My surgery was on March 11, 2014. The sleeve was wonderful but during surgery my esophagus tore. I spent five days in the hospital with no water or food to drink strictly IV fluids. Tomorrow will be exactly one week after surgery and I have only lost 1 pound. Is this normal should I be losing more weight? I would have thought I would have lost more since I was not eating or drinking anything for five days. Can being on IV fluids and antibiotics around-the-clock call a stall at the beginning? Please enlighten me with your stories and advice I could really use the encouragement.......

Don't worry!! I was like 9 lbs heavier a few days out of surgery, and really didn't see a loss till a week out. The IV is keeping you really hydrated, etc...it will ALL drop off in a few days. I promise! I freak out too( just went thru a 2 1/2 week period where I only lost 3 lbs) I know it is easy to stress over, but it'll get better week after week.

Relax, every time they hung up one of those bags that was a few pounds. And it ain't likely much was exiting during that period. But it will now......very quick. The body is going to take awhile to adjust to all the trauma and get used to the new regimen your introducing now. It's just the body doing it's thing.

I've read this over and over and over again, so it apparently is extremely normal to gain weight from those crazy hospital fluids and medications. No worries dear - you'll do WONDERFUL!

They are right. All of those hospital fluids add up and your body is healing. You will see results soon. No Worries.