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What the heck! How did I gain weight 2 days after surgery?

Lahela

By Lahela, in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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Lahela    82

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So I am 2 days posy op, I just weighed myself and I am like 8 lbs heavier than when I WENT IN TO SURGERY! How is that even possible? Is it all the bloating and gas? Day 1 in hospital I ate a quarter of a Jello, 3 tablespoons of chicken broth, 2 Protein Shakes, a tablespoon on refried Beans and a tablespoon of pureed turkey. At home I had a half of a jello, 4 tablespoons of Soup. Today I havent eaten anything. Really what the hell!?

Is this normal???

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Jaelzion    1,122

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It's not real weight gain. It reflects swelling, IV fluids they gave you in the hospital and Water retention. The number on the scale doesn't mean much this early. You're good, this is normal healing!

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chiquitatummy    326

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what Jaelzion said. Follow your program and give it some time. You will see results.

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Elidh    238

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Agree with what others said. I didn’t weigh myself until 2 weeks post-op, having read similar accounts from others. I know it’s hard to resist!

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Marie2021    5

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Yeah i didn’t way myself until 6 days after surgery because I didn’t want an inaccurate number frustrating my pre op weight. Today was the 6th day and I’m 5lbs down from my surgery date.

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Lahela    82

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14 hours ago, Marie2021 said:

Yeah i didn’t way myself until 6 days after surgery because I didn’t want an inaccurate number frustrating my pre op weight. Today was the 6th day and I’m 5lbs down from my surgery date.

That is awesome!! Ok I am going to have to just resist the scale for a bit. Thank you!

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Lahela    82

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23 hours ago, Jaelzion said:

It's not real weight gain. It reflects swelling, IV fluids they gave you in the hospital and Water retention. The number on the scale doesn't mean much this early. You're good, this is normal healing!

🙇‍♀️thank you so much for explaining, I was literally freaking out over here. I will avoid the scale until my 2 wk appointment. Thank you so much!

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mocha2871@yahoo.com    10

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So I am 2 days posy op, I just weighed myself and I am like 8 lbs heavier than when I WENT IN TO SURGERY! How is that even possible? Is it all the bloating and gas? Day 1 in hospital I ate a quarter of a Jello, 3 tablespoons of chicken broth, 2 Protein Shakes, a tablespoon on refried Beans and a tablespoon of pureed turkey. At home I had a half of a Jello, 4 tablespoons of Soup. Today I havent eaten anything. Really what the hell!?

Is this normal???

Yes that is normal. You have Water and gas in you so you will the scale a little higher. Give it a week to 2 weeks and you will see move down. I gained 10 pounds from the surgery and two weeks after I was down 15. Give it time you will see.

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Qamilian1    32

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Oh yeah this one's a real mind-bender. I weighed 207 in the morning of surgery the day I got home I weighed 216 and 2 days later I literally lost 8 lb overnight. It was really interesting to watch. I am now down to 194. I am 11 days post-op.

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