This is my first night post op , have any of you slept on your back? Or just sitting up?

I couldn't sleep on my side for a good month or so!!!! Doing so would bother the incisions. I ended up on my back most nights.

Most of us weren't able to sleep flat on our backs. Some slept in recliners...I slept with pillows to keep me partially sitting up for about a week post-op.

Recliner for a week!!!

I actually slept on my stomach right from the first night after surgery.

Slept on my stomach by the third night along with my blankly.

I couldn't sleep on my side where my port is. I slept mostly on my back... Even being 18 days post opt it still hurts a little to sleep on my stomach.

I could sleep on my side and stomach 2nd night post op. totally comfortable once I got there, but a little painful getting there since your ab muscles are so sore. I also slept on my stomach on top of a soft ice pack with a towel on top and felt really comfortable to me. I'm a week and a half post op and still do that on days when my incisions are sore.

I was most comfortable on my back, propped up with pillows.

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I am 5 days post op. have slept on my side since first night. Have 2 pillows . Put one under your head as usual. Lie on your side push the pillow long way against your stomach/abdomen and roll against it. You can bend your knee and put it on top of the pillow - I find that more comfortable. Make sure the pillow is up snug against your abdomen. The first 3 nights I put an ice bag there too as well as taking a pain pill before going to bed. Good luck!

Thanks everyone , I was propped up , maybe I will try flat