What to Wear Right After Surgery???

I am having open RNY on Thursday, March 11. Any suggestions on what others brought to wear when leaving hospital or for first outings into the public? I am concerned that pants will rub on the incision or pull on it. Thanks, Carmella

I had surgery on the first. I still have my g-tube in and right now I'm wearting a light shirt and a pair of cotton elastic waist pants. I don't have my binder on at the moment, but I have had in on most of the day under my clothes. My insision stops at my belly button so my pants are fine. Sometimes when I sit they ride up a little and I just push them down a little. I'm pretty confortable.

Thanks! Hated to buy clothes right before starting to lose weight but I did go out and buy a couple pair of knit pants with elastic waist as my other pants seem less flexible and have zippers. Just wanted to make sure that I did'nt need to hunt for knit dresses at this late date.

Public? I'm still wearing a gown! My WLS incision stops about 4 " above my navel. If I could just push down the waist and wear a long shirt, it would be fine. Unfortunately, that bikini line crease is exactly where my hysterectomy incision is. The hysterectomy incision is definitely more irritated than the WLS one and harder to avoid with clothes. The G tube was driving me crazy--the skin under the collar was irritated from rubbing. Today I taped the tube end up instead of letting it hang and it took all the friction off the irritated place--it really helped (I have 3 more weeks of this G tube stuff). It was a pretty day here and it would have done me good to be outside walking, but there are laws about clothing in Arkansas, so I did 5 minutes on my gazelle. It wasn't a lot, but it was enough for me to start with. As soon as I get to 30 minutes with clothes, I head to curves. Joy

Both my kids had surg. and I am scheduled for it on the 18th. Based on their rec. I am wearing a nightgown and a coat over it when I leave the hospital.

I'm not even going to THINK about wearing any underwear until I feel totally better! All of you - be aware going in to the hospital that if your clothes fit just right - they won't on the way out. Your belly is going to be puffy and bloated. I wore a skirt with an elastic waist, but it still didn't give enough to make the ride home comfortable. It was very constricting. I have been wearing a t-shirt and a sheet around the house and that's it! Eve btw, I had lap and no drain to take home.