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I Had a TT 3 Weeks Ago and All is Well, but I Wake Up Most Days with a Headache and Dehydrated

asked 1 year ago by Karen H S in Bristol, England
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 233 times
Tags: 3 weeks post-op, headache, normal

I do not have a temperature and the scar is healing well. I am unable to sleep in my bed but am comfortable with head and legs propped up on the settee. I am dehydrated most mornings, and the headaches do not last long and go soon after I drink. I have been unable to solve the problem and wondered if you had any suggestions.

5 answers to I Had a TT 3 Weeks Ago and All is Well, but I Wake Up Most Days with a Headache and Dehydrated

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Tummy tuck recovery

I recommend that you double your hydration. Keep a big glass of water next to you all night to help prevent drying out. You lose a lot of fluid through those drains believe it or not. If you experienced any vomiting after surgery then that can get you behind as well. I'm not sure about your overall nutrition but sometimes patients who are low on protein have a harder time keeping fluid "intravascular" such that the fluid gets out of the circulatory... more
Tiffany McCormack, MD

Reno Plastic Surgeon

www.plasticsurgeryrenotahoe.com

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Recovery after tummy tuck

It is difficult to know what is causing you the trouble, but could be a number of things. Early after tummy tuck, particularly if the muscles have been tightened as well, patients may lose their appetite to some extent and eat (and drink) less than usual. If you fell that to be the case try frequent small meals and fluids.
Anindya Lahiri, MBBS

Birmingham Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck

You sound like you are near chronic dehydration and I suggest you take in 8-10 glasses of water, and perhaps a little Gatorade for some electrolytes. You may not have an adequate diet for recovery.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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I Had a TT 3 Weeks Ago and All is Well, but I Wake Up Most Days with a Headache and Dehydrated

This could become a very serious issue. You need post operative blood/urine testing, and have your PS evaluate you for a metabolic issue, like anemia, diabetes, urinary issues.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy tuck postop course

Three weeks after a tummy tuck is still considered an ealy phase of healing. You may be dehydrated from not drinking sufficiently postop as well as having lost fluid in the drains. You may have headaches from dehydration as wellas from anemia secondary to blood lossduring surgery and through the drains. I would suggest that you increase your fluid intake and return to your plastic surgeon for possible blood testing. You may end up needing to take iron pills.
George Lefkovits, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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