Post op, swelling and large weight gain

[kstein01 14]

Hey ya’all. I am 3 days post op from a lap band revision to the RNY bypass. It wasn’t the smoothest of recoveries. I was sick for almost 2 days. Vomiting more than I was taking in. Also I got Crepitus from my breast to my eyes and it swelled up my left side of the face. That has subsided a bit but still painful in the neck and it rubs on the inside so I get terrible chest and upper back pain. Now my abdomen on the left is so swollen than my left upper this is swollen. Feel like a fatty. The worse of it all is that i gained 22 pounds in the hospital and I ate barely anything. I just about lost it when I got home. But since I couldn’t eat anything they continuously pumped in fluids. Anyone else out there he any of these problems and relate and help me through this “scary phase” of healing? Otherwise I am pretty excited I had it done. I was able to drink a crystal light tonight and not get heart burn like I would have with the band so i was excited about that.

[Briswife15 890]

Hi! I hear ya! Had RNY last Wednesday and gained 10 pounds of Fluid in the hospital! I have just about gotten down to my surgery weight. I have a severe pain on the left side under my ribcage that really hurts when I breathe. However, I'm doing better than I expected, am hitting 90 ounces of fluids a day, taking Vitamins, and trying to walk every day. I'm pretty excited I had it done, too!

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[catwoman7 11,233]

there's a lot of sodium in those Fluid bags, and you're getting a *ton* of fluids while in the hospital. I didn't weigh myself right away after my RNY or my first plastic surgery because I knew my weight would be way up, and it was just Water. I had my second round of plastic surgery this past Friday. I *did* weigh myself this morning, and I'm 4 lbs up from the morning of my (plastic) surgery, and i've been eating much less than usual the last few days. Since I've done a lot of urinating the last couple of days (getting rid of all those hospital fluids), I'm sure I was up 10+ lbs when I was released from the hospital. I'd give it week and then weigh yourself again. You'll probably be fine.

[ARMoma45 353]

If the swelling doesn't go down, be sure to talk to your Dr. You should probably be urinating like crazy though and that means it's going away.

[kstein01 14]

Update....I managed to lose all the Water weight in a week. I was 202 when I left the hospital and today at my one week check up I was 183. Feeling great. Best decision i ever made!!!