I'm so discouraged - I had my surgery on July 26th. On the morning of my surgery I weighed 259. Today (2 days post op) I'm up 7 lbs to 266. I know that they pump a lot of Fluid into you during surgery, but I think that would have dropped off already. I don't feel puffy and I was well hydrated when I went into surgery. Has anyone else had this same experience?

I was on liquids for 7 days pre-op, and I'll be on liquids for the next 3 weeks. I had my hopes up for a big loss over this period, but maybe I'm being unrealistic.

On a positive note, the surgery went great and I feel pretty good. I'm tired and a little sore, of course.

Sweetie, you are still full of fluids from surgery. The Iv's added a lot of Fluid to you. This stage is all about healing not losing weight.

(((((HUGS)))))

Oh Lawsy! Anne...I don't think you are being unrealistic, just a tad impatient! Give it a minute, okay? I'm so glad you are having a smooth recovery. I envy you! Don't worry, you'll drop the weight, I promise!! Stick to your liquids, let your band heal in well, relax and go with the flow. It's true that some folks just don't lose alot on the post-op liquid diet. Dunno why. You might not lose as much as you want, but I want you to post here at 1 week post-op and tell us what your weight is. My bet is it will be less. Perhaps alot less!

Hey, welcome to Bandland!!! wahooo! You did it!

Thanks you guys! I'll try to be more patient. My stomach was sore and I was choking down a protein shake, so it seemed like a good time to vent. :-) I'll post back in a week and let you know where I'm at! Anne

Also make sure you always weigh on the same scale. There was an 8 pound swing between the Dr's "very expensive" digital scale and the one, (also very expensive", I was weighed on at the surgery center.

I have an expensive scale at home that weighs very consistently so I use that one for any weigh-ins. I'm still up, but it is slowly coming back off. The important thing is that I'm heading in the right direction. I'm curious though - did anyone else have such a large gain after surgery? I am trying to change my mentality to "healing" instead of "losing". It ain't easy, but I'm working on it!