newbie 3 days post vsg gained 13 lbs

I think it might be water retention and was dehydrated before the procedureh did this happen to anyone else? Otherwise i feel great except I haven't been putting out enough urine! please help is this normal how can i get rid of all this retained water? thanks in advance

if you don't have enough output you aren't taking in enough fluids. Keep sipping..sipping..and sipping. It will come off.

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thats great 20lbs in less than a week keep it up let me know how u do! I am inspired!

Tia it's hard BUT stay off the scale for 2 weeks!!! I gained 7lbs when I came home from the hospital. It's fluid retention it will drop because it has to, it's fluid. At 2 weeks post-op I had lost the 7 plus another 11.5 seriously the scale is a mental let down. You just had surgery, you body is adjusting & healing. Take care of yourself & sip, sip, sip!!!

I'm worried about your lack of urine output. No idea what to recommend for it, though. Can you take your blood pressure and heart rate?

thanks for the support  

Amy my HR is good and my bp 120/80 in the hospital yesterday but they gave me a diuretic it was a temporary fix. Today is a little better maybe i will give it some time!

@ Tia- 13 of that was pre-op:)  so the 20 lbs is really from around the middle of January until now. I am sure you will do great as well:)

ohhh ok that sounds better but its still really good congrats!