Bloated

megan709 · 12-21-2008, 08:04 PM

(I'm 2 days post op) Is it just me or is anyone else totally bloated after their surgery... I look like I've put on about 10 pounds in my stomach... and I'm constantly thirsty so I don't know if it's just water weight or what. I don't normally get bloated with PMS or anything so this is new to me.... It's funny because I have to have my mom/sister/friend help me button my jeans because I'm too sore/fat to do it myself!

Blah, this is really the only post op complaint I have though so I guess I'm pretty lucky.

Stardust · 12-21-2008, 08:13 PM

it's normal to be really bloated.
It will unfortantely last 2 weeks or longer.
Mine lasted about a moooonth...ugh.
Just continue drinking the water, and start walking when you can for exercise, it will help.

Kathy814 · 12-21-2008, 11:25 PM

I was just talking with my husband today about this..I feel so bloated and look it too..I was telling him that I didn't have this pouch when I went in there and wondered why I came home with it..I do hope it goes away..

clumsy · 12-22-2008, 01:15 AM

the bloating is super normal... it comes from the IVs, anesthesia, and all the meds (and sometimes from the pain meds constipating you- know gross but true!)... i looked 3 months pregnant (no exaggeration) for the first few days... i felt like i got new boobs and a man gut... it was college frat boy bad... mine has almost gone down but still not all the way... read it takes around 2 weeks but could be shorter/longer depending on the person

sammypup · 12-22-2008, 01:27 AM

Yeah, had it too. Pretty much resolved now & I'm 10 days post op. It'll go away, hang in there.

Rødtoppen86 · 12-22-2008, 02:18 AM

Oh my, I was so bloated too

Felt like a hippo. My tummy felt like exploding because it got fuller and fuller, but it's better now

Can't wait to get in shape for the summer after christmas hehe...

xXxLeaxXx · 12-22-2008, 06:43 AM

Hiya yeh its totally normal im experiencing it too its crazy isnt it i said i look like i got a bump i wont be suprised if people as if im pregnant if they dont know ive had the op becasue ive got perky boobys and a round tum not very flattering but hang in there its gona be worth it lol

luv lea xxx

BetterMe · 12-22-2008, 08:09 AM

Yep! I wasn't prepared for it - kind of surprised me. It lasted about 2 weeks.....

SexyWS6Mama · 12-22-2008, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by megan709

(I'm 2 days post op) Is it just me or is anyone else totally bloated after their surgery... I look like I've put on about 10 pounds in my stomach... and I'm constantly thirsty so I don't know if it's just water weight or what. I don't normally get bloated with PMS or anything so this is new to me.... It's funny because I have to have my mom/sister/friend help me button my jeans because I'm too sore/fat to do it myself!

Blah, this is really the only post op complaint I have though so I guess I'm pretty lucky.

1st breast augmentation: it last 2 weeks.
2nd breast augmentation: It last a few days. But I ate Activia Yogurt everyday after surgery to get things started and drank lots of water!

Mom-of-5 · 12-22-2008, 09:09 AM

It totally freaked me out! In the morning I usually have a FLAT tummy. The morning after surgery, I looked in the mirror and I couldn't suck my tummy in for anything. My chest hurt, I was all bandaged up, scared of what I had done. I just started crying. I am also 10 dyas out and it is all gone!

It is a combination of the bloat from the stuff from surgery and being a little stopped up inside! IT is a scary feeling, but it goes away!

Kathy814 · 12-22-2008, 10:38 AM

And it doesn't help that it is the holiday season and having all this yummy food around...I told my hubby that I should have had him do my tummy while I was out for my boobs..

Girly23 · 12-22-2008, 01:09 PM

I gained 13 pounds from the surgery. I weigh myself daily. When I got home and weighed myself I was 13 heavier. I freeked out!! It took a week to go away I looked prego and could not where jeans or slacks. I had to resort to jogging and gym pants. I thought I would never go down.

I drank lots of water to help flush my system, and paced around the house alot. I was back to normal by the 8th day.

Hang in there.

Kathy814 · 12-22-2008, 02:48 PM

13#..I can't bring myself to get on a scale..I know I have gained..I can't wait to get back on the treadmill...I really need to start walking again..

clumsy · 12-23-2008, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mom-of-5

It totally freaked me out! In the morning I usually have a FLAT tummy. The morning after surgery, I looked in the mirror and I couldn't suck my tummy in for anything. My chest hurt, I was all bandaged up, scared of what I had done. I just started crying. I am also 10 dyas out and it is all gone!

It is a combination of the bloat from the stuff from surgery and being a little stopped up inside! IT is a scary feeling, but it goes away!

haha... that was so me... i kept trying to suck my stomach in and when i couldn't i started freaking out... i really wasn't excited about my boobs for the first few days b/c i was so upset about the pregnancy belly... my boyfriend kept telling me i looked fine but i wanted to cry every time i saw my stomach... thank goodness for sweatpants and his t-shirts!

