Did anybody gain weight while in the hosp?

[Elizabethtash 3]

Somehow I ended up 4lbs heavier the before the surgery. Am two days post op and other then Water,broth and,sugar free popsicles I haven't been able to eat much since the surgery. I weighed my self this and am down a pound ,but still heavier then before surgery.

Normal ?

Edited April 7, 2017 by Elizabethtash

[Diana_in_Philly 1,426]

Two words -- IV Fluids. It's going to take a few days to pee all that out. You had an IV in from the moment you put on your hospital gown until right before you were released. They hung many liters of Fluid that your body absorbed.

Give it a week. It's entirely normal.

[rainyann 118]

I gained almost 10 pounds... it eventually came off but it was upsetting to me. No one told me that would happen. The surgeon said some people are still heavier at the 1 week post-op visit....Don't despair!

[katieroybal 183]

I'm up 4 pounds from all the fluids. At 3 days post-op, you can really see the extra Fluid in my face. Don't despair.

[teacupnosaucer 445]

I specifically avoided weighing myself the first week for this reason. You're so pumped full of IV fluids you can't possibly expect to weigh the same or less than you did going in. Stay off the scale!

[hopekate 85]

After four days in the hospital, I was 10 pounds heavier because of the IV fluids.
I'm finally feeling human again! My surgery was last Monday (April 3rd). My iv hand does not look like a balloon anymore