Fresh out of surgery

[zaconline]

Hi guys...
Had a surgery about 15 hours ago... went quite well, i was out of the hospital in 2 hours... No pain at all, only the discomfort from having to wear the vest... I asked my doctor about how long I should wear the compression vest, he said "the longer, the better"... that answer didn`t help much :-/ , so what do you think? when can I take the vest off? or is it safe for example after a week or something to wear the vest for, say, 10-12 hours a day and take it off for the rest of the time? and what`s the function of the vest anyways?
Would greatly appreciate your help...
Zac

[Yo]

The vest helps the swelling, loose skin, etc. Its pretty important.

To start off, only take it off to shower. Keep an eye out for swelling and stuff. After a few weeks if your not swolen and everythings going good, take it off.

I'm not a doctor but thats a better explanation than the one you got.

[tnel00son]

ive been wearing mine religiously, so much that i feel weird without it Oo

[cabtex]

Four weeks is what my surgeon suggested.  He did say, though, that there is not much research to show much value past 3 weeks.

[PeterBateman]

Dr. Lista says 6 weeks with the compression vest he provides.  If you're putting out this much money for something that bothers you and all the rest of us so much, I don't understand why some would risk taking it off early...I can't speak from experience yet on the vest, and I'm sure it sucks huge, but I will definately be wearing mine for the full 6 weeks.

[merle]

Six weeks is the standard time. There is not much research around this in general. A lot depends on your age, weight, skin type, etc.

I am about 6 days pass surgery. Looking foward to my first shower since then today.

Merle