The doctors recommend it and you will need to use the restroom at some point. It is important that you get up and walk around after surgery. You will need help, plan for it now…then plan back ups. He made sure that even on the days he had to work, that our kids were with my mom or aunt and that a friend or family member was by my side to help me move around, take my meds and overall make sure I was ok. It was critical that I had a care team and my husband was incredible through this. I literally slept, took my meds, ate a few things and slept some more. I did not take care of my children, my husband, mother and aunt were taking care of all of that. I had 24 hour care for the first week of recovery.
Obviously acetaminophen was recommended by the doctor to help with pain and inflammation and the scar gel went on after the steri strips came off. The protein drinks were great to have as I wasn’t super hungry but protein is important for your body especially while healing from surgery. On my table you could find arnica tablets, protein drinks, pineapple juice, scar gel, saltine crackers and acetaminophen.Īrnica tablets and the pineapple juice are suppose to help with swelling, and I will say that I personally had very minimal swelling. My bedside table was super helpful for me to get through the recovery, especially in the first week. I know these are not the greatest photos, but rest assured, I will link them so you can easily click and order. I thought I would share my must have tummy tuck recovery items with you in case you are prepping for this surgery too! I am NOT a doctor, so please understand that these are only my recommendations from personal experience and that this is not medical advice. I was actually very prepared for this surgery as I had a few friends that had done this same surgery with my same doctors. You can see my bedside table included water, some crackers and a few other items. Recovery wasn’t easy, but the items that I had to help made it bearable. I kept a table next to me so I could easily access prescriptions, snacks and anything else I needed. I had a walker to move around when I needed to use the restroom or get up to move. You can see that I lived in a recliner, supported by pillows. No shame folks, that was some major surgery for some major results. This was me, where I lived, how I got around and what life looked like.
My husband took this picture of me about 5 days into recovery. This is easily the longest recovery I have ever had and I remember at 5 weeks, still dealing with the exhaustion and need to sleep more often than not. I have been really making sure that I am allowing my body the time to really recover. I cannot believe that I am approaching 2 months post tummy tuck this week. I am so glad I shared about my experience and today I am sharing more on my recovery and a printable tummy tuck preparation list for those considering surgery! Tummy tuck recovery is always at the top of conversations lately.
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