Connect
← Return to Weight Gain After Transplant: Where Does it Come From and How to Get Rid of It
Newsfeed PostNewsfeed Post in blog Transplant
Weight Gain After Transplant: Where Does it Come From and How to Get Rid of It Oct 5, 2023 | By Mayo Clinic Transplant Staff (@mayoclinictransplantstaff)Comment receiving replies
I am 71 and entered kidney transplant at 118#. I did exceptionally well. My weight is up 10# since my transplant May 2022. My transplant nurse said I will gain 20-40 pounds. That put me in shock! I’ve always watched my weight. I eat healthy and lately been walking 5000-7000 steps a day with no reduction in pounds. How much does the meds have in weight gain? I was told that exercising will not help. Looking for someone that experiencing this same situation to please comment
Replies to "I am 71 and entered kidney transplant at 118#. I did exceptionally well. My weight is..."
I had my transplant 18 months ago and I am finally feeling good. But, I have also gained a LOT of weight!! Granted, I was thinner than I wanted to be (120) when I had the surgery, but my reaction to the meds has been to add abdominal weight. I don't now and never have eaten a lot, but I weigh more now than I have ever weighed even with eating less than I used to typically eat. I don't know what combination of the drugs are causing the weight gain or what I can even do about it. The scale is no longer my friend...
Connect
@deakinoh, Most patients that I have met in the Transplant Discussion Group have needed to gain weight after transplant. Do you think that your 10# gain is excessive or is it a return to your previous normal weight?
I was skin and bones after my liver failure and transplant when the fluid retention diminished. I had to gain weight.
I want to tag some members who have participated in some transplant discussions.
@liver2007, @chickytina, @mandaaddams, @contentandwell - How did you control your weight after your transplant? Was your experience similar to @deakinoh?