I am 4 days post off and want to lay in my bed so bad!! When were you able to lay in bed And on your side?

The first week for me was outta the question! I slowly was able to sleep in bed and on my side 2 and half weeks post-op. there is still alittle dicomfort but its feels great to be sleeping normal again! I know this point in time in your post-op is hard to even move without hurting. Don't worry, it will happen soon! Just needs a littel more time to heal. *Hugs* :thumbup:

I was a good two weeks till I could lay on my left side but only 5 or 6 days and I could lay on my right. It feels like forever now but it won`t be long!

i had my surgery on 9/22. i was able to sleep on my side the same night. but not the whole night. i tossed and turned the whole night. it was painful. i finally noticed last night i can sleep on my right side. my left side where the port is i still can not sleep on that side.

I was able to sleep on my side again on the 4th night post-op. (It felt like much longer than that, though. lol)

I'm not a back sleeper, at all, so sleeping elevated on my back was very, very hard for me.

Have you tried in the last day or two to lay on your side? I'd give it a try daily to see how you do.

Hang in there. It does get better. :thumbup:

I'm on my 5th night.

From about the 3rd night I shaped a doona under the right hand side of my stomach and then wrapped it around my back and held it there while I slept - this helped. I also have all of my stab marks on the left hand side so I was lucky. I was having some serious back pain and still am - I hope it's just gas stuck there from surgery.

I still have problems sleeping on my side or even sleeping flat.

Ok well thanks everyone! I am going to try my left side ( my port is on the right) tonight. I am so sick of sleeping in a chair! Maybe I am just freaked out because I am only 4 days post op but I feel like a train wreck. I can't even begin to imagine my life going back to normal. The gas is still bad

I slept in my bed the first night. I was able to lay on my stomach just fine and my right side. It was almost 5 days before I could get comfy on my left side though.

It was about 4 days for me (but id have to half lay on a pillow on my side too, weird) then about a week.5 out i could lay on my stomach.

I just had my surgery on the 29th so I'm 2 days post op. I have had to sleep on my back and it's been killer trying to sit up. Today, I tried taking a nap on my side and it was irritating and sore so I went back to my back. Yesterday I thought it would never get better, but already I'm less sore. I know my experience is different, but at least you know it does get better.

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I could lie in bed but on an incline. After a few days could lie on right side with no discomfort. Left side (which is my preferred side and where the port is) took about two weeks. To roll over I had to hold tightly to the port area and roll.

I had surgery in the morning and was able to get onto my side and lie that way for short periods by that night - I was SO sick of lying on my back.

I went home to sleep in bed, I didnt need a recliner or anything. It took a few nights to be able to easily and comfortably lie on my side, it hurt a bit like my stomach was hanging unsupported in there.

I was able to sleep in bed on my 2nd night, but getting up and lying down was murder, i would scream quietly under my breath, and tried to put off getting up til i absolutely had to pee! After about 5 or 6 days it got better, also i was able to sleep on my right side that night, it was extremely uncomfortable but i cannot sleep on my back for more than an hour. Now i sleep on my stomach and my side as usual, slight discomfort getting to th right position, but it's all good now.

WOW. I'm so glad I saw this thread!! I am pre-op (but I just got a tentative date of 12/20/10) and with all the questions I've been thinking about post-surgery, I didn't even think about how the heck am I gonna sleep! lol. I am NOT a back sleeper so this will be difficult for me. I had trouble acheiving REM sleep during my sleep study because of that.

So I've seen a few posts that refer to sleeping in "bed" after a couple days. So where were you sleeping if you weren't sleeping in bed? I hate sleeping in my recliner. lol

Wow, how weird. I have to sleep on my box or it isn't comfy. I put a pillow on the right side and put all the pressure/weight on the surgical area. Go figure~ The only way I can sleep. Everyone is different for sure.

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I'm 4 days post-op and last night was the first night sleeping laying down. I changed back and forth between back and side lying but it wasn't bad as long as it was my left side I was laying on. Tonight will be my first night back in my own bed so I'm hoping that'll go well. :smile2: