5 Weeks Post Op TT, Pain After Muscle Repair, Have I Done Damage?
April 17, 2012
Asked By:kateyj in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
I am 5 weeks post op (tummy tuck with muscle repair) and have been feeling quite sore over the last few days. i wonder if I have overdone things, i have only been walking slowly but have done an hour or two each day sightseeing with frequent rests. do you think this is too much? my muscles on the right side feel very tender almost like cramp and i have had some spasms on the right side. I hope i havent done any damage- what are the chances of that at this point in my recovery?
Answers (2)
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Thank you for your post. In a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty surgery, the tissue above the abdominal muscles is lifted off of the muscles from the lower scar to the ribs in a full tummy tuck and to the umbilicus in a mini tummy tuck. The superficial nerves that travel through the muscle to the...
NO, BAD IDEA !
Use of any heating device is both dangerous and will at the least increase swelling and at the worst will burn your skin and perhaps cause ares to of skin to slough (die).
I agree with your doctor, I do a lot of post-weight loss contouring and I always try to educate the patient on reasonable outcomes. There is growth and expansion of the diameter of both the rib cage and pelvis that is not reversed after weight loss. This will affect your post-op outcome if you...