue you a replacement patch for the one that fell off for little to no cost. I don't know how much exactly cause the military takes care of that for me, but it shouldn't be much.
I have been on the patch for about 13 months now and have had just one patch fall off. I had put it on my lower abdomen which isn't the best place to put it for me. :)
Thanks so much
Ann
I don't think you should leave a patch on for more than the usual interval. As the other poster said that could mean that either you use a patch for only 1 or 2 days to maintain your same patch change day, or end a day or two early and move your change day accordingly. Talk your pharmacy, they should have a process to provide single patches for ones that come off.
Good luck
Jill
Hi Ann,
Like sarrahsim and dancer said, you can get a replacement patch to use in case stuff like this happens