Gain immediately following surgery

[EllasMom 5]

Hi all!! I had RNY on Monday and when I got home yesterday....much to my surprise I had gained 10 lbs!! Boy have I been in a lot of pain and seeing that was pretty disheartening.

Anyone else have this experience? So far so good with everything. I never thought I'd be so happy and excited to tell people I passed gas! lol

Thanks for the insight. ????

[James Marusek 5,244]

After surgery and during the hospital stage, many people gain weight because they fill your body with I.V. fluids. Therefore when you finally arrive home, you will need to lose that weight first before you see any weight loss. Also during the first few weeks after surgery, your body is in a heal mode.

[Djmohr 6,965]

Yes, this is perfectly normal. I gained 13lbs and remember how crappy that made me feel. It is from all the fluids and gas pumped into your body during surgery.

I promise over the next week that will be gone and likely more on top of that.

Congratulations on your surgery. Get well soon!

[Luanddo 14]

I was in the hospital for 6 days after my surgery and gained 30 pounds!!!!! IN 6 DAYS!!!! It will come off soon and you'll be so happy that you've done this for yourself.

[beachgal2935 596]

I was only in the hospital overnight and when they put me on the scale the morning after my surgery and I saw a 9 lb. gain I was mad! Same thing I was told, IV fluids, etc. When my surgeon came in I told him he was in big trouble and then we had a good laugh. Still, I had to lose those 9 lbs. and it freaked me out, both of which were NOT funny