You will need someone to drive you home so arrange for it in advance as you won’t be able to do it yourself.
Tummy tuck recovery day by day professional#
A healthcare professional will monitor and check your incision, and you will usually be allowed to go home the day after surgery. Surgical drains will usually be removed before leaving hospital.ĭuring your time in hospital, Dr Carmen will guide you regarding the recovery time, incision care and when to resume work, activity etc. Immediately after the surgery, you will be taken into a recovery room. Wear your Support Garments – Dr Carmen firmly believes in fitted shapewear post-surgery and is insistent that it is worn for the first 6 months post op, both night and day.Walks can be daily or even twice daily, again as tolerated, this will also depend on how sore or swollen you feel. Distance should be no longer that 15 minutes unless advised by the clinic. Gentle short walks can commence 7 days post op, as tolerated.Often due to several factors – pain or stiffness, use of strong painkillers, lack of concentration and strength. Driving is discouraged for up to 3 weeks post-surgery.Scar minimisation tapes encouraged for 2 – 4 months then change to silicone cream or tape.Showers should always be brief and warm (but not hot). Daily showering is OK during the hospital stay once the drain tubes have been removed.Swelling is very normal this will cause difficulty with muscle movements and general stiffness of gait.No serious pain, no moments of crying (I hope this remains), no regrets! So I’m very grateful for the work my surgeon has done and the work that my body is doing to heal itself! The human body is so strong and even stronger when you provide it with the correct ammo to do it’s thing (all the recovery items and hard work that goes along with using them).Post-surgery is always a time for investing in your own healing, this will give you a faster and more effective result – less swelling or pain, better movement, and more effective scar reduction. But I better get used to it as I’m going to be wearing one for at least 6 weeks! Oh lord.Īs you can tell though, these are just annoyances. I miss the freedom of not having to wear one.
It just keeps riding up at my crotch area.
The garment I’m wearing is also a bit annoying. I think it’ll work out because this morning my fluid count was super low, which is great! If it’s within a certain measurement, then I can go in that day and get them out. On Monday they are going to measure how much fluid exited me within a 24 hour period. My fingers are crossed that they’ll be removed Monday. You do get used to them and their grossness, but regardless, not fun to have two long tubes and bulbs protruding from you. Something else that’s annoying (but not terrible) are the drains. It’s mainly just uncomfortable at my back, since I have to still walk a little hunched over (can’t stretch the incision site nor the newly pulled skin), at my knees since they have to be propped in a bent position when I lay, and my abs whenever I try to get up outta bed. I have zero pain, and the discomfort in my middle is slowly fading. I had more range of motion in my movements, I wasn’t out of breath as much, and I wasn’t as “afraid” to move. Today I woke more energized, less uncomfortable, and more mobile overall.
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