Just wondering how long you guys wore your abdominal binder after your surgery. My surgeon said 2 weeks but I will be 2 weeks out tomorrow and thinking about wearing it longer. Now I feel weird when it is not on!

Hi, congrats on your surgery. I didn't have a binder for my surgery, however, when I had my abdominal hysterectomy I had one. I would say to wear it as long as you need to. I wore my binder for several weeks after my surgery until I felt better. You'll know when you don't need it anymore.

I didn't get a binder (had AGB) but for about 4 - 5 days, moving around wasn't 100% comfortable unless I held a pillow against me. It had more to do with helping support the weight of my pannus that with the compression, but it made a heckuva difference. It also helped to sleep with a pillow tucked under my saggy stomach, so it didn't hang. It's nice that you were givena binder, I can imagine it will really do wonders for your mobile comfort level.

I didn't get a binder (had AGB) but for about 4 - 5 days, moving around wasn't 100% comfortable unless I held a pillow against me. It had more to do with helping support the weight of my pannus that with the compression, but it made a heckuva difference. It also helped to sleep with a pillow tucked under my saggy stomach, so it didn't hang. It's nice that you were givena binder, I can imagine it will really do wonders for your mobile comfort level.

I wore mine until i didn't feel i needed it anymore.

Everyone is different and has different pain thresholds.

Wear it! It's a good thing!

I had to make my own. They didn't give me one which I didn't quite understand. With our bellies not being tucked in I could feel it pulling on the incisions. My big incision is still giving me problems and i am almost month out, but with my binder I can pretty much do everything. It sucks it all in. I figure I will wear it until I am able to hold my own tummy in without pain and can work out without pain. Not working out yet. I wore a chest binder when I had breast reduction surgery for a month. It just holds everything in place while it all heals. Makes sense to me.

I wore mine until it was literally falling off (I ran out of velcro and it was too big!!).

I am still wearing it most of the day now. It feels good to my incisions but sometimes gets hot and itchy so I take a break for a couple of hours a day from it. Think I will need a smaller one soon! It must be stretched out plus I am shrinking!! I also wash it every other day so I do not think it will last forever. I might have to shop for a new one!