I knew to expect my weight to go up right after surgery due to fluids etc... But how long does it usually take to start seeing the scale go down? I am only one day post op right now.

About a week

Oh I didn't know it was that long.

I gained quite a bit from my hospital stay. I didn't weigh every day, but I know that when I weighed in 7 days post-op, the excess was gone and I had a nice 0.5lb loss

Best of luck to you in your recovery. Don't worry about that scale. Focus on healing. The weight loss will happen!

Edited August 11, 201510 yr by WingFan55

I am hoping the gas will be gone soon.

Not sure...was sleeved over a week ago but in no hurry to jump on the scale. Refuse to be controlled by the scale. Have a post op appointment with my surgeon on Thursday so guess I will weigh then. Not worried about how much I lose or how quickly, if I follow my surgeons plan it will work!

I started seeing a drop in the scale the first few days. Of course I spent a lot of time in the bathroom peeing.

The day of surgery I got nothing at all. The day after surgery I got 2 oz of ice chips every 4 hours. It wasn't until day 3 that I had to start drinking Protein shakes.

It's different for everyone. I didn't retain any fluids and started losing immediately, by one week post-op I was down 14 lbs.

It's hard to get your fluids in at first but try your best. Fluids in = fluids out.

About a week...again you just had major surgery. Focus on recovery and your plan...the loss will come.

Thank you for asking this keddykat75, because I am 2 weeks out and so discouraged. I lost 10 lbs the 1st week after surgery but the scale hasn't moved the past 7 days. It's discouraging because I'm eating so little - how can I not lose weight?

You will before you know it.

Thank you! Speedy recovery to you.

Keddykat, my doctor told me many factors go into the initial weight loss. After surgery while I was in recovery my surgeon told my wife I would lose 10% of my weight in the next 30 days. I actually lost that weight in 17 days, (wahoo!!) That said, during a consultation pre-op he said many lose little the first few days (week?) because the body is in shock and once you leave the hospital (fluids from IV) it is hard to get Fluid in. Once you are able to drink more it will come off for sure, just keep with it. And yes the gas pains suck, they should only last a few days.

Edited August 12, 201510 yr by mdslc

Thank you for asking this keddykat75, because I am 2 weeks out and so discouraged. I lost 10 lbs the 1st week after surgery but the scale hasn't moved the past 7 days. It's discouraging because I'm eating so little - how can I not lose weight?

This is normal, search for 3 week plateau, most people get it and some get it early, I was one also. The scale didn't move for 12 days then I dropped 10 lbs in 4 days. My doctor said as you lose weight your organs need to recover and shrink with your body, that takes time. Stick with it, it will come off I promise. ( I know it is frustrating, but it will happen).

How do you know if the stalls are due to not taking in enough calories or if it's something else? I lost 52 lbs pre-surgery, but have only lost 8 lbs in the 3 weeks since surgery. I'm walking almost 3 miles daily and my calories in average around 500.

Thanks mdslc!