Post Surgical Weight Gain

[Anwyn 0]

I'm so discouraged - I had my surgery on July 26th. On the morning of my surgery I weighed 259. Today (2 days post op) I'm up 7 lbs to 266. I know that they pump a lot of Fluid into you during surgery, but I think that would have dropped off already. I don't feel puffy and I was well hydrated when I went into surgery. Has anyone else had this same experience?

I was on liquids for 7 days pre-op, and I'll be on liquids for the next 3 weeks. I had my hopes up for a big loss over this period, but maybe I'm being unrealistic.

On a positive note, the surgery went great and I feel pretty good. I'm tired and a little sore, of course.

[MsButterKup23 1]

Sweetie, you are still full of fluids from surgery. The Iv's added a lot of Fluid to you. This stage is all about healing not losing weight.

(((((HUGS)))))

[the best me 6]

Oh Lawsy! Anne...I don't think you are being unrealistic, just a tad impatient! Give it a minute, okay? I'm so glad you are having a smooth recovery. I envy you! Don't worry, you'll drop the weight, I promise!! Stick to your liquids, let your band heal in well, relax and go with the flow. It's true that some folks just don't lose alot on the post-op liquid diet. Dunno why. You might not lose as much as you want, but I want you to post here at 1 week post-op and tell us what your weight is. My bet is it will be less. Perhaps alot less!

Hey, welcome to Bandland!!! wahooo! You did it!

[Anwyn 0]

Thanks you guys! I'll try to be more patient. My stomach was sore and I was choking down a Protein Shake, so it seemed like a good time to vent. :-) I'll post back in a week and let you know where I'm at! Anne

[Bobalooey 0]

Also make sure you always weigh on the same scale. There was an 8 pound swing between the Dr's "very expensive" digital scale and the one, (also very expensive", I was weighed on at the surgery center.

[Anwyn 0]

I have an expensive scale at home that weighs very consistently so I use that one for any weigh-ins. I'm still up, but it is slowly coming back off. The important thing is that I'm heading in the right direction. I'm curious though - did anyone else have such a large gain after surgery? I am trying to change my mentality to "healing" instead of "losing". It ain't easy, but I'm working on it!