I was banded on June 30th so I'm officially only 48 hours out from my surgery. Is it normal to feel so bloated and retaining water? My tummy is even distended because of it. Has anyone else had this issue and how long should I expect it to last. Or is there anything I can do to help it along? As expected I have some incision pain and back pain but I wasn't really expecting the bloating. I'd appreciate any words of wisdom! Thanks! Chris:blink:

after surgery my tummy was swollen. you need to remember it might actually be from the gas they put in you, water retention from the iv also. i'm sure your fine but if your worried go ahead and call your drs office and ask them just to be on the safe side. let us know. :tt1:

It's normal.

As mentioned, you are still swollen and possibly full of CO2. You've also got a lot of IV fluids in your system.

I was back to my old self in 4 days.

I used heating pads, helped with the pain and the swelling. I retained a lot of Water for a couple weeks, I found walking, drinking crystal light metabolism tea (green tea/mango??) helped too.

Try not to weigh yourself? They pump you full of so much stuff IVs, CO2 that it takes awhile for your body to get rid of all of it.

Congrats and good luck!!!