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Surgery => Post Surgery and Healing After Surgery => Topic started by: cheynerover on April 11, 2010, 04:16:33 PM

Title: Weight gain immediatly after surgery
Post by: cheynerover on April 11, 2010, 04:16:33 PM

Is it normal to be 5 to 10 lbs heavier 3 days after surgery. Is it from the water and bloating? I have not had a bowel movement either since the pain pills?

Title: Re: Weight gain immediatly after surgery
Post by: unsure101 on April 12, 2010, 09:39:04 AM

maybe the pain meds are clogging you up.

I didnt gain any weight, nor did my friend who had this done also.

Title: Re: Weight gain immediatly after surgery
Post by: helpmeplease on April 12, 2010, 01:33:04 PM

i gained 5 pounds after my surgery. I wouldnt worry about it

Title: Re: Weight gain immediatly after surgery
Post by: Mubs on April 16, 2010, 08:15:06 PM

They pump saline in during surgery (at least in my case), so that's probably the cause.

Title: Re: Weight gain immediatly after surgery
Post by: Dr. Elliot Jacobs on April 16, 2010, 09:22:04 PM

There are many physiologic factors involved here, but bottom line is that the body retains water after surgery, which results in apparent weight gain.  This is a normal bodily reaction.  OVer the next few days, the excess water will be eliminated and your weight will return to normal.

Dr Jacobs

Title: Re: Weight gain immediatly after surgery
Post by: Bman41 on April 18, 2010, 01:43:09 AM

I gained like 10 lbs after rotator cuff surgery last summer, took about week to get it lost.  I was tripping, I didn't want it! 

It came within 2 weeks.  Pain meds plug you up in a hurry...