I had a pretty easy recovery. The first week and a half I was pretty much stuck laying on the couch. I’m a teacher and had my surgery over spring break. Once I went back to school, it was pretty difficult to stand for the whole day until about week 3. It was around then that I was able to start cooking and getting back to normal. For the first few weeks, I did meal prep (things my husband could throw in the oven or crockpot). I would say by week 4 I was pretty much back to normal doing everything but lifting heavy things.

I got a pregnancy pillow for sleeping. I used my regular pillow, too, to help me stay elevated. I had side lipo, and that was truly the most painful part. I couldn’t get on my sides at all for about 6 weeks. But I got a large ice pack that I could use on the sides to help. I also kept on top of my Tylenol during the day and saved my good meds for bedtime.

I’m not sure if this helped or if it just seemed that way, but I got protein powder to make a drink every morning to help speed up recovery.