Belly Sleep Question - 10 Days Post Op

[sweetsam2005 9]

I was a belly sleeper and I am just curious.... will I be able to sleep on my belly again? If so how long did it take others before they could again?? I am 10 days post op now and this side & back sleeping is driving me nuts. Not to mention I have had a gas bubble caught in my shoulder for 4 days so I can't sleep on my left side because it makes the pain unbearable. Just looking for some help here.

Thanks

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[A New New Dawn 1,695]

I am 3 weeks post op and slept on my belly (unintentionally) last night for the first time. It felt SO good! You will get there. I hope you are moving around (walking, etc) to help with the gas pain. Otherwise, you may want to try GasX.

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[raindrop1999 15]

whenu do use a very soft flat pillow

[elcee 3,343]

Try sleeping with a pillow next to your stomach, it helps to support it and makes it a lot more comfortable. If you have pain in your shoulder you should have prescription pain meds to take.

[AJohnson05 21]

I am the same way. The only way i can sleep is on my stomach. The day i had the surgery it was uncomfortable to lay on my back because of the pain. I took a pillow wrapped it around my stomach and laid that way and i was able to sleep. The only downside is when i called my surgeons office that day they said try not to lay on ur stomach because the arching of ur back might cause the band to slip. After that i was very cautious. The gas was another thing that bothered me the day of the surgery when i got home because of the pain in my back. Walking was the key for me to get the gas to move and also a loving person who laid in the bed with me and rubbed my back so it wouldnt hurt. When i received my first fill which was about 6weeks or so after the surgery his assistant said i can resume normal activity and i asked her could i go back to sleeping on my stomach and she said yes. After that ive been sleeping on my stomach ever since.

[Summerrain 520]

I used to wake up laying on my belly in the first week and I was sore so I started using a pillow for support under my belly and that helped immensely so for me it was the first week

[Toddy 758]

Wow, that's the first time I've ever heard anything about sleeping on your stomach possibly causing the band to slip?!?!?!?! I've been sleeping on my stomach since the day after surgery (I'm 6.5 months post-op). I do however only use a very thin pillow if I use a pillow at all.

For me, a heating pad helped the gas pain a little bit. The gas was the primary reason I needed pain meds the first couple of days -- the incisions weren't nearly as bad as the gas. And GasX did less than nothing for me because it's not that kind of gas.

[sweetsam2005 9]

I have been getting up and moving quite a bit... I actually pulled a muscle in my lower stomach from doing to much activity so I have had to tone it down a but and focus on healing. I have actually had gas pains in my shoulder like this before so I am not surprised that most of my issue is there, I just hope it goes away soon.

I tried sleeping in my bed last night, opposed to the couch and that was an epic failure. I could not get comfortable and barely slept a wink. At least on the couch I can comfortably sleep on my back and shift my head from side to side so I am not restrained to one position.

Thank you all for the advice!

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[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

I used a pillow to prop 1 side up and was sleeping on my tummy by 3 days post op. if you get the pillow in the right spot it keeps pressure off the owie.