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Weight Gain Post Surgery

I had the surgery only three days ago but I’m very disappointed to see that I have gained weight since. I’m nervous that this will never go away and it will continue. Advice please?
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  • @msteinman weight gain is completely normal. I posted about same thing 3 days after surgery as I had gained weight too. The IV fluids and being bloated and full of gas makes you gain weight. It will t

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    Totally relate to your worries, but I had my surgery a day before yours and was specifically told not to weigh myself for a week when discharged because it often fluctuates so much with the IV and swe

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@msteinman weight gain is completely normal. I posted about same thing 3 days after surgery as I had gained weight too. The IV fluids and being bloated and full of gas makes you gain weight. It will take a few days for all that to get out of your system. Several people are going to tell you to stay off the scale. I kept looking every day and finally lost my first couple of pounds around day 5 or 6. I’m 11 days post op and down 10 lbs now: it’s okay. Just breathe, keep sipping you water and protein. Walk and walk some more. It all works out. You’re right on track!

31 minutes ago, msteinman said:

I had the surgery only three days ago but I’m very disappointed to see that I have gained weight since. I’m nervous that this will never go away and it will continue. Advice please?

Totally relate to your worries, but I had my surgery a day before yours and was specifically told not to weigh myself for a week when discharged because it often fluctuates so much with the IV and swelling. I’m dying to see some sort of progress, but have one more day.

Hope you have an easy recovery. I’m sure the scale will show it very soon,

Steph

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