I just had the bypass surgery on Monday was discharged yesterday while walking today I stopped at the scale bc I was curious obviously, but I am 5 lbs more than when they weighed me before taking me in to surgery! Has this happened to anyone else? Should I be worried? I also have a low grade fever the nurses didn't think it was anything to worry about. Looking for feedback from anyone who has had the surgery. I wish the nurses were more knowledgeable where I was, my dr was great but they just started doing the gastric bypass at this particular hospital and the nurses did not know much about the proceedure, one even tried giving me a can of ginger ale to help calm my belly. I told her it's a good thing I did alot of research before hand or her giving me that could of caused big problems. I told her the dr had an order in for meds for nausea she was like "oh ok I'll get that from the pharmacy but in the meantime the ginger ale should help" I kept my cool but my husband was furious and let them all know it.. anyway off topic, weight gain after surgery anyone?[emoji36]

it happens to most of us - it's just all the IV fluids they pumped into you. Should be gone in a couple of days

I also had RNY (7/27) and gained 9 pounds before leaving the hospital. The good news is within the first week I lost that 9 and another 2. Best of luck - welcome to the losers bench !!!

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Ok thanks... was freaking out a minute..but that makes sense.

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I gained 6 lbs when weighed the following day but didn't freak as I had read it here. It was gone within a couple of days.

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No need to freak, it happens to everyone following surgery. I gained back the 13lbs that I lost on the liquid diet. LOL.

You have to take that into account.....fluids.

glad to see this question! I'm 6 days post-op and my numbers don't seem to have dropped a bit. I feel bloated and overly full and I'm just hanging on - hoping the feel lighter and see the numbers go down on the scale.

glad to see this question! I'm 6 days post-op and my numbers don't seem to have dropped a bit. I feel bloated and overly full and I'm just hanging on - hoping the feel lighter and see the numbers go down on the scale.

This is typical, I had mine on 7/26 and for the first 2 weeks I felt no progress until I got on the scale, now 2 days it will be 1 month and I'm down a total of 46 pounds...it will come off as long as you're getting your protein and fluids in..the bloating will eventually subside as well.

I gained 6lbs also..

It's normal.. Water weight.

Your swollen and pumped up with fluids.

In a week it will more than be gone.

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I refuse to weigh myself right now. I had surgery Tuesday (8/23) and that scale just looks like it will cause depression with all of the new changes going on with my body right now. LOL I will weigh myself this upcoming Tuesday and see where I'm at so I'm hoping all of the IV fluids and whatnot have exited my body. Congrats to you all wherever you are in your journey and it's great to read the comments on here for good advice and encouragement.

It's just fluids and swelling. Don't count it as a gain...

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It did happen to me to and lasted until my body stopped swelling from surgery .

Thanks DRK

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I just had the bypass surgery on Monday was discharged yesterday while walking today I stopped at the scale bc I was curious obviously, but I am 5 lbs more than when they weighed me before taking me in to surgery! Has this happened to anyone else? Should I be worried? I also have a low grade fever the nurses didn't think it was anything to worry about. Looking for feedback from anyone who has had the surgery. I wish the nurses were more knowledgeable where I was, my dr was great but they just started doing the gastric bypass at this particular hospital and the nurses did not know much about the proceedure, one even tried giving me a can of ginger ale to help calm my belly. I told her it's a good thing I did alot of research before hand or her giving me that could of caused big problems. I told her the dr had an order in for meds for nausea she was like "oh ok I'll get that from the pharmacy but in the meantime the ginger ale should help" I kept my cool but my husband was furious and let them all know it.. anyway off topic, weight gain after surgery anyone?

i was going to say inflamation....my surgery tomorrow and i have followed the diet and have only lost 6 pounds... :0( i hear others losing more.... body too darn sentimental...

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I gained 5 & freaked out too, but it went away. My BMI wasn't that high to start. 5 weeks out, I've lost 20 lbs. But since 2 week pre op. I am hypothyroid too....

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I gained all my pre op weight back (12 lbs) immediately after surgery lol!! Don't feel bad. It's just Water

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No need to freak, it happens to everyone following surgery. I gained back the 13lbs that I lost on the liquid diet. LOL.

You have to take that into account.....fluids.

Me too! Haha

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