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Hospital weight gain

So I am three days post op.. came home from the hospital and I am up 7 pounds from when I left.. Is that normal???

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  • Completely normal. I gained 8 pounds in the hospital from IV fluids. It took me a week to lose it.

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    Yep, don't stress about it . Like others said it's mostly Water weight, and swelling. It will come off before your first post-op appt.

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Don't complain I came home with 10 pounds!!! ugh was so mad :( I lost 9.2 the day of surgery the next day when I left the hospital I gained 10....Im assuming all the swelling and the stuff they pump your stomach with.....Good luck you will lose it!!

Completely normal. I gained 8 pounds in the hospital from IV fluids. It took me a week to lose it.

Yep, don't stress about it . Like others said it's mostly Water weight, and swelling. It will come off before your first post-op appt.

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