Question:
Post op weight gain?
My wife had lap RNY surgery last Monday and when she got home and got on the scale she was unhappy to see that she had GAINED 5 lb. We figure that this is probably from post op swelling and inflammation. How long is this likely to last? Anyone else with similar experience? Thanks. — brewerpaul (posted on December 25, 2005)
December 24, 2005
Hello, you are probably right. I just want her to relax, stay off the
scale for while. I have a sense she will get very upset if she doesn't
lose as fast or as much as she wants. The measuring tape and clothes are
wonderful tools for measuring weight loss and less depressing and
stressful. Continue to support her and be there for her and she should be
fine.
— shoutjoy
December 24, 2005
Hello, you are probably right. I just want her to relax, stay off the
scale for while. I have a sense she will get very upset if she doesn't
lose as fast or as much as she wants. The measuring tape and clothes are
wonderful tools for measuring weight loss and less depressing and
stressful. Continue to support her and be there for her and she should be
fine.
— shoutjoy
December 24, 2005
She also received IV fluids while in the hospital, so extra weight after
coming home is normal. After one week, I had dropped the excess and
another 5-6 lbs. I am not a fast loser and after three weeks, am down 14
pounds. If I average more than 3 pounds per week, I'll be thrilled! Stay
off the scale.......it doesn't reflect the whole picture!
— LauraA
December 24, 2005
She is okay -- it's just after surgery weight -- stay off the scale. She
is going to need to heal -- so no need to be on the scale at this time. My
partner had the surgery 2 years and is doing fine and is losing well. Keep
supporting her as you have been.
Peace,
— the7thdean
December 24, 2005
Paul,
Let her know that after reading Carnie Wilson's book and a few others on
WLS that it is very normal to gain weight immediately and then it will drop
off. I had surgery on Tuesday for my elbow and gained 8 lbs I was very
angry and now I am back to where I was before surgery. Have a great
holiday and a fantastic New Year.
Denise
— dlryanoates
December 25, 2005
Had my surgery Dec 12 this year. While the nurse was walking with me I saw
the scale and got on it. I wanted to choke the scale when I saw that I had
gained. I had to laugh at my own self. I didn't have anything to eat
before surgery so how could I gain this much and I've been sleep. A week
later I went for the first check up that weight and some more was
gone....and its still going going going going
— pettykash
December 25, 2005
I gained about 8 lbs in the hospital from all of the fluids they give you.
About 1.5 weeks post op I had lost that weight plus another 20. Tell your
wife good luck!
— tracyr
December 25, 2005
My preop weight was 249lbs, and I brought home an extra 15 lbs of fluid
post op. My body loves IV fluids and really holds on to them! My skin felt
2 sizes too small. The good news is that it probably won't last more than a
week or two and she will be in the negative column relatively soon.
— koogy
December 25, 2005
When I got home after surgery Nov 3, I had gained all of my pre-surgery
weight loss of 14 lbs, but I lost it back pretty quickly. As of this
morning, Dec 26, I have lost those 14 lbs + 30 more lbs since surgery, a
total of 44 lbs. At first I was weighing myself all of the time, and I was
obsessed about it. I only weigh myself every Monday. Good luck to your
wife and you.
— Danita S.
December 26, 2005
I experienced this, but the one thing someone told me when I first had my
suregery was: STAY OFF OF THE SCALE!!! Believe me that was the best advise
anyone could have told me. And the only time I got on the scale was when I
went to my monthly check-ups. Actually I threw my scale out to avoid any
temptation.
— MsLovely
December 26, 2005
I think everyone has that. I weighed 12 pounds more a week after surgery
than I did the day of surgery. My doctor's office said it was from IV
fluids and the gas they pump under your skin to do the laproscopic surgery.
I was also told it would go away within three weeks, and by golly, it did.
I haven't had a problem since. Don't panic...It will subside with time.
Good luck.
— DianaE
December 26, 2005
I had my surgery this past July and I gained 18 pounds in the hospital. Now
you know, they don't feed you, and you can't drink much and where the heck
did this weight come from?? That is what I was saying, but I lost it and
keep on losing, it was from the IV. Only weigh about one time a week to
remain sane, Rita
— Incredibleshrinkinglady
December 26, 2005
It was wonderful seeing the pounds drop from the scale, but it was my
experience that I became obsessed with the scale. If I were you - hide the
scale from your wife and bring it out once a month or maybe twice. The
less obsessed she is with the number the better off everyone will be.
Remind her that she had the surgery to feel better and become healthier - a
number is just that...a number. People tell me I don't look like I weigh
as much as I do...I remember someone saying that formerly obsese people
weigh more because their bones compacted because of carrying around all the
weight. I'm not sure if that is correct, but I know that I don't look like
I weigh what I do (at least to other people) :). Good luck!!!
— Shelia N.
December 30, 2005
I had my surgery in 1996. When I came home from the hospital I gained 12
Lbs. The first 2 month I did not loose any weight. However the 1st year I
dropped 102 Lbs and within 5 years I reached my goal weight. I started at
307 Lbs. and after 9 years I weight 135 Lbs. I followed the nutritionist
and the doctor instructions. I take my daily vitamins and I changed my
eating habits as I was told to. Today it is a part of my life and a daily
habit for me and for my family.
— Dani96
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