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I had surgery on 3/21 left hospital on 3/22; have been able to be up and around worked all the gas out have taken no pain medicine, tolerating my liquids cautiously, got on scales this afternoon and it shows I have actually gained 1.5 lbs; so BUMMED but my stomach is still pretty swollen..... Is this normal?

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It is. You get pumped full of air and fluid at the hospital. It takes time for all of that to exit your body. I recommend staying off of the scale for the first month. Your body is healing, and the weight loss isn't going to start immediately even if you are doing everything you are supposed to do.

Good luck!

I had my surgery on the 20th. The first thing the nurse told me was to avoid the scale for the next 2 weeks. During surgery they pump you full of air. Plus you probably had an IV giving you continuous fluids. She told me that it is not out of the norm to gain 5 lbs because of this. Your body is healing and you have to give it time to catch up.

They told me a 10lb gain that will come off in a week or two

You just got the surgery don't look at the scale yet! Most likely it's from the fluids from the hospital but it will go away

Water weight from the hospital...i dont even own a scale..i don't really want to concentrate on the numbers...just follow the guide lines and trust and understand ur sleve

BigBodyBombFace

What everyone else said. I had a prolonged hospital stay due to complications but once I was home I think I was up 10 lbs from my surgery day. It'll drop off quick enough. We're all excited to see the scale start moving but every individual will lose weight differently. Don't get caught up comparing yourself to everyone else. Focus on healing, getting in your protein & water, and moving as much as possible.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement!

I hained 15 lbs immediately post op. Was only air, fluids and inflammation from surgery. Lost that plus at about 2 weeks out. STAY OFF SCALES FOR ABOUT A MONTH