Hi I am new to this forum & had my lap band on 11/16. I have faithfully followed my diet instructions & am disappointed. I weigh 4 pounds more today than when I left for the hospital Fri. morning. Is that normal? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi I am new to this forum & had my lap band on 11/16. I have faithfully followed my diet instructions & am disappointed. I weigh 4 pounds more today than when I left for the hospital Fri. morning. Is that normal? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

It is totally normal to gain weight while in the hospital. I came home and was 6 pounds heavier than before surgery. My doc say it's from the IV's they put in you. Don't worry, it will come off within a week or so.

I agree. I weighed 7.5 pounds more two days after banding than before. I have a bodyfat scale and it was obvious that I was bloated with water from the IVs. within two days, I had peed all that weight away and then some. Hang in there. Remember to drink water, too. If you are dehydrated, you're body clings to what water it can get, because it doesn't know that more is coming.

Everyone is correct....it is totally normal.......believe me, it will come off! :clap2:

Yep...I was 10 pounds heavier when I left the hospital than the day I went in! It's all water weight and it comes off quickly...don't sweat it

That is all Water weight from the IV. You will be amazed how much weight you are about to lose and how fast you will lose it. Put the scale away - hide it under the bed, in the closet, wherever you have to hide it to keep it out of your mind. There's no reason to weigh yourself everyday...you will see the difference when your clothes begin to fall off....you will feel the difference.

Don't worry! You still have fills coming up and all that...once your band is filled properly (took me 2 fills to get where I wanted to be) the band will make the decisions for you. I found it effortless. I couldn't be left to my own devices...my band is my watch-guard now. It won't let me gain weight.

You'll see!! Keep doing what you're doing and it will FALL OFF!:whoo:

Hi I am new to this forum & had my lap band on 11/16. I have faithfully followed my diet instructions & am disappointed. I weigh 4 pounds more today than when I left for the hospital Fri. morning. Is that normal? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi I am new to this forum & had my lap band on 11/16. I have faithfully followed my diet instructions & am disappointed. I weigh 4 pounds more today than when I left for the hospital Fri. morning. Is that normal? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks so much for all of your encouragement. I guess I am just impatient.

the WEIGHT GAIN IS DUE TO THE EXTREME SWELLING! when you are on the liquid for 5 weeks you will lose weight but beware you do gain some back when you start eating food again before fill not a bunch but 2-3 lbs dont weigh yourself the first couple weeks and then you will get on the scale and WOW lol! good luck take care

Hi there!

I was told that the first few weeks out of surgery were not for losing weight, but for healing, so I avoided the scale. As a result, I don't know from personal experience if gaining weight after surgery is normal or not.

However, I think that if you are following your doctor's instructions and sticking to the prescribed diet, you will do just fine. Don't forget that the surgery has wreaked a bit of havoc with your body--you're swollen, sore, and could be retaining water!

Don't despair--hang in there and you'll soon see the numbers on the scale start drifting downward!