Hi I've seen some people recommend a binder for after surgery? Did anybody use one? Did it help you? Where did you get it?

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I didn't use one but am glad I didn't. I put a pillow in my car and used it once. I really didn't need it either. I'm 10 days post op and have no pain at all anymore. I only needed pain medicine the first few days. It has all been much easier than I was expecting. Maybe I just lucked out?

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I'm with J16, pillow worked great. Good luck!

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Thank you all! ????

I used a binder and the nurse got it for me. It helped the first days to walk around hospital. I also slept with it and used it at home a few days when my muscles were just sore it provided support when i felt like i needed it.

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I did not use a binder. I actually didn't know they existed until after the surgery. I kept a pillow with me and if I felt like I had to cough or something, I held that close. That helped quite a bit (and it didn't cost me anything).

I didn't use a binder at all. Honestly I did not have pain, just a bit of discomfort from the gas. I simply walked that off after a few days. The first 2 were tough.

I didn't have one and didn't really need it. I did find a few pairs of bike shorts that helped support me without being too constricting that helped, but I didn't need anything as tight as a binder.

My hospital gave me 3. When I woke from surgery they already had it on me. I had a c-section and that recovery was worse. I think it was easy this time around due to the binder.

I had issues with my lungs after surgery. I had little pockets of mucus so I had some bad coughs. My doc heard me and prescribed a binder. That was a life saver. It hurt so bad to cough I tried not to, which is bad. With the binder I could cough, and even get out of bed without help those first few days.

I would say try it and see if it helps you. You don't have to wear it if it doesn't.

I got one from Amazon and used it for like one or two days post op.

Thank you all for sharing your experiences, I will probably switch between both