TLH: so tell me about these post hysterectomy binders?

What exactly is the point of them? What are they SUPPOSED to be doing? Is it just a comfor issue?

	Quote:
Originally Posted by partschick I am so glad I had my binder. I am a bit overweight in my stomach and it has really helped me. I wear it so I don't feel like I have to hold up my stomach. I feel like it helps me walk straighter too. I agree it depends on your size. I highly recommend it if you hold any weight in your tummy.

I am thin but still found binder helpful for couple of weeks..
the jiggling when I wasn't wearing it was uncomfortable...
(don't know what was jiggling but something inside was)..
helped me walk better too ..sort of helped my centre of gravity...

	Quote:
Originally Posted by BabooX2 What exactly is the point of them? What are they SUPPOSED to be doing? Is it just a comfor issue?

They seem to provide women with support and a bit of stiffness in their core at a time when you can't really use your abs to hold yourself up very well. Probably more to it than that, but then again, I didn't wear one, so I can't say personally. It may also depend on what you had done during surgery -- I didn't require any endo cleanup or anything like that.

	Quote:
Originally Posted by BabooX2 What exactly is the point of them? What are they SUPPOSED to be doing? Is it just a comfor issue?

Women who like them often refer to support and avoiding jiggling. It's sort of like a bra but lower down.

	Quote:
Originally Posted by SurprisedInNB Women who like them often refer to support and avoiding jiggling. It's sort of like a bra but lower down.

good analogy...these are for comfort only..not some
therapeutic necessity...I liked mine but not all women like them so personal choice...I didn't even buy mine till second week post op...your body will tell you what it likes and doesn't...

I got mine a few days after surgery, after I read about it here, and it really helped me. I felt jiggly and uncomfortable when I walked, and got very tired if I stood at the stove for a while. The binder helped a great deal with that and was especially helpful on stairs. I only wear it when I am up and moving around. It is very adjustable, so you can just get to the amount of support you need.

	Quote:
Originally Posted by BabooX2 Davinci 12/2. I see some saying they got a binder but didn't use it, some saying the Dr put one on them after surgery and it was the greatest thing ever... What's the general consensus? Get one? Wait until after surgery?

My experience was after c-sections. I loved the binder. My insides were jiggly and that hurt and made me do less. The binder helped. I also had low back pain and it gave support.
I plan on getting binder and then some spanx type binders for later. Those are looser and easier to wear under clothes. I found when I would take my binder off for breaks it caused me to tighten my tummy muscles trying to maintain that support. Hope this helps.

	Quote:
Originally Posted by corky1 also gave me comfort but only at beginning so it wouldn't feel like my organs were jiggling around when I walked etc...

Wait. I know this feels like a very dumb question, but does it really feel like your organs are jiggling around?

	Quote:
Originally Posted by SallyCinnamon16 Wait. I know this feels like a very dumb question, but does it really feel like your organs are jiggling around?

I guess for some women it does? For me it didn't. I'm one of the ones who didn't wear or feel I needed a binder.

	Quote:
Originally Posted by SallyCinnamon16 Wait. I know this feels like a very dumb question, but does it really feel like your organs are jiggling around?

Yes. After my c sections (2) my insides were very tender and juggling around. They take your uterus out and examine it and put it back in. I imagine it's like that and more. Everything was jiggling against each other and tender. Felt very weird. Like nothing was attached or in place. Unstable. Jiggly and tender.