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Weight Loss/Maintenance

noamnety

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1. Hospitals go crazy with the IV fluids

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 10:03 AM

Dec 2012

Last time I had surgery it was when I had started a diet. I remember being very annoyed that they pumped me so full of liquids for the surgery that I gained a ton of weight overnight even though I hadn't eaten.

I hope you're feeling better soon.

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I'm home--here's what happened [View all] spinbaby Dec 2012 OP

Hospitals go crazy with the IV fluids noamnety Dec 2012 #1

I'm glad you're home and doing relatively well. The weight gain is auntAgonist Dec 2012 #2

Only parts of me are doing well spinbaby Dec 2012 #3

a fever is not good OR normal. Call your Dr. ASAP. n/t auntAgonist Dec 2012 #4

They don't seem worried about it spinbaby Dec 2012 #5

Did they get rid of the blood clot? rox63 Dec 2012 #6

The blood clot is small spinbaby Dec 2012 #7

The fever worries me a bit, you don't need to be throwing up either. I had lots of that after my auntAgonist Dec 2012 #8

Zofran perhaps? Lars39 Dec 2012 #10

It might very well have been Zofran. Thanks for the memory jog. auntAgonist Dec 2012 #11

I'm worried about the vomiting as well rox63 Dec 2012 #9