Sleeping on my port side

[Keeri3 0]

So how long did y'all wait until you felt comfortable enough to sleep on your port side? Mine is underneath my left boob and I'm getting kinda tired of sleeping only on my back or right side-but am scared of sleeping on the port side just yet. It will of been a week tomorrow since I've been banded if that helps.

[icequeen813 3]

It is not going to do any harm sleeping on your left side. However, I was tender on that left side for approx. a week.Also you may discover the port's incision site is a little more uncomfortable than your other incisions

[Katy Castro 1]

At 2 days post-op I started turning onto my stomach and left (port side) while sleeping. By day 4 I was doing it intentionally as I'm most comfortable on my stomach or left side. Now 7 weeks post-op, it's a non-issue for me.

[Murpel 0]

I was as close to on it as I could be from day 1. I CAN'T sleep on my back. I received a stuffed animal (Moose) from the hospital prior to leaving after my surgery, out patient, to help with the coughing and strain of moving, so I grabbed my buddy, held him to my belly and rolled. I was more on the animal than I was on the bed, but it relieved the need to sleep on my stomach, and the pressure relieved some of the incision discomfort.

[Nean4488 1]

I have to sleep on my stomach, so about 2-3 nights after surgery i was putting a pillow on my port side and laying on that, i wasnt totally on my stomach yet, but it gave my body the illuision it needed to sleep! I didnt need it anymore about night 5.

[Liftingchic 0]

I lied on my stomach the next day.. i am a side/belly sleeper.. I use my body pillow and rolled on top of it.. it really helped...