Susan Stanford
Very Helpful

Luke, I think that you were very wise to have her switch back. Our surgeon did not want us putting adhesive on the surgical site. Its tiring when you have to be your own advocate but empowering too. My son never used a donut though I did buy one. It wasn't comfortable for him for some reason. He was allowed to sit on his butt from day one but really let pain and discomfort be his guide. He laid on his side a lot and still does when he is not at work. He had to return to work in a week and has a one hour commute each way. For about a week my husband drove him so he could lay down in the car - my husband's work is even further away so it was easy to do. He is almost 6 weeks out from surgery. I think that people who are out running in 2 weeks and biking in a month are probably ones who didn't have the damage from failed surgeries. I think that it's a longer recovery for those who had all of the failed past surgeries. Our surgeon said that my son did not have a lot of the deep tissue in the center (cleft area) - thanks to the butcher. But that is one of the beauties of the cleft lift. The deep tissue that is present is sown in layers back together to make sure there are no "dead spaces" in the cleft area. I believe that you and my son both will heal completely
