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surgery and the pill
| Sat, 03-06-2004 - 6:11pm |
I have surgery on tuesday. On the monday i have to fast and take this medication called co -lytol (sp) which 'clears' out your system. I have to take this at 1pm. I take my birth control at 12pm. They suggested other forms of contraception for the next week to be on the safe side but could i not take my pill like 2 hours earlier? i have to take this pill monday because im on my 7 day break now and i had sex while on the break so this first pill is very important! any advice is much appreciated!

I think you could take your pill several hours early and be ok. If your concern is about the IC you had while on your placebo week you should be quite safe because sperm can’t live more than a few hours unless they come in contact with fertile cervical mucus, which you shouldn’t be producing. If you are concerned about being protected after you begin your new pack you would probably still be ok, but it might not be a bad idea to use back-up for 7 days just in case you can’t take your pills on time after surgery. Better safe than sorry, right? As posted elsewhere on the board http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-bhcontracept&msg=11195.1 The FDA is circulating a proposal for labeling changes for BCPs. One change will recommend that back-up should be used for 7 days even if only one pill is missed. Some pill labeling has already been changed to conform to that recommendation. I hope your surgery goes well. Post and let us know how you are doing, ok?
Good luck
Jill
Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate the advice. Its actually only day surgery so taking the pill on tuesday will be no problem. I thought if i took the pill at 10am (instead of 12) then at 1pm i have to take the co-lytol and it shouldnt kick in until around 2 so that is 4 hours the pill will be in my system. I dont think it will get flushed out. Ill use a back up anyhow. Any surprises i think i could do without! Its complicated stuff this pill. The doctor said that any meds could mess up your system but this co-lytol stuff shouldnt right? I know that stuff like anti biotics does!
Anyways thank you. Things like this always tend to confuse me a bit! Its not easy being a woman! ;o)
Take care