12-21-2008, 08:04 PM	#1
megan709 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bloomington & Kokomo Posts: 110 Thanks: 32 Thanked 42 Times in 37 Posts	Bloated (I'm 2 days post op) Is it just me or is anyone else totally bloated after their surgery... I look like I've put on about 10 pounds in my stomach... and I'm constantly thirsty so I don't know if it's just water weight or what. I don't normally get bloated with PMS or anything so this is new to me.... It's funny because I have to have my mom/sister/friend help me button my jeans because I'm too sore/fat to do it myself! Blah, this is really the only post op complaint I have though so I guess I'm pretty lucky.

12-22-2008, 02:18 AM	#6
Rødtoppen86 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 416 Thanks: 111 Thanked 170 Times in 163 Posts	Oh my, I was so bloated too Felt like a hippo. My tummy felt like exploding because it got fuller and fuller, but it's better now Can't wait to get in shape for the summer after christmas hehe... __________________ 5'3 - 129lbs Textured round silicone overs Very high profile 280cc right - 325cc left 75B/34B - 32dd/70E

12-22-2008, 09:09 AM	#10
Mom-of-5 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maple Grove/Minnesota Posts: 308 Thanks: 93 Thanked 140 Times in 127 Posts	It totally freaked me out! In the morning I usually have a FLAT tummy. The morning after surgery, I looked in the mirror and I couldn't suck my tummy in for anything. My chest hurt, I was all bandaged up, scared of what I had done. I just started crying. I am also 10 dyas out and it is all gone! It is a combination of the bloat from the stuff from surgery and being a little stopped up inside! IT is a scary feeling, but it goes away! __________________ -

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12-21-2008, 08:13 PM	#2
Stardust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 171 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 69 Posts	it's normal to be really bloated. It will unfortantely last 2 weeks or longer. Mine lasted about a moooonth...ugh. Just continue drinking the water, and start walking when you can for exercise, it will help.

12-21-2008, 11:25 PM	#3
Kathy814 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Steeler Country Posts: 288 Thanks: 43 Thanked 101 Times in 97 Posts	I was just talking with my husband today about this..I feel so bloated and look it too..I was telling him that I didn't have this pouch when I went in there and wondered why I came home with it..I do hope it goes away..

12-22-2008, 01:15 AM	#4
clumsy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 220 Thanks: 58 Thanked 84 Times in 76 Posts	the bloating is super normal... it comes from the IVs, anesthesia, and all the meds (and sometimes from the pain meds constipating you- know gross but true!)... i looked 3 months pregnant (no exaggeration) for the first few days... i felt like i got new boobs and a man gut... it was college frat boy bad... mine has almost gone down but still not all the way... read it takes around 2 weeks but could be shorter/longer depending on the person

12-22-2008, 01:27 AM	#5
sammypup Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 33 Thanks: 12 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Yeah, had it too. Pretty much resolved now & I'm 10 days post op. It'll go away, hang in there.

12-22-2008, 06:43 AM	#7
xXxLeaxXx Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 199 Thanks: 79 Thanked 69 Times in 65 Posts	Hiya yeh its totally normal im experiencing it too its crazy isnt it i said i look like i got a bump i wont be suprised if people as if im pregnant if they dont know ive had the op becasue ive got perky boobys and a round tum not very flattering but hang in there its gona be worth it lol luv lea xxx

12-22-2008, 08:09 AM	#8
BetterMe Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 76 Thanks: 17 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Yep! I wasn't prepared for it - kind of surprised me. It lasted about 2 weeks.....

12-22-2008, 10:38 AM	#11
Kathy814 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Steeler Country Posts: 288 Thanks: 43 Thanked 101 Times in 97 Posts	And it doesn't help that it is the holiday season and having all this yummy food around...I told my hubby that I should have had him do my tummy while I was out for my boobs..

12-22-2008, 01:09 PM	#12
Girly23 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 44 Thanks: 13 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	I gained 13 pounds from the surgery. I weigh myself daily. When I got home and weighed myself I was 13 heavier. I freeked out!! It took a week to go away I looked prego and could not where jeans or slacks. I had to resort to jogging and gym pants. I thought I would never go down. I drank lots of water to help flush my system, and paced around the house alot. I was back to normal by the 8th day. Hang in there.

12-22-2008, 02:48 PM	#13
Kathy814 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Steeler Country Posts: 288 Thanks: 43 Thanked 101 Times in 97 Posts	13#..I can't bring myself to get on a scale..I know I have gained..I can't wait to get back on the treadmill...I really need to start walking again..