I gained 9 pounds!

[Auroraishere 1]

Just before I had surgery I weighed in at 260, I had my surgery on Tuesday, on wednesday I weighed 269 before I left the hospital. Now that I have been home for 2 days I lost most of that, I'm down to 262,but I still am not down to my pre weight. I am wondering if anyone else gained a considerable amount in the hospital. I don't understand how I could gain such a considerable amount on liquids only??

[new me by 30 0]

Just before I had surgery I weighed in at 260, I had my surgery on Tuesday, on wednesday I weighed 269 before I left the hospital. Now that I have been home for 2 days I lost most of that, I'm down to 262,but I still am not down to my pre weight. I am wondering if anyone else gained a considerable amount in the hospital. I don't understand how I could gain such a considerable amount on liquids only??

That is very normal to gain weight in surgery, because they give you a lot of IV fluids. I would bet just one of those bags are 2.5 pounds. Don't worry about it to much. Try to just weight your self once a week in the morning.

Good LUCK!!

I had my surgery on Wednesday, and I also gained weight!

[B-52 7,113]

Just before I had surgery I weighed in at 260, I had my surgery on Tuesday, on wednesday I weighed 269 before I left the hospital. Now that I have been home for 2 days I lost most of that, I'm down to 262,but I still am not down to my pre weight. I am wondering if anyone else gained a considerable amount in the hospital. I don't understand how I could gain such a considerable amount on liquids only??

Just do the best you can. I find that many people expect instant results. I have been banded 4 months now, had 3 fills, and only now can I say that things are really starting to make a difference.

The first month, my band was empty. Everything was post-op diet foods, tracking any significant progress was frustrating. Go through the motions, hang in there.

[MCCLB 16]

My surgeon's office said not to weigh yourself until about a week after surgery, specifially because you gain weight with iv fluids and whatnot. Stay off the scale for a few days and you may be pleasantly surprised when you go back on. Good luck! I'm being banded on Monday, myself. It's going to be hard staying away from that scale. I may have my sis hide it for me, lol.

[teekii77 5]

I was told pretty much the samething as everyone else. My NP said IV fluids,gas and air pumped in you from the surgery, and swelling in the stomach area all contribute to it. Good luck.

[honk 780]

Yes, very normal to gain weight during hospital stay. Personally I weighed myself the two days after surgery and I was the exact same weight as the day of surgery. I was however up every 20 minutes the night I was in the hospital urinating.

[Cindy C 150]

It's perfectly normal. It'll will take 3-4 days for all of the weight from the IV's and gas to disappear. I also gained 8 or 9 lbs after surgery but 8 days later I had lost all of it plus another 13 lbs.

[pmpanther 0]

I would bet everything on the fact that the weight you gained was from the IV's and totally just fluid... really what else could it be... definately not hospital food...

Just before I had surgery I weighed in at 260, I had my surgery on Tuesday, on wednesday I weighed 269 before I left the hospital. Now that I have been home for 2 days I lost most of that, I'm down to 262,but I still am not down to my pre weight. I am wondering if anyone else gained a considerable amount in the hospital. I don't understand how I could gain such a considerable amount on liquids only??