I stopped taking narcotics PO Day 3 bc I ran out. My doctor then said to transition to Advil which I did. The Advil worked well, however, after the 4 hours have passed I begin to feel very achy and feverish. PO Day 5 I had a follow up appt and he then told me to transition to ES Tylenol. It works fine, but I still began to feel bad after its ran its course. I am now PO Day 8 and I really want to get off of OTC meds to avoid long term side affects. How long should I take OTC meds?
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After three children, it is likely that the connection between your stomach muscles has weakened. This may account for a lot of the bulge that you see in your picture. One of the advantages of a tummy tuck is that this weakness can be corrected during the procedure. As for...
Lisa Lynn Sowder, MD (retired) - Account Suspended says:
Okay, here's your situation. You have a window of opportunity to have a tummy tuck. If you delay, you'll have a toddler to chase around and he'll be too big for you to pick up for weeks after your tummy tuck. Now your little guy isn't too big to pick up a week or so...
I think aside from that muscle separation that you see, you have an excellent tummy tuck result. I would show these photos to your surgeon and discuss a revision with muscle repair all the way up. Good luck.
