How much did you gain immediately after surgery??

I knew I would gain immediately after surgery due to all the IV fluids. But it was 12 pounds. I'm now down just 8 pounds of it. I have terrible swelling still in my legs, feet and hands. I normally took a strong water pill every day and am really wanting to take it now, but don't want to get dehydrated.

I am wondering how long it took others to lose the water weight from surgery.

Everybody is different and I imagine it has a lot to do with your starting weight.  I was in the hospital for two days and came out 3 pounds heavier.

I gained 16 lb. It took me a week to lose it. No diuretics!! You are correct about ending up dehydrated. Call your Dr. if you have any questions, but unfortunately this fluid gain is perfectly normal.

I think it varies for everyone. I was up about nine pounds. However, I'm not really concerning myself with weighing right now. Use this time to heal and work on your liquid/protein intake and walking. Our body's have been through a lot and need time readjusting. It will take care of the excess water weight naturally. Don't stress it out any more with water pills, and they may very likely cause you to dehydrate. If you're very concerned with it, you can put in a call to your surgeon as well. Hope that helps a little

i gained 16 lbs and lost it the first two weeks. :)

I have no idea.  I didn't get on the scale right after surgery.  It didn't occur to me to do so.  I didn't expect to lose weight instantly so I didn't see any reason to weigh myself just a couple days post op.

I'm with Kelly.  I didn't get on a scale until 16 days after surgery at my 1st post-op appt.  I was down 25.  I still don't own a scale.  I weigh in once a week on the scale at work.  You'll drive yourself crazy if you weigh in every day or every other day.  Focus on the important things- first thing is keeping hydrated.  Next- when you are allowed to eat it getting in the protein.  Then vitamins.  It wasnt until I was 2 months or so out that I was finally on a schedule with all of these things- THEN you can focus on losing.  You''re going to lose- it's GOING to happen.  But you need to get your head in the right place & get the water, protein, & vitamins you need.  It's only in the past 3 weeks or so that I've hit my stride and regularly losing 3-4 pounds/week.

I gained 3lbs or so. But I've dropped it already. I'm post op day three

 It's understandable that you are retaining fluid, many people do post-op. It's also understandable that you're seeing water weight due to being off your diuretics.  Try to remember that weight lost due to water retention is Water Weight Loss NOT Fat Loss, so even if you took the water pills it wouldn't be indicative of success.  Try not to watch the scale so early out or compare yourself with others, because you'll be setting yourself up for unneeded stress. Follow your food plan, exercise, focus on changing habits and how you relate to food, the rest will follow.

Kat

11 pounds of fluid.  I felt like I was 9 months pregnant.  It was gone within 10 days.