When does progress start

[Milli2mini 5]

I was sleeved on the 7th. My stomach still looks huge.i thought it would be smaller since a large sack was removed. Got on scale 2 pounds heavier. How ???? All in doing is broth

[Sprinkles1 358]

I was 11lbs heavier after surgery. It's all the fluids from the IV. Give your body time to heal. You're post op so progress starts now!

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[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

You've also got lots of swelling right now. It will take several weeks to be totally gone. I went back to work 8 days post-op and my pants were tighter than the day of surgery! Very disappointing, but not unusual. Otherwise, I hope your recovery is going well!

[Greensleevie 451]

IV fluids, gas, Water retention, hormone dump from surgery, etc..

Patience, Grasshopper. It's not going to happen overnight. Now is the time to hide the scale and concentrate on fluids, Protein and healing. The weight loss will follow.

[Matt Z 4,140]

*All of the Above*

Give yourself at least a month before swelling really goes down. But then, please understand that not everyone loses weight from the same places at the same rate. Typically arms and legs thin out first, the stomach is almost always the last to start to show reduction. Again, everyone is different. Just make sure you are doing everything you are supposed to be doing and you'll be just fine.

[Milli2mini 5]

Thanks for your replies. I will keep you posted

[TakingABreak 2,733]

On 06/10/2018 at 21:22, Milli2mini said:

I was sleeved on the 7th. My stomach still looks huge.i thought it would be smaller since a large sack was removed. Got on scale 2 pounds heavier. How ???? All in doing is broth

The surgery doesn’t immediately affect the outer appearance of your stomach.
There are a lot of factors that can affect gain after surgery such as, IV fluids, Constipation, swelling, ect. My doctor told me not even to step on the scale until my 6 week follow up. I weighted a few weeks.