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Retaining fluid....

SexeeGal

By SexeeGal, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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SexeeGal    2

SexeeGal
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I was sleeved exactly a week ago & have lost nothing. I actually have gained a few pounds. My feet are swollen so I know I'm still retaining Fluid. I know when I had a csection, I was out of the hospital like 3 weeks with no weight loss and all of a sudden 40 lbs dropped in a week. It doesn't help that I'm diabetic on meds but when in the hospital they shot me up with insulin which made me gain 20 lbs n one week when I first started when pregnant. So really I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced this or been in same situation. I see a lot about people not losing weight but not much about my situation.... Retaining fluid & the insulin issue... Please help. I'm walking my butt off & feel great but disappointed over no weight loss... :(

Sleeve date 11/26/14

Weight 247

Today weight 251

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BitterSweet*    835

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Yes, this is very common. The only way to solve it is by drinking as much plain Water as you can stand, minimize or eliminate sodium, and go for a long walk.

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alyssadietrch    18

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My doc told me to not weigh myself for at least 10 days after the surgery because everyone gains because of Water. Just keep yourself hydrated and make sure you're peeing a lot. You'll be fine :) it's normal.

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SexeeGal    2

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Thank you so much. I think I Dont drink enough. I do the rest. Thanks for the reply. :)

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Kindle    8,667

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It took me 11 days to lose all that I gained the day of surgery. Don't worry about it. I would suggest not even weighing yourself for the first month. There will be many more stalls and even gains along the way...it's all normal.

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SexeeGal    2

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Thanks for the reply kindle & the motivation. Im addicted to weighing. I did lose 4 pounds when I weighed today. Yay! :)

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SexeeGal    2

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Thanks kim!!!!

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SexeeGal    2

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Weighed this morning. Down 10 pounds from starting weight.

Weight today 241

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emsgirl114    88

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U need to call your surgeon. Swelling in the feet can be a sign of other post op issues. The weight loss will come. Your edema needs to be checked out ASAP.

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SexeeGal    2

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Well they are already pretty much normal now & it happened just like this when I had a baby. Thanks for the concern.

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jeydee42168    2

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Sleeve was 1-28-15, which is just 4 days ago. Everything went good, I was in hospital for 2 days.

My question is, did anyone else gain weight in the hospital? I came home weighing 15 pounds more than on my surgery date.

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Kindle    8,667

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Read the posts on this thread.... Your question has already been answered.

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fit4life123    108

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I was just thinking the same thing I lost like 15 after I was sleeved but now I've gained back like 4lbs!

I've officially decided to stay off the scale until my follow ups and try and focus on staying hydrated.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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