Just home from hospital gained 9 lbs?

I am swollen, but 9 lbs seems like a lot. I hope it goes away and I see some real weight loss. I am flabergasted. Doc sd swelling normal. I must be holding a lot of water to have gained 9 lbs. Anyone know anything about this? I am not getting back on that scale until I go see the cod in 2 weeks. I trust him and he sd not to worry so I won't worry about it.

Hi Babs,
Yup, you tend to gain weight post surgery because of the swelling, it DOES go down, it takes a bit, but it will go down. But glory, it's so discouraging! Once the swelling goes down and you're able to move around a bit more the weight will start to fall off. 
My surgery date was 8/17 and until this past week I hadn't lost hardly any weight. I was down about 4 lbs post surgery. Today I got on the scale and I'm down 10 lbs post surgery. What a rush :) 
this too shall pass :) How's everything else? are you holding down liquids okay? Hubs had surgery Monday and he's trying to eat applesauce and it isn't working that well. I told him to stick with clear liquids, but he's not listening.. he's being a man LOL.
Listen to your doc and stay off the scale (okay.. don't let the scale stress you :)  ) and know that this too shall pass!!! 
Hugs,
Katt

I am feeling better, I gave myself an enema yesterday & that helped tremendously I think I was plugged up, that was part of reason having hard time getting down any protein. Putting 2 tsp of benefiber in each protein drink I have now to make sure it keeps moving. Also going to stop taking pain meds unless absolutely nec as they constipate me also. They make me so loopy & I prefer to feel in my right mind. Slept alot yesterday, finally feeling a littel more energetic today. Our clinic has you purchase their liquid protein shakes, & soups, because my daughter & hubby had this same surg May 2011 there was plenty left, some they could not tolerate or just did not like, since you really can't get in 4 per day plus 64 oz of water there was 52 left and I know probably won't eat them all eiher. When I left the hosp Sat I had started on my second unjury drink which I thought was pretty good. I was able to fini**** & another, but way too tight /bloated. So I decided to let my stomach rule, which means maybe 1 or 2 proteins per day. I am never hungry except for that nasty head hunger that likes to take you over & make you crazy, I can't look at grocery sales ads, because they make me want to eat reg food and I know I can't so I avoid it. Try to stay busy doing things around the house. I have been walking everyday even when I don't feel like it, it is about a 30 min walk to park and back, am going to try to see if can start pushing a little longer each day to get up to an hour. I am not as swollen so I know I have lost all tha****er weight I was holding, my wedding ring is getting so loose that I may need to add some string until I get to goal I am not going to have it made smaller. I have not been on scale & don't plan on getting on until they weigh me at my two week, then will weigh myself weekly. Can't wait to get on reg foods so I can eat with fam sometimes those food smells make me so crazy I have to go outside to get away. Wish there was a surg or something they could do on your brain for the head hunger. My daughter says it does go away after while as she is 4 months out & says eating feels like a chore now as she has to eat & does not get hungry that often. She uses spark ppl, which I have gone to & is awesome has tons of recipes, lots of toosl to track calories, prot, sodium, carbs, sodium, etc, even can choose several recipes & foods to eat  it & will set up shopping list, also tracks your exercise, has tons of videos to show you all kinds of excercies to do. You can also get an app on your smart phone so you can take it with you everywhere. Once I can eat reg food, I will start using it regualrily.