Re: Re: to the ladies post~op out there

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Hello,

I am 5 weeks post-op and havent been able to wear

undies since the surgery.. cant wear pants either or a

bra. I mainly am in oversized tshirts, nighties or

robes cuz i cant handle the pressure on my abdomen,

even once the incisions healed, my tummy hurts with

contact of clothing. I'm still at home, off work, but

going back in a few weeks and I dont know what I'm

going to do.

You think they will notice a nurse in scrubs without a

bra? lol

--- sand_dollar69@... wrote:

> Hi. Me, again!

>

> I never go without undies either, but after not

> wearing them in the

> hospital for so long, a couple more days weren't

> going to hurt. You

> get used to it.

>

> I wore a lose jumper dress home with a shirt

> underneath it. I also

> wore my binder under my dress & NO undies! You

> probably won't want

> pants or anything touching your incision. Even

> after I started

> wearing undies again, I kept the front pulled down

> under my stomach

> so it wouldn't rub on the incision.

>

> I had to travel two days to get home. After the

> first day, my

> incision was really sore from the binder rubbing

> against it

> constantly. The second day, I covered it with some

> gauze & taped it

> down. They sent it home with me so I had it on

> hand. For anyone

> traveling, I would suggest doing this before you

> leave the hospital.

> It really helped me.

>

> Cheri

>

>

> > I am just full of q's today!!!

> >

> > It just 'hit' me (literally!!) what did the ladies

> wear home from

> the

> > hospital?? I know after my open ankle surgery

> (which was also

> closed with

> > staples) the staples were *finally* removed 2 1/2

> weeks post op

> then I was

> > in a 1/2 leg cast (to my knee) for 2 1/2 more

> weeks. I could not

> get a pair

> > of knee socks on due to it bothered my incision

> sooooo much...I

> guess my q

> > is..were you able to wear you underwear home...I

> know it may sound

> sick, but

> > my underwear is like a Master Card...I NEVER leave

> home without

> it... Did it

> > bother the incision or did the binder keep the

> elastic

> from " digging " into

> > the the incision?? ODD, I know, but with the poss

> of TOM after

> surgery they

> > are a nessesity..I am not trying to be graphic in

> any way, and

> sorry to the

> > guys, but this is a q that has been bothering me.

> Yes, I need to

> get a

> > life...It will happen soooooon I hoooooope!!!

> >

> > No matter how hard a bear tries,

> > he WILL NOT lose weight without exercise!!

> > ~Winnie the Pooh

> > Lots Of Love....

> > lynn

> >

> >

>

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