Gaining weight after surgery

[rachlou 0]

Hi everyone my operation was on Tuesday and I am 2 pounds heavier than what I was before I went into hospital!! Is this normal as feeling really fed up and disappointed!!

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[Travelher 915]

Yep. Swelling, iv fluids..it is all Water. There are thousands of threads on here about this very topic...

Edited January 21, 2017 by Travelher

[tathomas1 8]

How long before it goes away? I stepped on the scale and have a 6 lb gain. I know it's fluids and air, but not what I wanted to see.

[Travelher 915]

How long before it goes away? I stepped on the scale and have a 6 lb gain. I know it's fluids and air, but not what I wanted to see.

Depends on the person, could be 2-3 days or 2-3 weeks...I didn't even weigh myself for the first week post op because I knew this would be the case. Be prepared for the 3rd week stall too. The weight will come off, hard to do, but relax it will happen

Edited January 21, 2017 by Travelher

[tani 105]

I did not weigh myself until my 4 week post op appt, which I'm glad because I see several posts saying they had these stalls but I never saw it in my weight. I think it helped my mental and emotional state not knowing there was a stall. By the time I had my appt, my weight showed a 25 lb loss.

[FindingCarrie 244]

My surgery was 1/17/17, and I do not plan to weigh myself until 2/1/17. I want to get in the habit of weighing on the 1st of each month. I just don't want to become obsessed with weighing myself so frequently because I am hoping to avoid seeing stalls also. Plus, although the numbers do matter to me, I am really looking forward to watching the clothes sizes drop.

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[DFP 15]

Thanks . This is helpful because I experienced the same this week. Surgery was Jan 17th and it seems I gained. Was very concerned

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[TinaKimani 64]

Yup. Totally normal. I had my surgery Monday. Gained a few after I got home and then this morning I woke up and was 3 pounds lighter than my surgery date.

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[DFP 15]

Thank you for that confirmation

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[alijo76 4]

I came home from the hospital 12 pounds heavier than when I left. It took almost 5 days for all of it to come off.

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[Moorekat 78]

Yep! I gained 8 lbs. 2 weeks later I was like 18 down.