please help, 2 days post op and miserable

[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

That's from the saline and the fact that you had major surgery and your body is swollen. Saline automatically causes Fluid retention in your body. Additionally, if you were so dehydrated than their weightloss numbers were not accurate. You need to be fully hydrated to be healthy, so part of your weightloss was actually Water loss it seems and it had to be replaced.

But don't fret!!! This is just the beginning and you've been given all the tools you need. Now you just need to wait as your body heals over these next 6 weeks. Focus on getting to the point you are meeting your protocol to a T: Protein, water, Vitamins, 10K steps. The rest will fall into place!

Don't overly focus on the scale, there is way more to your story than just the scale. Measure from your head to ankles and then redo once a month (don't over to it or else you won't be giving yourself enough time to drop inches and you might get discouraged). Enjoy how much easier it is to move - and the more you move the more you want to move!!

Try to keep focused on the positive stuff, there is going to be lots of stalls, pauses and things that don't' make sense. The body is a confusing thing!!

[Sleevedincali 31]

23 hours ago, linda8 said:

I was supposed to have vgs surgery 1/24, but i was dehydrated and the surgery instead took place 1/26. I received fluids in the hospital and was appalled to learn,when I got back home, that I had gained FOURTEEN pounds in the hospital. I am so discouraged. I am very sore, the tylenol with codeine is not halping and I am gettting depressed that i havent had solid food for 10 days and wont for another 19 days.

Has anyone else gained 14 pounds in the hospital? I was on a liquid diet! I want to quit but im afraid of ripping open this stupid sleeve.

OK Im going to try and be nice but your attitude is all wrong my friend. You CLEARLY gained weight from Water unless you snuck 12 pizzas into the hospital...keep your chin up..this is only the beginning.....

[rainyann 118]

At my one week post op visit I was 9 pounds heavier. No one told me I might actually gain weight. My doctor asked why I even weighed myself. Rest assured it is temporary, now 10 and 1/2 months out I have lost over 100 pounds. It is not always easy but worth it in the end! The excess weight does come off, just stick with the ordered food plan

[Dm0417 17]

OK Im going to try and be nice but your attitude is all wrong my friend. You CLEARLY gained weight from Water unless you snuck 12 pizzas into the hospital...keep your chin up..this is only the beginning.....

When I got home I weighed 10 lbs more. All from the gas now 2 weeks out almost 20 lbs down

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[Nessy76 134]

Gas has no appreciable weight...If it did i would be crushed, sitting on my couch in this giant room full of air.

[Seahawks Fan 771]

8 hours ago, Dm0417 said:

When I got home I weighed 10 lbs more. All from the gas now 2 weeks out almost 20 lbs down

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I would hate to have been in the room when you lost 20 pounds of gas! ROFL

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,003]

My surgeon said, after my 5 days in hospital, that “you will go home 5-10lbs heavier than you came in” and don’t weigh for the first week to avid exactly the disappointment you are having. It is all Water from the saline drips, sitting 8n all your cells - they pump it in during and soon after surgery. You’ll wee a lot over the next few days and that deals with it - I weighed myself a week after I got home and was very pleased!

Our numbers are similar - almost seven weeks after surgery I am feeling pretty happy about progress I can tell you! I am already half way to my goal,. And (thankfully) the food I crave seems to be shifting, which is very good indeed! I hope this happens for you too, my friend. Craving a light salad is a whole new thing - almost makes me laugh!

[Sydney7 6]

I was very dehydrated before my surgery and my start weight had gone up. Don’t be discouraged, it will improve. But, as I was, it is going to be harder since you were dehydrated. Keep drinking your liquids and Protein Shakes. Remember if you begin feeling really a bad, call your doctor, there are things they can do, and medications to make you feel better, si call if you need, they want to hear from you. Also, try a sippy cup to drink liquids, it really helps. Keep posting for encouragement, it will help you mentally. Good luck

[linda8 51]

Thank you to everyone who took the time to offer me words of encouragement or kindness. I've scoured the internet and this far the largest surgical weight gain I could find was 11 pounds. But the good news is I have lost the 14 pounds. So for any person who finds themselves in my shoes, know the gain is normal and temporary so is the frustration. I feel tremendously blessed to have found this awesome group of support. Thank you and God bless

[Creekimp13 5,838]

YAY! Glad you're feeling better and back in a good space:) Great work!

[linda8 51]

On 1/29/2018 at 6:47 PM, rainyann said:

At my one week post op visit I was 9 pounds heavier. No one told me I might actually gain weight. My doctor asked why I even weighed myself. Rest assured it is temporary, now 10 and 1/2 months out I have lost over 100 pounds. It is not always easy but worth it in the end! The excess weight does come off, just stick with the ordered food plan

Thank you for your post. So good to know Im not the only one gaining during surgery. congrats on yout loss....im thrilled for you!

[linda8 51]

8 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

YAY! Glad you're feeling better and back in a good space:) Great work!

thank you!

[linda8 51]

17 hours ago, Biddynz said:

My surgeon said, after my 5 days in hospital, that “you will go home 5-10lbs heavier than you came in” and don’t weigh for the first week to avid exactly the disappointment you are having. It is all Water from the saline drips, sitting 8n all your cells - they pump it in during and soon after surgery. You’ll wee a lot over the next few days and that deals with it - I weighed myself a week after I got home and was very pleased!

Our numbers are similar - almost seven weeks after surgery I am feeling pretty happy about progress I can tell you! I am already half way to my goal,. And (thankfully) the food I crave seems to be shifting, which is very good indeed! I hope this happens for you too, my friend. Craving a light salad is a whole new thing - almost makes me laugh!

thanks for the encouragement and congrats on getting helf way to your goal. Having similar numbers gives me hope....I am sticking to the program and hoping to duplicate your success!

[linda8 51]

On 1/29/2018 at 5:19 PM, Sleevedincali said:

OK Im going to try and be nice but your attitude is all wrong my friend. You CLEARLY gained weight from Water unless you snuck 12 pizzas into the hospital...keep your chin up..this is only the beginning.....

I didnt realize I am a difficult person to be nice to.

[Road Runner 66]

I gained 7 pounds in the hospital and they didn’t come off until the second week. Not one ounce cans off the first week.

I am now 6 weeks out and I’m down 41 pounds. It takes time but it will come off.

Hang in there!