I am 12 days post op.....I work at a private school..my dress attire is jeans and a school shirt. I am concerned about wearing regular jeans at first because of 1. the tightness on my stomach and 2. The waist would sit right n top of my larger incision that is still a litlle painful.

Have any of you worn pull on elastic jeans for a little while when you were healing? Did it help?

I know they are not pretty, but my shirt is not tucked in so it would only show legs.

Any brand you recommend?

I did not wear jeans to much in the beginning.

I wore mainly yoga pants and sweats.

But I'm wondering if an abdominal binder might help under your jeans?

I didn't have one but looking back I wish I had because I feel it would of kept my stomach in a more stable state and my scars would of healed a bit better and not so "stretched".

Also it would be a cushion between the stomach and the waistband.

I wear jeans almost every day. For the first couple of weeks I wore them with the binder and it was no problem. I bet you could also find a compression shirt or tank that will tuck in if you don't have a binder. It's amazing how much better my incisions felt with the compression.

I do have a binder! love it...didn't even think about that helping. Thanks

If you have a chico's near you I suggest trying on their so slimming jeans. I just bought a pair last week and they are very comfy. They are also quite stretchy almost like sweat pants but they still manage to look tailored and neat. I don't know how they do it. I am wearing 18s in the regular departments and I got a 2.5 which they say is equivalent to a 14. I think their sizes run quite big. I would guess their 4 would be equivalent to a 24 instead of the 20 they say. Not sure what size you are now but if you're 24 or less I bet you could find something there or order online.