When I got home from the hospital, after not eating and barely drinking for three days, I had gained 11 pounds. Boy, was I irritated. It's just your body reacting to the trauma of surgery and the IV. It took about a week for me to get back to where I started. Ignore it, please.

The other thing you will notice is commonly referred to as "The Three Week Stall." At some point around three or four weeks after surgery, give or take, your weight will stall. It happens to almost everyone, but is very annoying nevertheless. Please don't worry about that either. It is totally normal, and will pass as well.

Just stick to your doctor's plan, and everything will work out fine.

I didn't gain after the surgery--I went home the morning after. I associate this with the fact that every time I have any surgical procedure they make me remove my insulin pump and the doctors and nurses decide that to drop a 500-600 blood sugar I should only be given 5 units of insulin. Now, this would probably work great for me now at 138 lbs and 25 units a day, but post surgery I was still at 155+ per day. So, between the i.v. and the super high blood sugars I was up peeing every 5 minutes. Before they let me get up on my own, I actually peed all over myself as soon as the nurse got there. I mean, it only takes them like 20 minutes to come when you call, you know. (LOL)
As far as vitamins, I honestly couldn't imagine swallowing a pill soon after surgery. I could only sip and could barely take my very small medications. I still do chewable vitamins and have no plans to change in the near future.
Oh, by the way, I am 1 year and two weeks post gastric bypass.
The pain subsides w/in a couple of weeks for most people.
For me it's all been smooth sailing, really.
Hope things go as well for you too!

Glad to hear you're surgery went along well, and that you're now home. Don't worry about the weight; I agree with the others that it's all due to the trauma of surgery. This too will pass, and you'll see the pounds falling off. My advise, is to follow your doctor's orders. Please continue to keep us posting on your progress, and thanks for the update. All the best, Janis

Sounds completely normal. I had gained 10 lbs while in the hospital, mostly due to all of the IV fluids they pump us with. I lost 18 lbs the first week, unfortunately that didn't continue! I was sore for about 2 weeks, but still had some soreness for another week after. I had a lot of gas pain too, but like others have said, moving/walking help get it out.

Good luck, and remember it does get better!!

I'm coming up to my 3 month post-op date. Last week I had gained 2 lbs and I was trying not to get discouraged. Yesterday my scale showed that I had lost 7 lbs!! I'm thrilled. I had heard someone say in my WLS Support Group that they don't weigh themselves all the time; instead they go by the way their clothes fit. I think that's sage advice. After all, if we're exercising and watching our food intake, we're doing exactly what we should be doing and the weight will come off us. If I keep thinking this way, I know I won't get discouraged and frustrated. Anyone else out there thinking these same thoughts? Is it working for you too?

I had problems with getting rid of the gas even with tons of walking. My doctor recommended the dissolvable strips gas-x sells, which helped enormously. As far as pills, I opted to pay a bit more for liquid versions of the vitamins, so I didn't have to worry about them. And I dissolved the other few pills in water before taking. As long as they aren't time release, you should be able to grind them up or dissolve them before taking them.