You've made a strong recovery, even if there are still a few issues. Personally, I don't plan to blame anyone for putting on reasonable extra weight if/when they are recovering from a major injury or operation; defining reasonable as maybe 1 pound per week at most. If I got an injury like that, I would possibly intentionally gain some extra weight, as that would ensure the body has all the resources it needs to aid the recovery. But, that would stop when the overweight limit is within view, and I would lose the weight again as soon as I could.