Had my bypass on Wednesday and just came home this afternoon. I knew it might happen, but I stepped on the scale and gained almost 10 pounds!! How long before I get back to normal?

My prediction is 10 days, but I hope my guess is off and you're able to do it sooner, you're just a little water- logged at the moment! Wal walk walk sip sip sip smile smile smile because surgery is behind instead of something to be dreaded. Your future Briswife is now kicking into gear, and oh the places you'll go, the thongs you'll see along the way to goal. But it is Good, and your surgical tool will help in your success. Forward, you're heading forward,leave the past behind!

IV fluids, Inflammation, etc will make you appear to weight more but unless you ate a surplus 3500 × 10 cals during surgery don't sweat it... It's not sticking around

? Congrats on surgery, stay away from the scale (it's a liar) ?

Same thing happened to me. My surgeon said it would be gone around the second week, and he was right! Hope all is well!

Frustrating and totally normal. Mine was 12 lbs and took between 10 days to 2 weeks to see it start moving. What @GreenTealael said, stay off the scale ??

2 weeks

I'm 10 years post-op.

It's totally normal to gain weight after this kind of surgery.

About 2 weeks or so and you'll start to see a difference.

Good luck!

Also because they don't take out the organ.

Thanks, all! I will stay off the scale until my 2 week follow up appointment on April 10th. The water weight should be gone by then!!

I was looking for advice on this. When discharged from the hospital, I was told to weigh daily but it was depressing to see a 20 lb gain. I was pumped with fluids at the hospital for days after surgery also. I will look forward to this going away.