GAINING weight first week post-op? What's happening?

[Jessica Santos 0]

STARTING WEIGHT (256.6)

I went on a 10 day pre-op diet with which I lost 16 pounds. My 5th day post op I had reached 28 pounds lost. On the 26th I had gone back to 236 pounds. My coordinator with whom I still speak with has told me that it can be excess Water. I'm in my second week post op. What should I be drinking/doing to see some significant weight loss?

PLEASE HELP ME!

[Elode 8,093]

Follow your plan and what your team has instructed you to do. What you should do right now is just focus on recovering. You just had surgery and your body has gone through a lot of trauma. Everything will even out. Don't stress, stay off the scale, drink your fluids, Protein ect... You will be just fine!

[Quest4TheNewMe 225]

I'm 14 days post-op and my scale has been bouncing up and down a bit, but I know that it's bloat due to my upcoming menstrual cycle.

Just keep following the rules and hang in there. Your body is still in freak out mode.

[BitterSweet* 835]

Your body has been traumatized and pumped with bags of IV fluids. Focus on following your post-op nutrition guidelines and begin taking short walks a couple of times per day. It will take many days for your body to dump all of that Fluid. Don't torment yourself, stay off of that scale!

[mattsbelly 76]

Dont worry about numbers. I know thats easier said than done. You should start to notice clothes getting baggier and moving around is easier. The scale will go up and down. If you have a $hitty scale it may depend how you stand on it. They weight will come off. Stick to your nutritionists plan.

[duooptichrome 32]

It'll come off! Your body is adjusting. I didn't lose any weight my first week po.

[Jolisue 112]

I agree with everyone. I didn't lose weight when I first came home. It took a good week to ten days before the weight started coming off. You have Fluid from the IVs which is normal. Same thing happened to me after my hysterectomy. Give it time, and focus on recovery. You will be amazed how your body will start to melt the fat away. Take care!

[haleytrim 244]

Yep, these posters are absolutely correct. I gained 5 pounds in the hospital from IV's and bloating. Took a week for the

gas and bloating and IV Fluid to dissipate. Now, at 18 days post, I have lost 24 pounds. It WILL happen.