Hi Everyone!
I'm scheduled for surgery 9/25 with Dr. Ramos Kelly and was advised to stop all medication two weeks prior to surgery exept blood pressure medication (not applicable to me). I take migraine preventative mediation (topirimate) and a birth control pill (Microgestin). Both pills are crucial to preventing migraines. I have been on birth control pills conintuously (meaning I don't do the breakthrough week - no periods) for over 17 years due to the severity of my menstral bleeding, emotional side effects and hormonal migraines. I was naturally very worried about abruptly stopping my medication prior to surgery so I called Dr. Kelly about it to be sure. He's been really good about answering all of my questions over the phone. We discussing tapering off of the topirimate but I forgot to mention the birth control. Later I texted him about it, which he said was ok to do, and I was so shocked be his reaction that I'm considering canceling my surgery. Here's what he said word for word copied from my texts:
"You can't take that medication unless you want to have a blood clot going into your lungs . Why would you want to keep taking birth control tablets? Why don't you sue the doctor who's giving you the birth control therapy , he's a criminal. You don't need it. Anyway you can't take the birth control meds , that's an absolute no. Why is it so hard to understand that the only med you can keep taking is for high blood pressure everything else needs to be discontinued with no exception."
I think it is a little extreme for a medical professional to tell me to sue another doctor he calls "criminal" simply for having me take birth control pills he knows nothing about. He has no idea the struggle I went through before finding the pills I'm on, the pain, the emotional suffering, the bleeding, the migraines. And he just seemed so annoyed by saying, "why is it so hard to understand?" It's hard for me to understand because I'm scared and I need guidance with discontinuing medications I depend on. Now I only have two weeks to stop my birth control, hope my body adjusts ok and prepare for surgery.
I am seriously considering just canceling the whole thing after this. My husband definitely wants me to but I need the opinions of my fellow sleevers who have been there. Am I over reacting? I appreciate your advice!
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