Lost 5 pounds on my 5 day pre-op diet. I got banded yesterday and when I woke up this morning I gained 5.5 pounds!! Is this normal? How much does the bad itself weigh?

Totally normal! You are swollen from the surgery. The extra fluid in you is weighing you down. It's ok...it will come off with time. Just concentrate on healing right now.

Oh yea this is normal from all the swellin from surgery. the band itself probably weights like 3-4 ounces if that Just focus on healing and you will notice that the weight starts dropping again.

I am convinced that the gas they put in you to blow up the stomach during surgery weighs something....

And while its hard... try not to weigh yourself until you go to the Dr next...

You are normal...don't worry!

All the IV fluids they give you also cause weight gain. Don't sweat it! It'll be gone in no time.

Another thing, I didn't have a BM for 5 days after surgery...that had to weigh SOMETHING. Once "things" started moving again and the swelling started going down, the weight came down, too. I was convinced I was a mutant...the only living being on the planet that gained weight after WLS...but as you can see, you are not alone.

I gained something like 10 pounds from the surgeries IV's.........it will pass soon enough.

Like everyone else said...totally normal. Keep getting your water in to flush it all out. Hang in there!