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What are the best positions for sitting and sleeping after a tummy tuck surgery? (Photo)

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buffyduckNov 18, 2011

What are the best way's to sit and watch TV and what about laying down to sleep. I have never had any kind of surgery in my life and I really don't know what to do and I'm starting to freak out with only 14 days to my tummy tuck but I have lost 104 lbs and really need to fix all this. 

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