Anyone gain weight right after VSG?
I had my VSG done on 6/26/23 and weighed myself today. I am up 8.5 lbs, messaged my doctor and they said to take a diuretic to see if it will help. I can feel how bloated I am in my stomach and legs.
I am wondering if anyone else has had this right after surgery. I am struggling to get all of the protein in at this point, but doing okay on the water. I have pain in my breast bone area for about 2 seconds after I drink my .5 ounce sip. Assuming this is normal as I heal. In any case, just looking for support or if anyone has gone through something similar. I didn't expect to gain weight after the surgery. So, I am somewhat discouraged.
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Anyone else gain weight right away after VSG surgery?
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Pretty much everyone does. They pump you full of liquids (and air) during surgery, and your body holds onto it while healing. I think I gained 11 pounds the day of surgery, and it took me about a week to get back to my starting weight.
Don't worry about it. You are perfectly normal.
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Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
on 6/29/23 8:03 pm
Welcome to the forums! Congratulations on your surgery.
I second Grim's response. Don't even remember how much I gained after surgery but it did take time to lose all the bloating, swelling, fluid, and other things that you went through. The IV's also add weighr.
Move and walk as much as you're able and stick with your plan while you heal. The weight will come off but your body is still coping with healing from major surgery.
It was explained to me that your altered stomach is just under your breastbone, so that is where you can get your "full" trigger. That happened to me for the first few months. Pressure there meant sipping/chewing/eating slower.
Wishing you the best!
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
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My bariatric nurse walked me to the scale and weighed me before surgery. My first walk after surgery was back to the same scale. I was up 18 pounds in five hours. I was so upset and asked the surgeon what had happened. He laughed and said, "Go home and pee it out". At one week all of that and an additional five pounds was gone. It is normal and jus****er that is pumped in to do the laparoscopic surgery.
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