I am so nervous, afraid of the pain after a tummy tuck

Honestly I worried for weeks about how I would cope with the pain and spent hours online reading other people's experiences and prepared myself for the worst but childbirth was definitely worse than this. I had my surgery 11 days ago and have been out shopping and out meeting friends yesterday and today. I'm aware of the discomfort but I'm very mobile and today I've just had paracetamol first thing and am not feeling any pain. I'm a little slower on my feet bug I think I'm just sort of protecting my wound more than anything. I'm also more tired than normal but my surgeon did day that the general anaesthetic can take up to 12 weeks to leave your system fully and that I would definitely experience bouts of extreme tiredness in the first few weeks which I have done. I feel super to be honest and am surprised at how much I can so so soon. The only thing I can't do is lift my child or anything heavy and that's a little frustration but its only a matter of time :)

I had TT and muscle repair too almost two years ago and still have not one regret.Pain not bad, killed like hell when I sneezed, that was the worst! (Try not to sneeze :) Pain meds were manageable. Don't worry it will be fine and you will be so glad!!

I had tt with muscle repair 10 days ago after being left with post pregnancy loose skin. I can honestly say the fear I had was much worse than the reality. day of op - no pain at all due to the brilliant meds. Day after was I'm slight pain but very manageable, every day after that there was huge improvements and today I require no meds at all, not even paracetamol. I had no pain pump just codeine and ibuprofen since surgery. Best decision I ever made and nowhere near as painful as I anticipated. coughing and sneezing are sore to say the least but that's it. area around wound is numb and not at all sore or tender

I was very scared. But as a chicken myself let me say this... First off the nice thing is that due to the surgery disrupting all the nerves you really don't feel as much as you'd think. The muscle repair feels like the worst day post workout. However the meds are great and really make life better. The pain is totally manageable. I promise! Having a positive and calm mental attitude is my life saver... So the night before surgery I had a natural healer come to my home and help me meditate and balance my energy. It worked better than any Ativan I could take. Deep breathes, I can tell you honestly that this has been a totally worthwhile and positive experience and I wish you healing vibes and a calm heart. Be well

It's not that bad :P With medication you will go though easily, without problems. :)

Also, can someone tell me if they had a pain pump and if they thought that helped them any. I get to have a pain pump for 5 days.

This is all so helpful I have my TT on Friday May 3rd. Super nervous about the pain.

Ok, I had my tummy tuck on Tuesday - I am two days post op and I am doing remarkably better than I thought I would. I built this thing into a monster - to the point that I almost backed out the night before. I read tons of posts, some said it was very painful, some said not. Honestly, I did not know what to think. I can tell you that at the same time I had my ears pinned back (they have stuck out all my life and since I was going under anyway...) and to my shock and amazement, my ears hurt more than my stomach. Who would have thought. I am a super big whimp, I have never had surgery - 4 kids but vaginal births and an epidural each time before it got really bad - so I did not know if I could tolerate the pain or not, but I do know that I hated my stomach. When I was thinking of backing out the night before, my nurse anesthesiologist explained to me the first 48 hours after surgery are the hardest and that I have to compare 48 hours of not so good to a lifetime of a stomach that is not so good. I took a xanex (which really took the edge off) and went the next morning not sure if I was going to back out or not - that is how scared I was. I did it and the feeling I had coming out of surgery was that I was so proud of myself for being so brave. I agree with the other posts - I have really not had pain, just discomfort - my back hurts from leaning over and that is the worst of it. I have read that your nerves get severed and that keeps you from feeling pain and something like that must be true because I cannot believe I am not worse off then this. I will say that I did NOT have the muscle plication because my PS did not feel I needed it - I think that may be a big difference, but I would have thought being cut hip to hip would be excruciating and it is not. My PS and the office staff told me that I was the most anxious patient they have ever had in 17 years. The nurse anesthesiologist told me the same thing. That is how scared I was. As the surgery drew near, I kept calling the office to talk to the nurses about all different kinds of questions I was having - I was panicking and I am a research hound so I probably did myself an injustice by knowing too much about what was going to happen to me. Now, I will also say that I am very thin and was down to my goal weight at the time of surgery - for me, it was strictly skin removal (a tiny bit of fat, but the PS thought it was less than 2 pounds total skin and fat and I don't weigh less now that the surgery is over). I am not sure if the volume removed makes a pain difference or not (but how can it not), but I am here to tell you that I did it two days ago and yesterday I was walking around Dick's Sporting Goods with my husband on the way back from my first PS post op appt. Who would have thought! That whole month of intense worrying for nothing! I sure hope this helps ease someone else's anxiety because I suffered so much worrying. My worrying was definitely worse than the procedure or anything I have experienced since. Good luck to everyone on here! It is amazing the lengths women will go to for beauty, me included!

i really had NO pain.. discomfort yes, weird twinges and twangs yes, weird burning yes.. but no pain with alot of work done

I really like reading these comments. I'm having surgery (full tummy tuck and muscle repair) this June and am already nervous and losing sleep over it! I think the recovery will be tough, ESP with 2 young kids, but I'm most nervous about being put to sleep and any surgery complications. I've never been put to sleep before! Any advice?!

On a scale of 1-10 the pain straight out of surgery and for the first 1 day and 1/2 was a 8-9. I had a hard time getting up and needed help EACH and EVERY time lol. I needed help going to the bathroom as well... pulling down my pants.... actually to be honest w you at times I wouldn't make it to the bathroom so I would pee in a container.. ugh! Luckily I had lots of help. The worst I believe has to be positioning yourself, getting up, and sitting in your car the first day! UGH it hurt my as so BAD! but overall after the 4 day i was able to get up myself -VERY Slowly though but I still somewhat needed assistance in going to the bathroom. take my advise have someone around you 24/7... I luckily had my brother, nephew and my sweeeeet bf helping me out... taking turns throughout the day :) I'm 2.5 weeks post and swelling has gone down significantly and pain nearly gone. Although I am sensitive in the areas that were lipo'd so my bf still can apply pressure there...(if you know what I mean lol)..... My butt is nearly healed- only one spot about 2 inches long on my right cheek is still hard but i do see a difference on the perkiness of my butt but I wish it was bigger!! The doctor said as my swelling goes down i will start to see more of a difference..... so by the end of August I will tell you whether or not the BBL was worth it.... as far as the mini TT- scar is rather long but healing very well and fast....Let me know if anyone has questions.... Oh by the way... I was in alot of pain the day of surgery- make sure you go with someone who is strong enough to help you out of the car or carry you if need be..... Also I was in New York so the pot holes and streets are terrible and hurt like a Bitc*!

Even though my TT isn't scheduled till 6 August, I too was wondering about the pain. I know everyone is different, but I am gad someone has the question. Hopefully we all will get through the pain and be on our way to recovery.

I am going for a full tummy tuck Tuesday June 19th. This blog has helped me easy my fears some. I think my bigges fears is being put to sleep, when I had my historectomy I was easy put to sleep, but very hard to wake up. I am so ready to get this over with. If you have had it done, someone please ease my fears.

Girl I am scared too!! I have my appointment set for the 7th of June... Lip mini TT & Braz Butt... I am soooo nervous- I don't know how the results are going to look. will it even make a difference- is it going to hurt? AHAHHA Help!