MY husband and I went shopping the other day for something for me to wear right after surgery. All I have is pj's, and I don't imagine they will be too comfy on my incisions. Anyway, I am leaning towards a couple of house dresses, but my husband thinks the snaps may rub against the incisions. So I didn't get either yet! Any thoughts on this HUGE dilemma! LOL!

Oh...and I wore comfy sports bras during my stay!

That's good to know terrilynn, about the location of the incisions. Obviously, I don't have a clue!!

One of my incisions was right above my belly button... so any pants that button, irritated it....

One of my incisions was right above my belly button... so any pants that button, irritated it....

Ditto! My lowest incision is right above my belly button and would have rubbed. It all depends on where your surgeon slices and dices, I guess! Best of luck whatever you decide.

~Cheri

Are you talking about at the hospital or at home after the first few days?

Mexiali was very hot, so I can relate to being hot. I had a cotton thing with a zipper down the front too. I think way back when I first saw those things, my mom called them dusters. I wore that outside. In my room I wore baggy capri pjs and a baggy T shirt. They were loose enough that they did not bother my incisions.

Once I got home, I just wore my regular clothes. It was not a a very big deal. None of my incisions were near my waist.

Could you wear a normal bra with the location of the incisions? I definitely need one and can't be walking around with the "bags" hanging down. I'm packing a comfy bra but that's more for sleeping as it really does not provide any real support.

I couldn't wear my normal underwire for the first 2 weeks because my abdomen was swollen, like I said, my incisions are high up on my tummy...I wore sports bras in the hospital & my first week home & a tank top with a built in bra my first week back at work.

I couldn't wear my underwires for a while.. but I wore regular comfy support bras and sports bras.. I'm not that blessed in the chest, but I still didn't want to walk around free as a bird!!!

I haven't had my surgery yet but I have had two hernia surgeries and a hysterectomy. The first hernia surgery I just had one incision about an inch long under my belly button. Then had the hysterectomy with two small incisions on the left side of my tummy and one on the right side. And the last hernia surgery I had two incisions on each side of my tummy. I was wondering if the scar tissue from all of these would cause any problems with my sleeve surgery.

Oh crap. I just bought a nightgown. Which was weird for me to do. It is a T-shirt one. I wonder if I should go back and get something else now!