How long after PS did you wait to get back on the scale?
I got on the scale 2 weeks after surgery. He had removed 19lbs (TT and Arms) - I was massively swollen, my hands looked like baseballs! The scale reflected a loss of 23 lbs! I sent him an email and asked him to verify the weight he removed. He replied, 19! I was shocked!
12/09 and 6/11, 9 skin removal procedures with Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey Mexico
Revised to the Sleeve after losing 271 lbs with the LapBand.
Inches wise, I gained 4 inches from swelling (my waist went from 27" to 31") 
I did eventually lose the extra 4, but I am one of the few who did not go down in size at all.
I did eventually lose the extra 4, but I am one of the few who did not go down in size at all.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I was 143 the day of my plastics. I had 5 pounds removed. Immediately after surgery I was up to 149. After 2 weeks I was down to about 137. I will say my metabolism was in overdrive right after surgery. I think I was eating close to 3000 calories a day the first 2 months. Then BAM my metabolism went back to normal, dang it, and I had to cut back.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
ToBeAble
on 7/27/12 11:14 am
on 7/27/12 11:14 am
Thanks, Laura! It's helpful to get a couple of data points and hear how things changed over time. I'd Love a few months of super high metabolism -- fingers crossed that that'll be lucky enough to have that happen to me, now that I'm starting to get back to normal eating post-PS!
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