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Hi all,

OK, this is a very silly question, but I haven't seen it addressed anywhere and I am really curious. It's about underwear. I know there will be multiple incisions, and I was curious if that means you're not supposed to wear underwear (bras and panties) for at least the first day after surgery. Or is it OK to do so as long as it's not tight?

It will help me to know how many pairs of underwear I should pack for my trip. Thanks for answering this -- I feel like a ninny for even asking!

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The lowermost incision will be at your bellybutton, so any underwear should be fine...unless you like to pull yours up all the way to your bra, haha.

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Thanks, that helps!

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I put mine on as soon as I could. I was tired of people coming in to check my incisions or drain and lifting up my gown and feeling very underdressed!!

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I also put mine on asap but my bra is another story. My surgery was a week ago tomorrow and I wear a sleep bra(left over from pregnancy) most of the time because my highest incision hits my bra. It is a small incision and healing great but it is just a little unnerving.

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