Congratulations on your future tummy tuck and your donation!
I had a tummy tuck 9 years before my laparoscopic kidney donation in 2009. The tummy tuck surgery recovery is much more painful, so the majority of the discomfort you'll feel moving post surgery is the tummy tuck
After my tummy tuck surgery I had to sleep in a recliner for 2 weeks and had to walk hunched over for a month. By contrast, on the second day post kidney donation I was climbing in and out of the hospital bed quite easily. I do think that having the tummy tuck surgery gave me an advantage. For one thing, I had been in a lot more pain post surgery 9 years earlier, and I was quite experienced at moving super slowly when changing positions. I can be a big baby about pain, so after helping me through my tummy tuck, my husband had been dreading my recovery post donation. He shouldn't have worried, it was a breeze.
I was thrilled with the results of my tummy tuck - during the kidney donation the surgeon made the long incision and a couple of the portals on my tummy tuck scar. So thoughtful of him, I hadn't even thought to ask about it ahead of time. Best wishes to you, Janet
(I really enjoyed offering to show people my kidney donation scar - the tiny one next to my belly button - always fun to have an opportunity to show off the tummy tuck results
even 9 years later!)