Hello,
Hope this message is not being repeated but I did see original. JUst had arthoscopic surgery of shoulder. That morning weighed 163. Had tuna in the afternoon after operation and steak with brocoli at night. Lots of water. The next morning
3 lbs heavier. I know I received intravenous, they said electrol;ytes; could this be sugar? I thought salts.
Also I know this may be off topic but have any of
you had trouble urinating after an operation? I am drinking a great deal and going less. Thanks
Allen

Most intravenous drips are saline and glucose. Depending on what the doctor ordered. Plus if you had surgery your body is more likely to retain water due to the "injury" your body is going through.

Normal body response to injuries is to retain water in the muscles to "act" like it's own ACE bandage.

I wouldn't fret over the gain. Give your body a chance to heal up, make sure you drink lots of water and eat well while it is repairing the damage.

Depending of if they put you totally under or not they may have inserted a catheter. That may explain the difficulty in urinating. This too shall pass.

Thank you Agony cat,
Back to concentrating on the woe and not the scale.
It was a rotator cuff surgery and I was under, but
no cathater as far as I know. Will ask the Dr. on MOn if it continues. Thanks again
allen

Hi Allen

Before I began this WOL, I had a minor arthoscopic operation as well. I was doing Weight Watchers at the time and gained weight as well. You probably don't want to hear this, but it was 4 weeks before I started losing again. I think that the body probably kicks all it's defence mechanisms in when it's been invaded and poked around in at all. I'm sure that one of those is much like the starvation defence mode in that it's preparing to endure a long bout of punishment or illness by hanging onto everything !

Give your body time to heal, and just forgo weighing yourself for a while. Know that it's going to take time and relax. As long as you stick to your WOE you should be just fine.

I assume that the operation was a success and wish you a speedy recovery!

Anaesthetic dries you out. Plus they usually give you something to dry you up even more. So your body is grabbing water to rehydrate itself. And the stress of the operation will make your body go in "save everything mode" for a while.

Please be VERY patient with your body because it may take weeks before it feels secure enough to let you lose weight. Be sure to eat enough calories to reassure it. I had surgery almost 2 years ago and it was months before I lost. Got another one coming up in 8 weeks too, so I'm really working on it until then.

All the best.

BarB

Thank you for the good wishes. I am eating well
and drinking huge amounts of water. Will let you
know of the sucess of shoulder operation when I
am again playing golf. Have a good week all
Allen