i am 5 days post-op. just got off the plane and weighed myself when i got home. i have gained 2 pounds! i just read someones post who is one week out and has lost 16 pounds already. i have had nothing but clear liquids for 8 days and feel like i walked home from san diego to oklahoma city. how can this be? im feeling really bummed right now. has this happend to anyone else?

ALL scales are different. Plus you have to account for your clothing. My doctors scales are set 2lbs heavier then the average 3lbs for clothing. So that in it's self it 5lbs!! I weigh myself at home once a week "usually in the nude" That's the weight I go by.. Don't beat yourself up over something that could be out of your control. Weight will come off and when it starts you will forget all about the 2lbs the first week..

hi everyone! just wanted to share what happend to me today.

i had an appt monday to get my stitches out but over the last 2 days i developed a SEVERE itchy rash all over my stomach. i couldnt handle it one more second, so i called to see if i could get in today. i was in luck and got in. i had my stitches removed and all the old glue from the tape removed from my skin. the doctor also told me to use hydrocortizone. i am finally getting some relief from the intense itching and the best part is when the nurse weighed me today i was down 5 pounds since tuesday! thats 5 pounds in 3 days!!! the scale finally moved

WOO HOO!!!!!!

Yeah!! Wow that is great!

congradulations. I'm guessing before you know it; it will be 25 or 30 not 5...

I lost 10 lbs preop with a 7 day liquid diet. I weighed 212 when I went into the hospital. When I cam I weighed 224. I was only in the hospital ONE day. This was all from the IV fluids. It will come off. I lost a lot the first 2 months but now I have really slowed down and it is 1 to maybe 2 pounds per week. I was hoping for more weekly but I will be patient. Hang in there.