Did anyone weigh in pre op vs post op ???

VEEJEE07 · 10-11-2008, 06:02 PM

I weighed in the morning before I had surgery and the next day when I got home using the same scale. OMG I went up 9lbs after the surgery? Someone told me it could be from all the sodium and fluid from the IVs but I can;t imagine 9lbs!
And if I'm right it wouldn't be air causing it because that is weightless right?
Any thoughts?

veejee

MissBS · 10-11-2008, 06:15 PM

Hi. Don't panic. I gained too after my surgery. It took me about 3 or 4 days to get back to where I was at on my surgery day - and I was only eating clear liquids. Don't weigh for a few days. It is not an accurate reading right now - give your poor body time to get over the shock of the surgery and by then you will be over the shock of the "gain". I was weighing all the time for a week or two but now I've decided that only weighing once a week is best for me. Good luck to you. Hope you are feeling and healing well!!!! Becky

RestlessMonkey · 10-11-2008, 06:44 PM

I went up 14 pounds. It was just fluid retention It goes away. Chill! :)

lynnlynn · 10-11-2008, 06:48 PM

It's ok you have a lot of fluid after surgery . and a lot of swelling i am sure that's the answer to you weight gain. You will began to lose that as the days go by . so keep a chin up . Lynnlynn

sugrbear · 10-11-2008, 06:54 PM

Yes, your retaining liquid, your full of medications, and you are most definately swollen and will be for several days to a few weeks. Please don't stress yourself with the worry of a number on a scale right now.

I know it is tempting to jump on the scale, but I would say, have someone hide it for you for at least a week, even two, then get on and be pleasantly surprised! Good luck, get some rest now, your healing for the next few weeks you should have no other concerns right now.

josephine · 10-11-2008, 07:07 PM

It is also from the gas they put in you to expand the area where they had to put the probs in to see what they were doing. Did you kind of taste and or smell your breath the same evening of your surgery? It tasted funny to me besides the dryness from the breathing tube they put down your throat.

Josephine

lynnlynn · 10-11-2008, 07:27 PM

I was banded july 21. I am still having some trouble with my port site. If i was pants that rub it it hurts. I am riding a exercise bike for 30 mins a day . And after i am done riding it hurts for about 2 hrs. Is there anyone else that has this promblem are should i see my Dr. Thanks lynnlynn

RestlessMonkey · 10-11-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lynnlynn

I was banded july 21. I am still having some trouble with my port site. If i was pants that rub it it hurts. I am riding a exercise bike for 30 mins a day . And after i am done riding it hurts for about 2 hrs. Is there anyone else that has this promblem are should i see my Dr. Thanks lynnlynn

lynnlynn you might want to start another thread for this....
but I suggest asking your surgeon.

kimmyv · 10-11-2008, 07:58 PM

OMG--- I did the same thing as you and broke down. Ok... the pain meds didn't help the situation at all (not exactly in the right frame of mind to see the scale go up like 8 lbs). I refused to weigh myself for like 4 days and voila! I was down all that post surgery "weight" plus another 2 lbs. I am now holding steady and haven't lost any more but I have my first fill in like 5 days-- And that can't come quick enough for me. Take a shower-- sip your broth and look foward to the day you are done with jello forever....

slim-n-tn · 10-11-2008, 09:45 PM

Don't worry, it is very normal. I came out of surgery 5 pounds heavier than I went in. It is the swelling and the fluids from surgery. This to shall pass.

JWRN · 10-11-2008, 10:14 PM

Remember a liter of IV fluids weighs 2.2 lbs

**MacMadame** · 10-11-2008, 10:31 PM

I knew it was going to happen but was still shocked to see how much. (10 lbs.) Plus it took me more like 5 days to drop it all. I was an unhappy puppy for a while there.

chicamam1 · 10-13-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by VEEJEE07

I weighed in the morning before I had surgery and the next day when I got home using the same scale. OMG I went up 9lbs after the surgery? Someone told me it could be from all the sodium and fluid from the IVs but I can;t imagine 9lbs!
And if I'm right it wouldn't be air causing it because that is weightless right?
Any thoughts?

veejee

yep i did the same thing. 7-8 pounds up and i was like great. i gained back almost all of the 13 pounds i lost preop first week!! grrr. however the weight dropped off the first week postop and i was back to surgery weight of 261.. it is from liquids and gas and its normal. no worries. it will come off.