Tummy Tuck with Open Hysterectomy- Coming Up Soon... - Greensboro, NC

I was originally going to do a laparoscopic or DaVinci hysterectomy, but after reading about the possible complications (and really not wanting anything pulled down through my V!!) and knowing that I have some large fibroids anyway, I decided to go ahead and do the open procedure, and have a TT at the same time. My surgery is scheduled at the end of January, and I am still shopping for a surgeon. I I might have to delay the surgery to get two docs to work on the same date.. I know the first 2-3 weeks are going to be extremely difficult, but I'm getting prepared.
I did not gain more than 30 pounds with my pregnancies, but from the age of 36, it seemed like I kept gaining another 8-10 pounds each year. Early in 2014 I was a pu$$y hair away from 200 lbs. I thought about all the ways being overweight had changed my personality- all the things I would not do, how panic-inducing it was to go anywhere other than work or the grocery store. Through a lot of self-examining I saw that I was using food in all the wrong ways- from the choices, the exact way that I ate (standing at the fridge) and all sorts of other stuff. I decided on a very strict low calorie diet with several periods of fasting. It was during this time that food was not an option that I was able to examine my (inappropriate) relationship with food. Also, because I was on such a low calorie plan- there is no way I could eat anything with flour. It was then that I discovered a lot of the "fibromyalgia" pains I had were completely absent when I was gluten free.
I lost about 40-45 pounds, now I'm just under 160 and comfortable. I don't think I need to loose much more- just tone up a little and get rid of that skin. I've been stable at this weight since March (yes- I lost the weight VERY quickly).. I'll post more as I interview docs..

Hello ladies! I need to ask all the post-op princesses if they slept in a recliner or in bed- and if a recliner, for how long.
At first I was like heck yeah- we're getting one, but now that I see what I'm going to have to ask my husband to do- rearranging bedroom furniture in 3 rooms- I just hate to do it if it's only going to be for a few days. Getting a compact one to sit in during the day is no big deal, but having a full size recliner in *any* bedroom is going to be a pain, and staying downstairs in livingroom is not happening.
So if it's really necessary, I'll empty a guest room, take the dresser out of my room or whatever- I just hate to ask my husband to do all that (on TOP of everything I'll need him for in the first few weeks) and then a few days later tell him"OK, the recliner can go now"....
My bed is not high off the ground, I have a thousand pillows- is the turning and getting your legs into the bed the problem? Just painful or are we usually instructed not to move that way to protect the stitches/incision ?
Thanks for any input:)

Had my pre-op today with obgyn- apparently he forgot, I forgot, or that is not his usual practice, but since I have to ask for them, I figured I might as well ask for specifics... What is the latest and greatest (old old, reliable, and cheap) thing for nausea? I'm used to having strong pain medicines on board, not expecting that to cause a problem, but if I end up with antibiotics, or just have a reaction to the anesthesia, I sure don't want to puke!!! and there are NO otc meds for nausea that are worth a crap.
I noticed a few people mentioned muscle relaxers- I suppose this is for the impending backache from being hunched over?
If you are post-op and you took percocet or vicodin, how many days did you take it? Seems like the thing to do is to get off asap- just curious about averages...thanks, ladies:)