Wearing Jeans after surgery?

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Question, at my work , everyone typically wears jeans to work everyday because we are either in the office or on construction sites. My question is this....how long was it before you wore jeans comfortably again? Do regular jeans (not mom jeans or super low rise) hit incision sites?? I know everyone will be a little different, but Im just curious if anyone had experience with this? I think I can get away with wearing dresses if I have to and my boss would probably let me wear sweats if I wanted also, I just don't want to draw extra attention to myself if I can help it....thanks for any feedback!!

[Sleeve219 6]

I wore jeans 2 weeks after surgery. They were looser than before surgery so they did not bother

me at all.

[katesuccess 990]

A friend of mine bought those soft stretchy 'pajama jeans' that look like denim but are soft and stretchy - almost like joga pants. She said they worked great for gong to work after surgery since there was no tight waistband or big button/zipper to cause pain as she moved. Also they were cheap enough to order a couple and just toss since she says she wore them nearly every day!

[marfar7 1,528]

I wore jeans home from the hospital. It was cuz I forgot to bring sweats and we lived 3 hrs away so I had no choice. They were luckily really loose. After getting home, I remember wearing yoga pants and elastic waist skirts for a couple weeks. Mostly cuz I was bloated, nothing to do with incisions.

Good luck!

[mollz007 60]

I wore sweats and pajama bottoms for the whole 2 weeks I was off work after surgery. The first two days, I was so bloated so there was no chance. I probably could have worn jeans after that, but I was too worried about messing up my incisions. The first time I wore jeans was my first day back to work and they felt fine, it didn't bother my incisions at all!

[Kindle 8,667]

I wore elastic waist pants for almost 2 weeks. It wasn't because of the incisions... They never bothered me. But my jeans waistband put pressure on my already swollen, gassy belly, which was uncomfortable. My work partner was in the same situation after her lap hysterectomy a few weeks ago.

[mandaree85 3]

I'm 8 days post op and I'm already wearing. My jeans with a belt, because some of them are kinda loose. But everyone is different.

[E2013 31]

I didn't wear jeans for about 6 weeks. I tried them on a time or two. Not tight, but wasn't very comfortable when sitting. But I don't work either so I didn't have to dress for a job.

[KayleeC14 159]

I wore jeans a week after surgery because I had a wedding I had to shoot. I had no problem with it rubbing on my incision marks at all. But some people are different from others. When I went back to work I did wear slacks and jeans. Now that I am four months out I wear jeans all the time. I love the way they feel on me since I am down 6 pant sizes.

[rensterness 375]

Question, at my work , everyone typically wears jeans to work everyday because we are either in the office or on construction sites. My question is this....how long was it before you wore jeans comfortably again? Do regular jeans (not mom jeans or super low rise) hit incision sites?? I know everyone will be a little different, but Im just curious if anyone had experience with this? I think I can get away with wearing dresses if I have to and my boss would probably let me wear sweats if I wanted also, I just don't want to draw extra attention to myself if I can help it....thanks for any feedback!!

Comfortably? A month for me personally. When my friend had hers I bought her pajama jeans and she LOVED them! I got them at Rite Aide and they can be gotten pretty much anywhere. They looked great on her and she was able to wear them to work and be comfortable. Was def worth the purchase. I go to a local support group for bariatric surgery, and as a pre op gift to people I am close to I get them a pair and they have all loved them and benifitted from them! Hope this helped :-)

[Wallflower7522 328]

9 days post op: I'm already wearing jeans. They do come up to my incisions but it doesn't bother me. I had on a snugger pair but switched to a looser pair for comfort.