A lot of weight gain after surgery?

Spiderkeys

I'm just recovering on 1 day surgeory to repair a hernia just above my naval, which I would never of noticed hadn't I lost all this weight in the first place.

Now despite a slight decrease in appetite, a lot of pain, unable to hardly excercise, my weight has skyrocketed over 10 pounds, in only 2 days, my scale is looking ugly, my belly seemed to have doubled in-size.

What be could be the main possibily or are too many to mention? pain-relief (Endone), slight constipation, harder to pass urine, swollen operation site?

Is this normal, I'm now feeling i'm wishing I didn't go ahead with the surgery, I would expect a bit of weight gain, but this much is only 2 days is ridiculous.

Realtree2429

You get completely pumped full of fluids during surgery. Take care of yourself and rest, the water weight will go away soon!

xcalygrl

It isn't actual weight gain (unless you ate 35,000 calories over your maintenance calories over the last 2 days). It is most likely just water weight.

leena31

Realtree2429 wrote: »

You get completely pumped full of fluids during surgery. Take care of yourself and rest, the water weight will go away soon!

This. The same thing happened to me after I got my thyroid taken out.

Spiderkeys

So my odd stomach size can be just water weight? I havent measured it, but yeah, the only thing I can think of it, is stay far away from the scale for a while

Quasita

Surgery causes swelling, both visible and non-visible. As said above, you get a ton of fluids in surgery, in the form of saline. Me, my first surgery made me gain 10-15 pounds during the surgery alone! It floored me as they hadn't told me about the expected weight gain, but the doctors were not concerned.

Depending on how involved the repair, the internal swelling can take months to dissipate. My last surgery, it took about 6 months before the inflammation went away (internally). Ten pounds isn't bad, and you really shouldn't be focusing on anything other than good after care right now anyway

Some antibiotics and painkillers can cause you to retain water, as can simply not moving around as much while you're couch-bound. I would raise a concern with your doctor if you continue to gain or it doesn't gradually go out, but only AFTER your official recovery period.

xcalygrl

Spiderkeys wrote: »

So my odd stomach size can be just water weight? I havent measured it, but yeah, the only thing I can think of it, is stay far away from the scale for a while

Yes and no. Your body is damaged during surgery so it swells up, so your odd stomach shape is most likely extra bloating from the water weight and inflammation.

FatFreeFrolicking

It's water weight and inflammation. Don't step on the scale for a few weeks.

RaspberryTickleChicken

Shouldn't this question be directed to your surgeon or primary physician??

sofaking6

Spiderkeys wrote: »

I'm just recovering on 1 day surgeory to repair a hernia just above my naval, which I would never of noticed hadn't I lost all this weight in the first place.

Now despite a slight decrease in appetite, a lot of pain, unable to hardly excercise, my weight has skyrocketed over 10 pounds, in only 2 days, my scale is looking ugly, my belly seemed to have doubled in-size.

What be could be the main possibily or are too many to mention? pain-relief (Endone), slight constipation, harder to pass urine, swollen operation site?

Is this normal, I'm now feeling i'm wishing I didn't go ahead with the surgery, I would expect a bit of weight gain, but this much is only 2 days is ridiculous.

Fluids from the procedure, water retention from the inflammation around the surgery site, also the anesthesia tends to, er, back you up quite a bit.

Stay off the scale for AT LEAST week, is my recommendation, your body is freaking out (appropriately!) and you will not get an accurate weight gauge for awhile. The absolute last think you want to do is deprive your body of the fuel it needs for cellular repair.

MummyKate85

Was it keyhole surgery? The reason I ask is that during abdominal keyhole surgery they quite often inflate your abdomen using gas so that they can see/do things easier. This can make you look really bloated! It happened to me once and I came out of surgery looking heavily pregnant! I was advised by the doctors that it was normal and that it would settle eventually, which it did.

dopeysmelly

Same happened to me. It's the fluids they give you and the drugs. It goes in a week or so.

Barbellarella_

Why would you even weigh yourself after surgery? Its logical that the number wouldn't even be accurate anyways, so I personally wouldn't bother. Better to focus on recovery and taking care of yourself.

Spiderkeys

Actually it wasn't keyhole surgeory it was just a small incision, but obviously the latter was correct, most of the excess weight gain from just my tummy alone, that night I woke up hundreds of times to pass urine, so must of dropped over 8 pounds thur the night (didn't bothering weighing myself this morning though). Now it's day 3 feeling more better, I can walk further, and now been able to walk now with my back straight, not bend as the day before, stomach feels still a little bloated, but can't wait till the pain stops, the stiches disolve up, can I can start toning up my stomach again.

clyn27

Everything the previous posters said is accurate. I had a very simple, no down time at all, in and out of the or in 40 mins procedure and gained 8 lbs that day just from fluids and the meds they pumped in me. And my mouth was freakin dry!!! I probably drank 5 lbs in water that day trying to get my mouth to a point where it wasn't too dry to even eat.

bwogilvie

I had a relatively minor oral surgery on Wednesday, which required that I start antibiotics the previous Friday. Despite eating at a deficit, my scale weight was up 1.1 lb. from Friday to Wednesday, and since the surgery it is up another 2.2! It's definitely fluid retention, since I've been scrupulous about logging.

If you are normally active and have had to rest due to the surgery, some of the water retention might be water stored with muscular glycogen. I have to take a week off of any exercise more vigorous than walking, so I expect my glycogen stores are being at least partially replenished.

azulvioleta6

I've had three surgeries during my weight-loss process.

What you are experiencing is normal--it could be air (especially likely if the surgery was lapro or keyhole) and water retention/swelling.

Give yourself a couple of weeks before you step on the scale. Really.

ourtruelovewillneverdie

Sounds like fluid retention.

kieran_78

Thanks for the comments here.

I had inguinal hernia repair on Monday - feeling bloated since the op

myfitnesspale3

MummyKate85 wrote: »

Was it keyhole surgery? The reason I ask is that during abdominal keyhole surgery they quite often inflate your abdomen using gas so that they can see/do things easier. This can make you look really bloated! It happened to me once and I came out of surgery looking heavily pregnant! I was advised by the doctors that it was normal and that it would settle eventually, which it did.[/quote

That's wild. How does the gas disperse? Do they use air?

Spiderkeys

kieran_78 wrote: »

Thanks for the comments here.

I had inguinal hernia repair on Monday - feeling bloated since the op

Wow it only took me a less than a week until the pain stopped completely, now almost 2 weeks later I just about I even forget I had the op. I think it was the medication that cause, now not only is weight back to normal, I even lost unintentionally more weight so now I lost 4 more pounds now weigh less behind I had the op, it like 14 pound decrease in just over a week, my weight plays funny games with me.