Hello not sure if I am putting this is the right place but I remember reading somewhere where certain people are using some type of support for their stomach..this will really help me because I am still having pains and pains also on my sides...any an help or put a link to what I should buy before I go back to work...I looked on ebay but confused on what to get...thanks

Yes the binder helped with keeping everything tight. I used it to sleep and walk so I wasn't using to many muscles cause that mess starts to really hurt when your using your muscles.

Hello just talked to my dr's nurse and I am almost 4 weeks post op and she told me to get an abdominal binder and that I can use it aslong as I can tolerate it...so I will buy one today at Walmart...they also have them at Walgreens, cvs, target...I hope this helps those of us that carry most of our weight in our stomach area.....LET ME KNOW and I will let you guys know how it works for me take care

Kim and to others I hate that our doctors didn't tell those of us with the large mid section that we should we wearing this already...I googled and talked to others on facebook and some of them their dr's already put one on them after surgery and told them to wear them for months if it helped with the midsection....NOT SAYING we have bad dr's but I believe their staff need to update somethings because ONE SIZE DOESN'T fit all in this surgery .....good luck guys

I wear compression-top yoga pants. I started wearing them as soon as I could bear it, because the saggy lower belly was putting so much pressure on my incisions that it hurt to do anything other than sit at a recline (and I really didn't feel like sitting in bed all day) I will have to look into some of the other suggestions here. The yoga pants aren't compressing much any more...

I got them at Old Navy.

Hello just talked to my dr's nurse and I am almost 4 weeks post op and she told me to get an abdominal binder and that I can use it aslong as I can tolerate it...so I will buy one today at Walmart...they also have them at Walgreens, cvs, target...I hope this helps those of us that carry most of our weight in our stomach area.....LET ME KNOW and I will let you guys know how it works for me take care

Thank you for the helpful information Lynn2win. I really appreciate it. :-)

Do the Kymaro's work well? Holds ya up and in?

It does! I've always hated being giggly and it keeps me from giggling :-) it does not help you lose 2 dress sizes or whatever the infomercial says, but it certainly hold my tummy (and extra skin) in and it doesn't roll up like some other kinds of compression garments do. I've been wearing them for like 6 years under my professional clothes. Now I wear them under everything to keep a smooth/giggle free appearance :-)

Thanks Lynn2win and Brittany....

It just sometimes hurts to walk...I haven't had a chnace to get the hanging skin yet I'm just trying to get in and out of bed and a chair without leaving my insides there. And holy crap if you sneeze, oh Lord, that hurts soooo bad...I did finally take some Extra Strength Tylenol liquid that helped for a while. I just didn't feel the need for left over pain meds. I will keep marching on just like everyone else. Thank you guys for your help I thought maybe when the drain tube was removed that something was hurt inside. Maybe not....????

kim

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I am surprised you are feeling this so long after your VSG surgery. Post plastics... that is another story... wanted that support for months after.