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How Long Did You Wear Your Belly Band After Surgery?

lol...well that's what I call it. Its the stomach band they put on you after surgery so when you move around your stomach doesn't jiggle and cause you pain. just curious to see how long you kept it on. I had surgery on monday and I've still been wearing mine on and off. I went for my first car ride today and walk around the grocery store with my mom and I'm glad I had it on.

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I didn't have one but it sounds like it's helping you. I can't imagine a reason why it would be bad to keep wearing it.

I wore mine for a little over a week. Initially, it made me feel better to wear it.

I wore my abdominal binder for a week. It really helped with the pain when I was up and moving around

I wouldn't wear it for much more than a week. The support can cause deconditioning (weakening) of the abdominal muscles because the band can sort of over support the core and the muscles can become weak.

About two weeks. One day I just left it off and I never went back. My core muscles were in good shape but it felt good, particularly when riding in the car or sitting up at work for a few hours.

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