Hello everyone,

So tomorrow is my big day... i'm getting my tummy tuck and boy am i nervous... but excited too.

I'm looking for pointer, and tips to help me get through this. I do have a high tolerance for pain.... but you never know.

So to all my fellow Tummy Tuckers..... What helped you the most with your surgery?

Thanks..

Oh goodness...good luck tomorrow! I'm not a fellow tummy tucker but I do admire you for taking this next step. I do not have a high tolerance for pain so it would not even be an option for me! Again, good luck and I'm so excited for you!

Tip #1 stay ahead of the pain set an alarm clock to go off when your next dose is and take the meds even if you feel good for the first 3 days.

#2 buy baby wipes to wash yourself with for those days when showering is to hard

#3 buy large unscented maxi pads to cover your incisions with they are more comfortable then gauze and it provides a cushion between them and your binder.

#4 Allow others to take care of you! Its hard to do but do it your worth it.

#5 drink lots of water, it take fluids in to push fluids out

#6 take lots of photos and measurements before surgery

#7 come to terms that this is a big surgery and it will take time to heal (I'm still working on this)

#8 DO NOT WEIGH YOURSELF FOR 3 WEEKS after the surgery

Hope some of these help :-)

Girl.... those are some great pointers. Will try and updated as soon as i can.... Thanks again

Good luck for tomorrow!

The best advice I can give you is to take it easy. Like seriously, even when you feel fine, don't push it. The more you push it, the longer the swelling will take to go down. Use this time to rest and recover.

You'll be so happy with the result! Don't forget to take photos!

Hi:

My advice is to get a spare binder if you can because then you'll always have a clean one to switch to. Also, rest is so important. You'll notice that if you overdo things you'll swell more, so be choosey about what you chose to do or not do so that you can rest more. If your surgeon offers the pain pump, take it. The pain pump was so helpful the first few days with the pain in the muscle tightening area.

Best wishes to you. Take care.

Sue

So how did it go?!?!?

Just take it easy. You may feel fine afterwards but you aren't. Don't over do it.

So every thing went great. Surgery took about two hours. Stayed the night discharged at about 4. Pharmacy forgot to give me the percocet. Last night was pretty painful. The compression garmit ups on the sides and was rubbing the incision. But now I have the pain meds and put maxi-pads to stop rubbing. Will keep you all posted. Thanks for everything

I am so glad your surgery went well! What do you think of your new tummy? I just love mine lol!

I'm glad everything went well! Congratulations!!

How long is the recovery from a tummy tuck?

highland, my surgeon says recovery can take 6-8 weeks I was very active and fit before the surgery and I'm only 2 weeks out from my tummy tuck and I believe it will take every bit of that time. FYI it can take up to a year for all the swelling to be gone but even so with the swelling my tummy ROCKS!!

Congrats!!!

I am struggling with my decision on this.

Thanks Vanilla Sky for your response. Will I be able to go on vacation 6 weeks post op? I'll be going to the beach.

Hey guys.... Things are going great. I go for my one week check up tomorrow. My first night was my worst, but I had no pain meds. My friend picked up my scripts and thought the phenagin was pain meds so she was giving me that I stead of Percocet . :-( today is day six and I'm walking a lot down to two pain meds a day. Stomach is still swollen but it looks great. Thanks for all your well wishes. Will have pictures soon

One other thing.... Does you stomach still feel kind of numb