I gained 12 pounds from the time the weighed me in pre-op to when I was weighed a the next day post-op! I'm having some complications with an abdominal hematoma, but 12 pounds? I'm 6 days post op and not even back to my surgery date weight yet?

I'm not discouraged or wondering if I'm going to fail. Just wondering if there Are others with similar experiences?

Your body might be retaining to as many fluids it can intake. I imagine complications would lead to inflammation. If you're sincerely concerns, contact your surgeon.

sounds like inflammation. hang in there.

I gained 20 between the morning of surgery and the next day! They pump you full of fluid, your body swells, and on and on they tell me. But dang 20 lbs in 24 hrs, how come I can't loss that much that fast. Well, I don't have a scale and haven't weighed since. I will find out my loss at my post op later this month. Don't despair, while I have a lot to loss I can tell from my face that I am losing, so you will too:)

Many blessings

Thanks for the responses. This forum is a sanity saver!

I gained, and did not lose for the first two weeks. My MD said to expect it. "This too shall pass", and it did.

I came home from the hospital 5 pounds heavier- it was gone plus some within the first few days.

It is usually water retention from all the IV fluid they put in you in the hospital. If you had complications they would have most likely even put more IV fluid in you then normally. It will come off rather quickly when your body adjusts and the excess fluid comes out. Make sure you are drinking as much as possible as this will stimulate your urinary system and help get things flowing. Good Luck.

Thanks all, I go in tomorrow for my follow up CT scan. Hopefully the blood from my hematoma can be drained and that will take care of the majority of the excess fluid!

I gained 11 lbs from check in to check out 24 hrs later. Took a week to lose it.

Yup I've gained too, while eating nothing of course. I look 5 months pregnant from the bloat. I'm assuming this is normal surgery aftermath and it will go away on its own. Soon

I had a hematoma also.

Ended up in the ER. It caused inflammation and pain on my right side. The inflammation plus all the IV fluids......I was puffy and gained weight.

When you are healed.....you will hardly remember feeling the way you do now. I was given Tylenol, toradol, and loratab. 1 week later.....the swelling and extra pounds were gone.

Hang in there!!!!