Hi all,

I’m new here and only 1 day post op. I was excited to get home and step on the scale but I’m up 7 pounds! I also have my menses. Anyone else experience this?

It's water weight from the IV fluids!! Plan on peeing your brains out for the next week! LOL!!!

Thank you! lol

stay off the scale for the first week. But then, the water from the IV fluids should have worked their way out of your system.

I was up 15 pounds when I got home and weighed in, so disappointing!

Thanks catwoman7! Lynda486 I understand!

Your tissues and organs are still very swollen from the surgery will take several weeks to go down.

I never peed so much starting about 2 days after surgery. Couldn’t go at all right after surgery. Your body has to chill out a bit.

I’m post op day 3 now and have been looking for this kind of thread. I’ve actually gained weight since surgery on 3/3. When does the weight loss begin? I’ve been so worried.

it's from the IV at the hospital - you're full of salt water. I've heard of people gaining 10 or more lbs from it. It takes a few days to work its way out of your system. I wouldn't step on the scale until you're at least a week out of surgery.

If it helps I weighed myself the day after I left the hospital (day four) and I'd gained 3 pounds. When I had my one week check-up three days later I was down 10 pounds from my surgery which means 13 pounds in three days. I think a lot of it had to do with the IV fluid and the not being able to have a... um, well no delicate way to say this, a bowel movement, for the first few days. It DOES come off though so don't stress too much!

It came off! ?