I’m day 2 post op. They weighted me today & I’m up 9lbs. I know it’s water retention & swelling but man it’s disheartening to see the scale creeping up.

I gained 11lbs and it went away plus some in about 4-5 days

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6 pounds, but it went away within that first week post op plus some. It's hard not to feel frustrated- we've all been there. Common Sense- You know that nothing you ate in the hospital would sabotage your progress and that it is water and inflammation. This is a marathon not a sprint. This is not a quick fix!!!! Once a week passes by, hop on that scale and see how much it changes. I'm sure that you will be pleasantly surprised. Congrats on a successful surgery!

I am 2 days post op and I gained 10

i am already down 4 though. Been peeing every hour helps lol

Congratulations and welcome to the losers bench! I came home +12 pounds and ended the first week -5 pounds.

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I was smart and knew better than to weigh myself because they had given me double fluids before discharge because I was dehydrated.

Just don’t weigh yourself for one week, two is even better.

I didn't gain much of anything, but I think what saved me...was walking like a maniac. I walked like crazy and peed like crazy. Another thought....I had zero nausea. From the time I woke up I was begging for ice chips and wanted to drink. Every ounce they let me drink I was in heaven. Tiny little sips...but I drank everything they allowed me to drink and had no issues at all. I also elected to take as little of the pain meds as they allowed. (they did talk me into one dose before sleeping) Maybe some of these things effected the volume of fluids I was given?

Also...if you take blood pressure meds or diuretics or a few other meds and have them discontinued just for surgery...that can cause a lot of water retention.

I gained 11 pounds, but ay the end of 2 weeks I was down 14. You’ll do great!!

I gained 7 pounds at the hospital and by one week post-op I was down 9.6 pounds from my pre-op weight.

I gained 14 lbs from all the fluids. It came back off within a few days of being home. Luckily, the surgeon warned me of this prior to surgery.

Happened to me after having a baby! I was like WTF?


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I gained 8 pounds and lost 11 by my one week check up.

I was unable to weigh myself until my doctor’s appointment six days after surgery (away from home the whole time). I was down three pounds at that point.

I’m day 2 post op. They weighted me today & I’m up 9lbs. I know it’s Water retention & swelling but man it’s disheartening to see the scale creeping up.

Yesss!! This same thing happened to me I was so discouraged

I gained 12. I’m down 4 of those now, but still a ways to go.

I was 248 on my surgery day and 271 four days later! I had no idea that it was even a possibility to gain 23 lbs water weight. It took a good 2 weeks for it to come off. Rocky start for me to say the least, but I’m in it to win it!