I had my surgery almost five weeks ago and was doing beautifully - almost 20 pounds down after 3 weeks. I just weighed myself for the first time in two weeks, and to my shock, I am up FIFTEEN POUNDS. I have been fastidious in following my food and protein plans since the surgery and have been walking a lot during the past two weeks. How could such a thing happen? I was expecting to get on the scale and rejoice - instead, I am in shock and am doubting the entire procedure. Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have any insights? I need help ,please.

Honestly that sounds to me like a broken scale, I really don't think there is any way you could gain 15 lbs in 2 weeks so soon after sleeve surgery, I guess the other possibility is some sort of medical problem that is making you retain water like crazy. Maybe your surgeon or PCP has a scale you can drop in to use?

If this is true, and not just an issue with your scale (find another one to verify), you may have a medical issue that's causing that sort of water retention. Verify that 15 pounds is indeed the case, and call your surgeon as soon as you can to discuss.

That would not be normal at all. Are you sure you recorded your weight correctly before?.....are you weighing today on the same scale as you weighed the last time?..........make sure your not comparing your home scale with your doctor's scale as they could be very different.

I agree with what they other posters have said.....if I were in your shoes I'd be contacting the surgeon's office and asking if I can come in and weigh on their scale. They should have your previous weight recorded so you can make sure you're comparing apples to apples.

Good luck!!!

Ditto on 1 scale - I've seen 10 pound differences between some.