I was banded on Monday, August 16th around 5pm and had a hiatal hernia repaird during surgery.

After surgery I was able to drink 1 cup of apple juice and a few sips of Water. The nurse said I couldn't drink anything after midnight because of the Barium test the next morning. Around 8 or 9 PM I forced myself to walk around the hospital. After returning to my room I went to sleep, woke up around 4AM and forced myself to walk again or course with help from the nurse.

At around 9PM they did the Barium test, I had to to drink approximately 1 cup of a thin yellow liquid and 1 cup of a thick white liquid, that made me sick to my stomach.

After testing was done, I still was not able to drink any water or juice because they were waiting for the doctor to read the test results and write orders for a full liquid diet. So fast forward to 3pm my husband arrives to take me home and we still have not heard from the doctor and I have not had anything to drink. Finally around 5pm I get orders from the doctors for full liquids I have a some water and broth and a sip of juice (trying to limit the juice intake).

I go home on Tuesday, wake up on Wednesday drink 1 cup of Muscle Milk (Approximately 11 grams of protein) and about 2 cups of water and walk on the treadmill for 20 minutes, almost 1 mile. I weight myself and I have gained 6lbs. I'm not panicking just wondering what is going on???

In summary I didn't drink anything for almost 2 days, exercised and I still gained weight????

You got lots of IV fluid during your surgery and hospital stay. Using the old rule of thumb that 1 pint = 1 pound, it would only take 3 liters of fluid to give you that 6# gain. You'll lose that fluid over the next several days. Just concentrate on healing. The weight loss will come!

Yes, don't worry about the scale while you're recovering from surgery. Your body has undergone a significant trauma and it will behave strangely for a while.

Drink Protein Drinks, kefir, (whatever's on your post op list) and rest.

Thanks ladies, I appreciate your feedback.