post op weight loss HELLP!

hello  im in need of some help i had my surgey on dec 26th 2012 , two week prior to surgery i weighed 271 then i was put on a liquid diet ,on my surgery day i was weighed in at 261 pounds . I am now day post op and the scales said 264 yesterday and now 261 today, Im not sure why im not passing the 261, i hear most patients loss right away im stay in same place and ive been on clear liquids for 4 days, mabey its too soon to count but could some one shed some light on this question for me... oh yea i fell like lost weight and my stomach is flatter but the numbers are not moving ....

Congrats on surgery!  But you have to be patient!  Your body has to heal first before you can begin the weight loss.  follow your doctor's recomendations and rules and you wil do fine :)

Thank you i feel a lot better.....

It might be a good idea to only weight yourself once a week. If you do it daily you´ll see your weight go up and down or not change at all. You were filled with fluids and you might gain a lbs around your period then lose it again a few days later.

Thank you i will

take that advice and in fact i stared my period the day after surgery. that makes a lot of since!

you have to give your body time to heal and adjust.....the weight will come off i promise, you just have to be a little patient

thank you

My surgery was on the 17th.  I came home weighing 13 pounds more than the day I entered the hospital  .  Someone probably told me that would happen but I wasn't listening,  I was very swollen and my clothes were tight.  Now the scale is starting to go down into numbers I haven't seen in a while.  I know I should put it away but every little bit is encouragement right now.  Can't wait until the clothes start feeling loose.

Just what i needed to hear..

At my pre op I was told they give us steroids to help with the healing.   Those always cause a weight gain.   Even if you didn't get the steroids the fluids you get in the bag are high in calories.    I would wait, I know it's hard, a week to get on the scale again.    Best of luck and quick recovery.