lifting restrictions post brachio? post TT?

I go for my extended TT and brachio on Tuesday.  My surgeon said something about lifting restrictions - but I didn't really get details.  Figured I would closer to - and now it's here!!  

What were your restrictions?  For how long?  What about raising your arms over your head?

I had tummy tuck and arm lift done together and was on lifting restrictions of no more than 5 lbs. for 1st 2 weeks then no more than 10 lbs. for 6 weeks.  If you have questions about how much something weighs do like I do.  One ream of regular copy paper weighs 5 lbs., if it weighed more than 1 ream while I was on the 5 lb. limit I did not pick it up.  I work in a copy center so that was a good way for me to estimate the weight of something.  Good luck.

Wow - that's pretty light!  I'm used to doing for myself- this will be hard for me!  But I don't want to stretch or increase my scars either...

I was told 5 lbs for 6 wks and now I can start reintroducing weights slowly and listening to my body. I picked up our Thanksgiving turkey at 5 wks that weighed 14 lbs... oops... and then a 10 lb bag of potatoes. But I hauled my work stuff into a home party the other night and it didn't hurt at the time but I'm now feeling it (and the cough this week hasn't helped the issue either).

Back to asking for help from strangers for another week or two.

Yup 5 lbs was what I was told for 6 weeks.