Hello,

Though I've been told that I can stop wearing it, I can't seem to stop wearing the darn thing. I actually feel more comfortable with it - PS said that it wouldn't hurt to continue wearing it, so I hope to wean myself at some point - at least before the weather gets hot. Just curious, how long did you guys wear your garment? Did you experiece separation anxiety?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Hello,

Though I've been told that I can stop wearing it, I can't seem to stop wearing the darn thing. I actually feel more comfortable with it - PS said that it wouldn't hurt to continue wearing it, so I hope to wean myself at some point - at least before the weather gets hot. Just curious, how long did you guys wear your garment? Did you experiece separation anxiety?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

I never had to wear one. This is the first I have heard of wearing a garment like that. You may just be afraid of pulling/hurting yourself without it on. Just take it slow...don't wear it for a few hours every day and then try a whole day around the house without it. When you are ready you can be free of it

I think I wore mine at night for a long time because I would have pain in the groin area if I didn't, but only when I was laying on my side. Weird. Anyway, I almost felt more protected with it on. Maybe because so much of that area was numb for a long time. Anyway, I think I stopped wearing it after about 3 months.

Sue

Had a TT in the spring. I still like to wear it sometimes. Just feels comforting.

My PS also told me to wean myself off it - Then he followed by 'some people seem to wear it for three months' So I decided that I would be one of the some people and I wore mine for 3mths :-)

I felt protected with it on and I also noticed when I took it off I swelled up by two inches at first - Then after three months it settled at one inch bigger than my compressed size - I wasn't hapy about that... But I got used to it. LOL

I forgot to mention that my PS said I could wear it when ever. The Recovery Room Nurse where I had my surgery also had a TT years ago after 6 kids and still likes to wear hers when she gets her period.

I found after my tt my stomach felt weird because it was numb. Therefore I felt more comfortable wearing my wrap. I wore mine for the first 6 weeks 24/7. Then i started to wear it when I was out ( moving around the most) and at night.

Slowly by 3 months I stopped wearing it but then had some changes made and I am wearing it again. Right now I have one on 24/7 and it's been just over a month.

Thanks so very much for your responses, I'll give it another month (3 months out) then start to seriously wean myself of it.