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I'm five days out today and a little confused. At check in I was 269, when I came home I was 275ish and this morning I was 271. Is this normal? I know it takes a while for the post op swelling to go down but seriously I thought there would be some weight loss by now. What I've ate this past week compared to the old me my stomach woulda thought my throat got cut! I guess I thought I'd see some results by now. I'm not hungry but when my family eats I think " I should be eating" and the smell of food makes my mouth Water and I want to taste and chew it but I'm not hungry. Also I feel like I can take in a lot of water per hour. Where should I be now...HELP!!

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Yup, it took me almost a week to lose the weight I put on in the two days I was in the hospital. Pre-op I lost 30 pounds. I put on 15 pounds of Water weight in just two days from surgery.

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I think that everybody is different , I have heard that some people see results after the swelling , also some scales are so off , on my 2 week appointment the scale at home said 210 then my doctor scale said 216 . Right after my surgery I bought a scale and would step on it everytime I went to the bathroom , some mornings i was 210 , 215 and for 2-3 weeks those numbers never changed.

I decided that I going to weight myself only once a week and not everyday.Today my scale said 205 . I know that you are eager to see results ( Just like me ) but dont make yourself crazy with the scale , just do what you have to do and take your mind away from your sleeve.I was sleeved Nov 13 , 2012 . My start weight was 237 , I am 205 ( so my scales says lol )

Also remember that you might lose inches before you start to see it reflect on the scale , I know that I lost more inches than actaul weight ... I wore a size 20 - 22 , my tops were 1 - 2 x .... I can easily wear a XXL top from old navy , and wear 18 size jeans and 16 on some dress strechable slacks. you will be fine and the weight will come off , just dont get obssesed with wanting to see results over night. Good luck

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The wait gained in the hospital is usually more from the IV Fluid they pump into you especially if you don't have a lot of urinary output. It will then take several days for your body to use or purge that excess fluid, then you should she a drastic decrease then loss will go to a more normal pattern.

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