TT-stitch the abs together or no? Advice please!

[Julie norton 2,850]

Personally I never did, I spent 4 nights in a hospital bed and then slept in a regular bed.

please sha are any tips that made you comfy

[AZDee 138]

I just used a ton of pillows to prop up my legs and back..

[hadouni 301]

Hello All,

I'm I'm 3 weeks post-op now. I had the panniculectomy and belly button fix but I didn't do the abdominal plication. My insurance covered the panniculectomy (yay!) and I paid for my belly button.

I slept in a bed for the first week after surgery with pillows under my knees and lots of pillows proping me up to sort-of replicate a recliner. That includes the first night post-op in a hotel bed! I'm a side sleeper so this was hard on me. I quit taking the pain meds/muscle relaxants two days post-op so I didn't have them to help me sleep either. After I got back to my house I did sleep in the recliner until just a few nights ago. I'm ok to sleep on my side again (at least it doesn't hurt!) so I'm pretty much back to normal for sleep.

I'm completely satisfied with my outcome and don't regret skipping the abdominal plication one bit! Less pain, shorter recovery!