G.W.
Hi Sunny,
I had my tummy tuck two years ago this past May. I think I wore my compression band maybe a week or week and a half. I never had to sleep in a recliner, slept in my bed gingerly without too much sudden movement. Come to think of it, I think I remember wearing the compression band longer than the week at night but was fine without it in the day time because my clothes gave me enough support. Getting out of bed was tricky. I remember laying on my side, putting my legs over the side of the bed and pretty much using my arm to push me up off the bed into a sitting position and from there my legs did the rest. It really wasn't too bad two weeks out like you are.
It took many many months before I felt completely back to normal. Probably up to the first year mark I would have occasional mild discomfort with the incision scar (because it was a long one...hip bone to hip bone!). It took a long time for the scar to "flatten out" but it did eventually. The color lightened up tremendously but again, it did take quite a long time. You know of course, you will never be scar free but it beats the hell out of a saggy floppy thing hanging off your stomach. I had lost 82 lbs and just about every thing on my body had responded well except my lower tummy...it was gross. Anyway, I am two years in and have zero regrets. It was a lot of money but the confidence I gained was worth every single penny. Best wishes on your recovery!!! And good luck to Mandy on her upcoming surgery! :-)
