Thought I would share a tip - there is a product out there called the Bella Band or the Tummy Tube (depending on who's making it). Basically, it's a tube of thick nylon which you can wear around your waist. It's designed for maternity wear, but I have found it fabulous.
The Bella Band serves two purposes - it helps you fit into clothes, and it covers your belly. While recovering from surgery, your belly will be swollen and tender, and it will be either impossible or incredibly uncomfortable to fit into your regular pants. With the Bella Band, you can leave those pants unbuttoned and pull the band over them. And with your belly covered, you don't have to worry about your shirt riding up and exposing your gorgeous stitches and such.
For me, there was also the added benefit of feeling like there was a little support for my belly. No more worries about my insides oozing out of my incisions! (No, this isn't a rational fear or even a remote possibility, just one of those idiot things you sometimes can't help but feel.)
A word to the wise - you may want to purchase this via the internet or send someone else to the store if you are feeling emotional about fertility issues. For many women, even if they are done having children or are beyond childbearing age, having a hysterectomy is a profound loss - you will never, ever have another pregnancy. No accidents, no twists of fate, no miracles need apply. You're done. Game over. And if you are wrestling with the feelings surrounding that loss, having some perky clerk in the maternity store pepper you with questions about your due date will not be helpful, nor will the mailings you'll subsequently receive be welcome.
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