Patch fell off, now what

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Patch fell off, now what
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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

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Registered: 11-19-2003
Sat, 02-14-2004 - 9:30pm
I think I undertsand what you're asking, but let me make sure. It was during week 3 that your patch fell off, right? So you put on a new one on Friday or Saturday? Unfortunately for cost sake you aren't supposed to change your schedule at all, so even if you only wore the new patch for a day or two, you still need to remove it on Sunday like you normally would. I'm not sure what the consequences of not doing so would be, but as I understand, you need to take it off on Sunday.

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. :)

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Sun, 02-15-2004 - 12:51pm
I guess I wasn't too clear, my bad, the patch I have on now (the new one) is for my 3rd week. My usual change day is Sunday, so when this happened on Friday I was a little nervous. So, do I leave this thing on for 9 days and then await Aunt Flo or do I get a replacement patch? I'll call my pharmacy and see what they have to say tomorrow, they're not open today :( I didn't know pharmacies would let you have replacement patches. Good to know.

Thanks so much

Ann

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 02-15-2004 - 1:55pm
Hi 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

    

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sun, 02-15-2004 - 3:25pm

Hi Ann,


Like sarrahsim and dancer said, you can get a replacement patch to use in case stuff like this happens

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Registered: 02-05-2004
Mon, 02-16-2004 - 4:59pm
Mine came off once. I just called my dr. and said what happened and he gave me a RX for an extra patch that can be refille dup to 3 times for accasions like that.