Is there anyone that has to take Coumadin because of a blood clot after the sleeve. Is this medication causing weight gain. After sleeve I was losing fairly quickly and then developed a blood clot. Now that I'm taking Coumadin, the scale will not move and i haven't lost anything in roughly 4 weeks. Is this a regular stall so soon after surgery or could it be the medication? Is anyone else in my situation?

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Coumadin does not cause weight gain at all. Either it's a natural stall or a diet issue, or there's an underlying issue.

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Ok. Thank you. Are you ok Coumadin? It can't be diet because I'm doing every I suppose to do. Hopefully just a natural stall. Just sucks that it's so long!

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Yes, all the doctors and published side effects of Coumadin will proclaim that it does not cause weight gain. It can cause boating, which may account for some Water weight, but not "real" weight. However, as a retired nurse, I have heard dozens upon dozens of patients complaint of weight gain after starting Coumadin. Anything from 10 to 40 pounds. And they couldn't lose the weight. Nobody (that I know of) ever did any sort of body composition studies to confirm if it was fat gain or Fluid gain, but there were too many complaints to ignore the fact that the numbers on the scale went up for a lot of Coumadin patients. Well, that's wrong, the doctors had no problems ignoring it.

As a new WLS patient you could just be experiencing a normal stall, but some of it could be due to the Coumadin. In any case, all you can do is stick on plan and maybe stay off the scale for awhile. Take measurements and pay attention to NSVs and how your clothes fit. Do they know how long you will have to take the medication?

They said I would have to be on it 3 to 6 months. I guess the reason I believe it's the Coumadin is because the scale was constantly going down before I had to start taking it. I'm getting my liquids in and my Protein goal everyday and exercising tirelessly and eating correct food. I can't eat too many things with Vitamin K but other than that, no sugar No breads, all the foods I eat are healthy and I have not lost a pound in almost a month. This is why I believe it's the Coumadin.

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Really sucks because I want to get the most from my sleeve.

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They said I would have to be on it 3 to 6 months. I guess the reason I believe it's the Coumadin is because the scale was constantly going down before I had to start taking it. I'm getting my liquids in and my Protein goal everyday and exercising tirelessly and eating correct food. I can't eat too many things with Vitamin K but other than that, no sugar No breads, all the foods I eat are healthy and I have not lost a pound in almost a month. This is why I believe it's the Coumadin. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal AppReally sucks because I want to get the most from my sleeve. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Most people's rate of loss is not constant so this could just be the normal thing. I know my weight loss stalled many times, heck I even gained weight here and there. I had to take steroids on more than one occasion and they are definitely known to cause weight gain. I broke my pelvis and femur and was hospitalized for weeks then disabled for several more months. I still didn't let any of that keep me from reaching and maintaining my goal weight.

Just keep doing what you're doing. Don't get frustrated. Even if it is the medication, 3-6 months is a very short time compared to the rest of your life....and that's how long you will have your sleeve to help you. Good luck!