How long post-op before you could wear normal clothes again?

I'm three days out and even pajama bottoms are irritating. I may need to drag myself to a "mandatory fun" work event at the end of this week. Are normal (somewhat snug) clothes within the realm of possibility at just one week out? 

Give yourself time as you are still swollen and will be in normal clothes soon

I'm 1 week post op. I've been in pjs all week. 

Clothes are fine it's bras that hurt. 

I went home in the same clothes I arrived in and wore my regular clothes from day one. 

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Could you track down a loose skirt, maybe a broomstick style, and a tunic top? That way you'd have something that's loose over your middle, and you could maybe wear a stretchy cami underneath to help keep things from getting irritated.

 

Try leggings w a long sweater or yoga pants. I have a few pair that if I throw boots on you wouldn't know they were yoga pants. It took me about 3 weeks to wear "normal pants". Good luck and don't over do it.

i wore normal for me at the time elastic waisted pants from get go, it was the bra that bothered me. I also wore a binder all the time the first two weeks so that helped me a lot. but just an fyi by the time I was comfortable like pre op in the clothes they were too big! It only took me 2 weeks to drop a size lol. Good luck finding something to wear!

I'm at 2 weeks right now.  I'm back at work and wearing jeans and sweaters........ but it required effort.  I have 6 incisions, one right where my bra lies in front, and 5 in various places along my waistline.  This makes it tricky!  I wear a soft pair of jeans or yoga pants, depending on where I'm going.  Decent shoes (but not high - you don't want to flex your tummy when you stumble - that hurts!). I unbuttoned the button on the jeans and wear a sweater that's long enough to cover that area. I have to stand or slightly lean back to keep from cutting into / rubbing the incision areas.  Under the bra I have put some band-aids to add cushion so that my bra won't rub off the steri-strips.

The best thing I can say is that today is less painful and awkward than yesterday which was also better than the day before.  

Oh - also consider - when you get in the car to go somewhere, unzip the jeans completely - it is a relief!

Not even close.  It was a couple of weeks (my post op appt actually) before I could wear pants again, and I took them off fairly quickly.