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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
@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?
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I lost about 20 lbs after radiation/chemo through eventual transplant. I realized that most of the weight loss was muscle. Since I have been much more physically active and strength training I picked up 10 pounds. Don't know if you are experiencing that.
Hope this helps, Barbara
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@rosemarya @deakinoh
While waiting for my transplant I intentionally lost weight and got in better shape, knowing that it would make my recovery smoother. In the last 4-6 weeks I gained 35 pounds of fluid though. That came off gradually after transplant and then my weight was back to what it had been so I had no post-transplant loss or gain except the loss of the fluid.
I almost always have a good appetite so losing weight is not easy for me and I was not surprised that I did not lose after transplant, I was eating quite well.
JK