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“Why Doesnt Anyone Complain of Standing Straight After Full TT?”

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Spent: $10,000 in Beverly Hills, CA

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Updated 19 Apr 2010

Posted 15 Apr 2010

Im 17 days post op from full tummy tuck and breast lift and augmentation.

everything is good except i havent been able to stand straight. that is my biggest complaint. i have been reading everyone's experience and cant believe almost no one writes about walking bent over and back discomfort due to that. am i the only person experiencing this??? help !!

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HotMami33 19 Apr 2010
no i hear numerous complaints about the dreaded hunch back walk and back pains. I am only 6 days PO and my back is killing me sumthin awful. I am walking bent over of course. I asked my PS how long can i expect this, and he says 1 week. I seriously doubt it though. Tmrw I will be 1 week....ARGH!! I feel ur pain hun.
4051anon 19 Apr 2010
don't feel bad, but i couldn't walk straight for about 3 weeks and my back hurt like hell, that's the only pain i had though this whole process, my doctor did a WONDERFUL job and i look GREAT,im 2 days shy from 6 weeks post op, i went back to work in three weeks which was very hard for me, just keep in mind everybody heal differently,i hope this helps. GOOD LUCK, i hope you feel beter.
backtome 19 Apr 2010
My doc told me to walk in a 4 degree angle. I askedc him how long should I waslk unched over. He said he will give me the okay to walk straight. I actually bought a cane to help me ou.
sarahg09 19 Apr 2010
thank you ladies.. i feel a little better now. my ps told me to stay hunched over the first week and week 2 to start stretching. no matter how hard i tried i couldnt. today i am 21 days post op and still little hunched over. my neck and back is killing me. are u ladies sleeping on ur back still? im having problems sleeping too :(
DB314 19 Apr 2010
I'm 5 days post-op today. I'm still bent over and my back aches. I can't wait until I get the ok to staighten up...hopefully at my appt. this week!! Ive heard the recovery is faster if you move around and walk as much as possible...good luck!
sarahg09 20 Apr 2010
thank you. good luck with your post op apt :) my ps told me to start to stand straight one week after surgery but i couldnt. its gotten alot better and i am 22 days post op but still have some hunching. keep us posted :)
brittany88 19 Apr 2010
I had to stay totally bent over for 4 days and then I could start straightening out slowly. I am almost 2 weeks out and I'm almost totally straight. The first week my back felt terrible but as you start standing up better it goes away super fast. I'm still slepping on my back and will be for awhile since I had the extended tummy tuck and the incision goes around my sides. I do have trouble sleeping in a bed. It makes my tummy feel even tighter. I'm sticking to the recliner for now. It will get better! Just try to straighten a tiny bit more each day. Good luck!!
4051anon 20 Apr 2010
I also had a full tummy tuck, and it took me about 5 weeks before I could sleep on my side I still can't sleep on my tummy and I'm not TRYING, not ready for that yet. I slept in bed but only on 4 pillows really setting up in bed for the first 2 weeks, and easy to get out of bed that way, your tummy tighten when you lay down, yeah mine still does the same and it's been 6 weeks, GOOD LUCK!
4410anon 19 Apr 2010
I hear this allll the time. I was haunched over for 19 days. I was counting. My hubby even ask me one day was I ever going to walk right again. It was bad and the pain in my back. The is light at the end of the tunnel. I'm 6 weeks today and I'm sleeping on my side again and last Friday was the first time I didn't have to have all those extra pillows in the bed. Be patient it will get better. I do feel your pain.
backtome 19 Apr 2010
I am 3 days post op and my lower back is killing me.I don't walk as hunched over as I did the first day, but I am still hunched. I am still in my recliner with three pillows behind my back and a rolled up throw around my neck. The worst thing for me besides eing hunched over is doing my deep breathing exercises
sarahg09 20 Apr 2010
i know its really hard to take deep breaths but that gets much better after the first week. for me its my back from walking bent over. and my incision feels as if i have a wire wraped around me. very tight. i hope we all recover fully :)
4051anon 20 Apr 2010
Don't worry you will be fine, first 3 weeks at home was okay, going back to work for me was hard and made me think i made a mistake having this surgery, but day by day got better for me, and now I feel GREAT! I think what worked for me is wearing a all in one compression girdle 24/7, only taking off for showers, now i wear spankx to work everyday, and from me wearing that compression girdle 24/7 made my waist really small. My doctor was a little surprised with my waist & my size. You will LOVE the new you after you heal a little more, GOOD LUCK, keep me posted!
CO Liz 27 Apr 2010
I am 18 days post op from an abdominoplasty and I still am not always upright. I had trouble getting a full, deep breath for the first three days. On day ten, I felt that I could stand up all of a sudden, but I am still a bit hunched over. I lived and slept in a recliner for the first two weeks and found that to be very comfortable. I am now back in bed and my only real nighttime discomfort is unexplained hip pain.
Kimmers25 (Community Manager) 27 Apr 2010
Oh yes my back has been hurting like crazy for the past 13 days. Hunched over and I have back spasms most every day. It is getting easier each day but definitely not great. I hear that this could be the case for up to six weeks! UGH Hang in there.
sarahg09 28 Apr 2010
UPDATE FOR ALL MY TUMMY TUCK FRIENDS: today i am exactly 4 weeks post op and i am all the way straight i mean military erect wowhhooo i went back to work today and cant be happier. it has been a long 4 week recovery but im almost back to normal. still have the pulling and tugging but it doesnt bother me much. my back feels so much better now that i can stand straight =)
6803anon 17 May 2010
Is been 6 weeks post op and I can tell you during the first part of the morning I can walk straight as the day goes I start to hunched and get tired by the end of the day, for the back pain Ice packs work great, but had to tell you my best friend was the recliner for the first two weeks, as the time progress i fell better can wait to get back to stand up straight 100%. hope you feel better and hang in there make sure you ask your doctor about the New Gel+ they work wonders my scar is going away alot quicker with them.
babe2snuggles 7 Jun 2010
Can you give me your doctors name? I am looking for a PS for a tt right now and am looking around. Thanks in advance!
NHaven 22 Aug 2011
I am so happy you guys wrote about this experience. I was thinking of a tummy tuck and NEVER thought about this experience. I love RealSelf!
DPVA 19 Dec 2011
I'm 5 days post surgery from a full tummy tuck. My back has been aching really bad and i was already considering a reduction. I have never had back problems until the surgery. I was able to start walking around on day 3. Tomorrow dec 20 my tubes will be removed. I cannot wait and the fact I get to do a shower. I haven't had much pain other than my abs felt as if I did a million situps. I'm just ready to get these tubes removed.
NHaven 19 Dec 2011
Hang in there sister!!!! Five days...you're doing great!
CO Liz 21 Dec 2011
I found it took a good six weeks before I felt totally normal. It has been over 20 months and I have some hip pain -- I wonder if it is from the tightness in my tummy. I would do it over in a minute, however!
Maldev 21 Apr 2012
hi guys, I'm 19 days PO, and still hunched over, I feel like I have done 1000 sit ups and just can't stand straight, I feel that if I do try and stand straight my stomach will rip... Crazy I know. Along with thus awful experience I'm phooing ok but finding it SO hard to push again cuz of the tightness of my tummy... Has this been the case for anyone else??? Also I'm due back to work in 10 days and hope I will be ok.. Sometimes I do feel why did I do this.... My swelling is all still there... All recommendations will be greatly noted....

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