Okay so i was supposed to have my tummy tuck on last thursday but for some family issues i had it postponed till saturday the 18th which is almost two days ago. Let me tell you something.... this hurts like hell!! i stayed overnight at the hospital but came back home today, the pain killers they prescribed for me are not working like they should, it feels as if they are no use!

I am in so much pain and discomfort, i tried eating which made me want to through up and YOU BETTER NOT LET YOURSELF DO SO!!! Throwing up hurts, walking hurts, screaming hurts, crying/coughing/clearing throat all this hurts!!

I cant sleep, my back hurts a lot... I am starting to regret this surgery and fall into depression

I have to say though, today has been better than yesterday... i have the compression garment on and drains in... i have a follow up with my doctor tuesday to take the drains out.

Okay so i was supposed to have my tummy tuck on last thursday but for some family issues i had it postponed till saturday the 18th which is almost two days ago. Let me tell you something.... this hurts like hell!! i stayed overnight at the hospital but came back home today' date=' the pain killers they prescribed for me are not working like they should, it feels as if they are no use!

I am in so much pain and discomfort, i tried eating which made me want to through up and YOU BETTER NOT LET YOURSELF DO SO!!! Throwing up hurts, walking hurts, screaming hurts, crying/coughing/clearing throat all this hurts!!

I cant sleep, my back hurts a lot... I am starting to regret this surgery and fall into depression

I have to say though, today has been better than yesterday... i have the compression garment on and drains in... i have a follow up with my doctor tuesday to take the drains out.[/quote']

Day 3 or 4 are the worst. I promise it gets only better from here :-)

Rest :-)

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Sorry to hear you're not feeling well!! Hopefully you'll be back to normal soon.

Thank you so much for the replies today am starting my third day post op and i feel much better!! I can stand up straighter i can walk faster and feel less pain more of a stretching feeling... I have been walking around the house since i woke up i didn't lay down at all because i wanted my back pain to go away so that i can sleep at night. Ill see how the rest of the days go.

It will get better! My plastic surgeon says that the tummy tuck is the worst, so she always tries to get a patient to do another procedure WITH it IF they want another one. She said the 2nd procedure is "gravy" when you're doing the tt.

Keep your compression garment on...it definitely helps with swelling, back support, etc. Recovery from a tt is long....even after you feel almost normal, you'll have days where the swelling gets bad again which will cause discomfort...so keep the compression garment for later down the road, too. Any time you feel too swollen, wear it for 24 hrs or so.

Yes - the TT is very painful. The pain meds will not address the pain adequately, it is just that painful. But it's temporary. As you said, it is already improving. I think day 5 is when I noticed the biggest improvement. And just focus on the positive - how incredible the outcome will be and the progress you have made. Try to distract yourself from the pain the best you can, and when you can't - just remember that pain is temporary but these improvements to your body could be permanent. You can do this!