67 Year Old woman Has Pain And Swelling 2 Months After
Tummy Tuck
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forum
is from a 67 year old women who had a tummy tuck 2 months ago and now she has pain
and swelling. She is
wondering if all this is normal.
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Date: 11/20/2011 |
Submitted by: Jan |
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It's been 2 months since my tummy tuck. I am just
now able to sleep without my binder on. I can't go
during the day without it as I end up having pain
and a lot of swelling. Is this usual... I'm 67 and
thought maybe because I'm older it is taking longer
to heal. I wasn't real large to begin with and just
had the loose skin removed and my abs repaired. The
skin just feels so tight from the swelling. I tried
an ice pack and it helped some.
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RESPONSE
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| Date: 11/20/2011 |
Submitted by:
Tanner |
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Jan,
From what I understand, swelling two months after
tummy tuck surgery isn't unusual. I have talked
(vial email) with a lot people who have had swelling
much longer than that.
Regarding the pain, I can't give you an opinion on
that because I never had any pain associated with my
surgery. Depending on the severity of the pain and
it's location you may want to call your doctor and
ask him/her.
You could be right about it taking you longer to
heal, it seems to make sense, but then again
everyone heals at different rates. You could be just
a slow healer.
You also may want to continue wearing your
compression garment at night while you are sleeping.
You may be twisting and turning while you sleep and
the compression garment is know to aid in the
reduction of swelling.
I always found that wearing my compression garment
at night was somewhat comforting as it kept
everything in place throughout the night and I
didn't have to worry about pulling or twisting
anything.
Good luck,
Tanner
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