Post Op day 6. Scale hasn't moved an ounce.

[gohelpyourself 377]

I am not expecting to wake up skinny. I would imagine that consuming less than 900 calories a day (most of which coming from protein) that I would see some weight loss. Could it be all the fluids from surgery? When will I see some progress? My follow up is Tuesday.

[mooncat 106]

The same thing happened to me. I did not lose anything the first week even though I had lost 15 pounds the two weeks before the surgery on Optifast. The NUT said that it is common because of all the fluids they give you and your body is stunned by the surgery. Have faith, the loss will begin soon. I now lose 2 pounds per week.

[gohelpyourself 377]

thank you thank you. That is what I figured. Every time I get up off the couch I say to my husband "am I skinny yet?" LOL

[BKLYNgal87 503]

6 days post-op, you still probably have a lot of edema and swelling. I'm sure your surgical team will tell you this as well. And are you having regular BM's (TMI I know)? I'd guess not, so that contributes to it as well. I know it's hard to avoid the scale now because we expect drastic change but some folks take a little longer to heal than others. Willing to bet after another week or so you'll notice a big difference on the scale. For now, take care and rest up. Congrats on a successful surgery!

[gohelpyourself 377]

Thanks! Please BM isn't a dirty word to me.. .I am a nurse. I cleaned enough of others BM's in my career that it doesn't phase me. I had a gay male nurse put in my Foley cath... again.... no shame in my game. Thanks so much. I probably do have a lot of edema still and yes... yesterday I kept running to the BR... colace must be working

[pnwguy 29]

Looking back at my weight tracker, on my day 6 post op, I weighed exactly the same as the day I went in for surgery.

Over the next two days, 3 pounds came off. Another week later, and I'm another 7.5 down. - Granted I'm male, so YMMV.

[BKLYNgal87 503]

Aha - my mother is an RN! I'm 8 months out and I still take colace every single day. I really should eat more Fiber but it's hard to balance when you've got strict caloric goals. As I recall for me, month one I didn't lose all that much. Month 2 I dropped 25 lbs. So never fear, the scale will move when you're all healed up!