5 days post-op...no weight loss....is that normal?

Yes it is normal especially with the shock your body experienced.
Are you on a liquid diet, if so, are you ensuring you hit your minimum protein and water levels daily?

Yes, I am on liquids for another two weeks...i am no where close to meeting the protein and water levels...too much to drink in one day

Yes, I am on liquids for another two weeks...i am no where close to meeting the Protein and Water levels...too much to drink in one day

That's definitely understandable. But, try as much as you can to stay hydrated. Use the 2oz red cups every 15-20 minutes throughout the day and you can hopefully get it down that way. [emoji3]

Yeah and your body is still swollen from the major surgery you had! It's all gonna come off don't worry :')

Thanks, I am 9 days post op now and still only 5 pounds lost

You also put on water weight from the fluids they give you in the hospital.

5 days post-op...no weight loss....is that normal?

Did you weigh yourself when you came home from hospital? I actually gained 11lbs in hospital from all the fluids. It took 4 days to lose that. Then I started losing.

I didn't lose but a pound or so the 3 days in the hospital, but from the 20th to the 25th I lost almost 11 pounds. when I was sent home with 6 liters O2 and a JP drain- by a few days out, (even though I'd been cleaning it) I KNEW I had an infection at the drain site. I called, reported it and at my 1 week they took it out- it was badly infected. I had to have Antibiotics and another liquid to coat the stomach too. I didn't lose anything from Jan 27th to Feb 10th-2 weeks! I was panicky because I'd lost the 11 in 5 days and now nothing. finally started losing again, but when I got to 260 (started at 300) I got sick n spent the night in the hospital with severe pain in my stomach, nausea, vomiting and back pain. plus a weird severe allergy- I itched everywhere! so badly that Benedryl didn't touch it and I couldn't sleep-after 3 days of that I took myself to the hospital. I was badly dehydrated too. Although they got me back to "normal" the staff/Doctors never could tell me what happened and why. I hadn't eaten anything I hadn't had before ect.... but again kept floating weight between 260-267. and couldn't understand how I could gain!!!! I was following the parameters, getting my fluids and protein, everything for weeks- nothing past 260 was lost. very discouraging. did start to lose again last week- now 249. I KNOW that is a LONG story but do any of you know why I stopped losing and why I kept going between 260 and 267?