Hi All--

I was banded February 16 and have lost 22 pounds. Surprisingly, I'm still retaining a lot of Fluid, which causes swelling in my fingers and ankles. I drink between 64-80 oz of clear liquid daily, am not eating a diet high in sodium and take a diuretic every day. I admit I don't have a regular exercise routine. One of the reasons I had the surgery was to relieve some of the pressure off of my severly damaged back.

Is anyone else experiencing this? I tend to retain Water, but I thought with a bit of weight loss the problem would lessen. If anything I'm more aware of it.

Thanks for any insights,

BeautyLocs

If you are salt sensitive it doesn't take a diet high in sodium. Per my PCP I have to keep my salt UNDER 2000 mg a day (and that is not easy. Just read how much salt is in the things you eat each day). It may take more than "a bit of weight loss" to impact your edema! Just hang in there!

Thanks Restless Monkey. It wasn't until I read your post that I realized that I have no idea how much sodium I'm supposed to have in a day. I'll have to find that out and pay close attention. I find the puffy, stiff, hot fingers more and more uncomfortable every day.

Take good care!

BeautyLocs