Tummy Tuck Total Recovery Time - Only 2-3 weeks???
By Kimmers25 on 03 Jan 2012
So many women go into this procedure thinking that this is only a two - three week recovery period.
For those who have been through a tummy tuck please share your thoughts and advice on this.
I had a great recovery though, my PS uses a pain pump so I was not in a great deal of pain. Had full TT and breast lift/augment at same time, not as bad as I thought it would be as far as post-op pain. I was ready to get moving by the end of the week after surgery but I took it easy and just went out for a short trip to the post office or walked into the drugstore that my friend drove me to at that point. In a perfect world, take off work about 3-4 weeks...in real world, 2 weeks is absolutely necessary in my opinion. I still have swelling and still tire easily after 5 weeks but I am slowly getting going again.
Um no 2-3 weeks is definitely not enough time for this recovery. You need weeks if not months to totally heal and see the final results.
You will need plenty of patience and a positive attitude to get through this one. You need to go into this knowing it will take longer that 2-3 weeks. If you expect to be up and running in that short time period you will be both frustrated and upset.