One Day Post-op...GAINED 12#!

[mwrarr 244]

Hi All,

Still in the hospital, but asked a nurse for a scale...& I'm UP 12# from yesterday before I had the surgery. I don't get it. It's like my biggest nightmare come true.... I know that some of it has to be IV Fluid, but honestly, I had a catheter and only like 4 bags of saline... Bummer. Now I've gotta lose that weight all over again right at the start.

[butterfly_gal 151]

I gained 9 pounds in the hospital and it was all gone by the third day home. It's okay, you will lose it very quickly.

[newat52 1,612]

It will fall off in the next few days. I came home the day after and stepped on the scale and was up 8#. took about 3 days for it all to come off but it does fast. Don't worry about it at all. It is not an issue at all. You just had major surgery and your body needs to heal. Focus on getting you fluids and Protein in.

[avanti 92]

mwrarr.. the same thing happend to me.. you are right it is only because of the IV fluid.. dont worry about it.. just rememeber to walk around a bit..(more to help witht the gas pains..) and this weight will fall off in less than a week..

[JerseyGirl68 1,172]

Same here, I was 8 pounds heavier when I got home from the hospital. Came off in a few days.

Good luck!!

[Geminidrive 389]

Calm down. You are probably full of fluids. Get off the scale, put it away!!! If you weigh yourself everyday you are going to drive yourself crazy. The weight will come off, monitor it but don't send yourself over the edge unnecessarily by getting on the scale every day!

[Aprilomg 4]

I felt the same way... My fingers were so swollen from all the Fluid they were feeding me...I didn't bother to weigh myself because I knew I wouldn't be a happy camper but 6 days after surgery and I'm down 6lbs from the day of... So no worries!

[PdxMan 4,292]

1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories. Did you, in the past day, consume 12 x 3,500 = 42,000 calories more than you burned? Really? I'm just going to be blunt here, sorry, no backrubs from me ... This is going to be a long journey if you really expected weight loss the day after your surgery. Are you looking to lose weight or fat? I see you have been a member here on VST since last year and have almost 400 posts. Surely you have been reading threads similar to what you have posted ... right?

[MichiganChic 3,262]

I have to agree, it's a bit surprising to see a big gain like that. The surgery makes you hang on to fluids, it's part of the healing process. Think about a superficial cut, you can see the swelling, and swelling is Fluid in the tissues. Now think about that really suture line on your stomach, plus any superficial incisions, and you get an idea of where that Water weight came from. The catheter takes urine out of your bladder - it doesn't manufacture urine. Anyway, it will be fine And, you are not alone in feeling irritated, it's a bit of a let down to come off a liquid diet, to nothing to eat/drink, only to find a big jump on the scale. I think it took me about three weeks to lose it!

[mwrarr 244]

1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories. Did you, in the past day, consume 12 x 3,500 = 42,000 calories more than you burned? Really? I'm just going to be blunt here, sorry, no backrubs from me ... This is going to be a long journey if you really expected weight loss the day after your surgery. Are you looking to lose weight or fat? I see you have been a member here on VST since last year and have almost 400 posts. Surely you have been reading threads similar to what you have posted ... right?

I actually didn't expect a loss 24 hours after surgery, but I certainly didn't expect to regain everything I lost on the liquid diet in one day, either.

[mattsbelly 76]

I was up 9 pounds after surgery. It's IV fluids. You'll be down in a few days.

[d mixon 23]

My dr. Warned me that the scales could be my worst enemy.Even though you're anxious to lose the weight probably not a good idea to do it the day after surgery

[Colemon70 87]

Ugh I refused to get on the scale. I'm 2 days post op and can't even bend my legs. I'm sooo bloated. I've been drinking and walking. What else can I do?

[mattsbelly 76]

Ugh I refused to get on the scale. I'm 2 days post op and can't even bend my legs. I'm sooo bloated. I've been drinking and walking. What else can I do?

Nothing but walk. The first few days are rough. But it gets better each day.

[Colemon70 87]

Did you retain a ton of Water in your legs? Mine are so swollen. They aren't red and they aren't hurting but one is more swollen then the other