Weight gain??? Help!!!

I had my surgery on Tuesday, 10/31. Have been on clear liquids since Thursday. I am 12 pounds more this morning than I was the day of surgery! I don't understand! What is going on??? I'm horrified! Lisa

for some reason, you are holding fluid. Are you eating broths with high sodium? Are you drinking any water? Just hold on, there is no way you can NOT loose weight. I would call my DR on Monday and ask them. Maybe they have a solution for you. I would def. say this is all fluid retention. could be from the IV, etc. Lisa, good luck, and it will probably all drop off at once. I would really bet this is total fluid retention though! Hope you are feeling well otherwise. LEt us know how it goes! Kimberlee

hey lisa... ellen said that she saw you on tuesday. i wish i would have thought to come into town early so that i could visit with you a bit. you just have a lot of fluid retention i'm sure. don't worry about it yet. fondly, patricia

This may be dumb but is your scale old or digital where you may need a new battery? I went out and bought a new one for this purpose. Cusi

Are you still having a period? Sometimes the surgery sends us into a period and it might be water weight. Plus all the iv fluids and the air that they pump into you. Don't panic. Give it 2 weeks and see where you are then. Keep us posted.

I gained weight like 16lbs from surgery morning to the day I came home I was very discouraged this came off after a few days along with more just give it time and try not to weigh as much I wish I could listen to my own advice but it's just not easy I just don't want anyone to feel as discouraged as I have since this surgery there almost a feeling as if out of the whole world I will be the one to fail at WLS it will get better I'm sure