Most of my tummy tuck patients find the recovery really tolerable. I do inject long-lasting local anesthetic to give you an abdominal nerve block during surgery and this helps a lot! Yes, you will have some discomfort. At the aftercare facility, they will give you narcotics to take that really help curb the pain. Most of my patients stay there for 3 days – these are the most uncomfortable days. I will prescribe prescription pain medications as well as antibiotics to take at the aftercare facility and when you go home.