Let me tell you, the thing saved me. It was amazing. Its a wrap they place before u wake up in recovery. Its hugs your incisions and allows you to get up and walk and go to the bathroom without feeling like your insides are falling out. It also helps when u cough. I got the hiccups too and it helped with that...

I think a binder would be absolutely excellent, especially since I am going to have a fairly large abdominal hernia repaired, however my surgeon puts in a drain. Surgery is June 4th and I was told I would have the drain removed on June 13, which is 9 days. I bought a very tight undergarment that will help hold me in after that, but after all the abdominal surgeries I have had, a binder would definitely be awesome. I think I'm going to get stuck walking around hugging a pillow though.

I had a drain..still do. Mine gets left in till Tues. It works out!

What exactly is a binder? And where do you buy one, I think it would be great, like a very tight body suit, I have seem some online, but I was wondering if you knew of any place to get one. Just think about how our stomachs use to take up so much space and now all the other organs are just floating around in there!!!

Sweet I really think that would be awesome if I can get a binder with the drain. Thank you so much for the information beautiful, I'll call my nurse to see if they do this!

I woke up from surgery with mine on. I would start by asking the surgeon if they will be putting one on after surgery. Maybe try some medical supply stores would be my guess.

I don't know if my surgeon places an abdominal binder after surgery or not, so I bought one at Wal-Mart.

Good...u will thank me afterward...wished I had it when I had gall bladder surgery. It was awesome!

I have one already from a previous surgery and it's already packed in my bag!!! It definitely helps!

Thanks for the heads up my surgery is Wednesday I just sent my surgeon's assistant an email to find out if they provide one or if I should buy one!

I brought a girdle type thingy that does the same... It's for therapeutic rehab

Yep...I still wear it when I get sore. I am 5 days post op. And its awesome!!

What does it look like?

Like a core body wrap...should fit right under the chest area (breast or slightly lower on women) and goes down to cover the belly button. Its a super long rectangle.

It isn't a problem for the incisions? I plan to ask my coordinator about this, too.

I think I have something like that. It is long and white our tan with velcro. Looks like a back brace. Will that work?