How long did you guys and gals wear your binder? Honestly it feels great to have on but I'm worried my back and abdominal muscles will weaken if I wear it for too long. Any insight is appreciated, thanks in advance!

I didn't have one for my RNY (I did for plastic surgery, but not the RNY)

Your muscles won’t weaken. I wore mine for about 2.5 weeks post op. I tried to take it off sooner and started having odd pains. Dr told me to put it back on and wear it as long as it is comfortable to wear. It helped me a lot.

that binder is holding things in place but not doing the work of your muscles.

Edited January 12, 20206 yr by Losingit2018

Your muscles won’t weaken. I wore mine for about 2.5 weeks post op. I tried to take it off sooner and started having odd pains. Dr told me to put it back on and wear it as long as it is comfortable to wear. It helped me a lot.
that binder is holding things in place but not doing the work of your muscles.

Awesome thank you, it's definitely more comfortable on than off

Never had one..

I didn't have to wear one/didn't get one.

Wear it as much or as little you feel you need the abdominal support. It won't really weaken your muscles, instead it will allow you to move more naturally with less pain. You shouldn't need it for too long. I wore it more in the beginning, less later on... but by the time I went back to work I didn't need it anymore at all (8-9 weeks post op). Before that... it really depended on the types of activity I would be doing. The more activity, the more I wore it. The more sedentary... didn't wear it at all. Don't remember exactly when I stopped wearing it, but probably 4-5 weeks post op.

Wear it as much or as little you feel you need the abdominal support. It won't really weaken your muscles, instead it will allow you to move more naturally with less pain. You shouldn't need it for too long. I wore it more in the beginning, less later on... but by the time I went back to work I didn't need it anymore at all (8-9 weeks post op). Before that... it really depended on the types of activity I would be doing. The more activity, the more I wore it. The more sedentary... didn't wear it at all. Don't remember exactly when I stopped wearing it, but probably 4-5 weeks post op.

Awesome, thank you so much!