1 week post op and I finally can sleep on my side! Feeling good and almost at 30 lbs loss already!

The small incisions from the surgery seemed to hurt when I tried to sleep on my side. Not a lot, but just enough to aggravate me. But now that I am 1 week post-op, I can sleep on my sides.

I had laparascopic gallbladder surgery in the past, and this was WAY easier than that. Much less pain. Even in the hospital, I only had pain once in a while, like a spasm in my esophagus. If I tried to sleep on my side, the little incisions bothered me...not a lot but enough to keep me on my back but this resolved after one week. I have not needed any pain medicine at all since I got home from the surgery. I did not take much in the hospital either. For me, it was amazingly easy. Everyone is different.

Sometimes after a bad bout of reflux it is helpful to back up and do clear liquids for a day or so to give the esophagus and sleeve a rest. The reflux puts acid in places where it is not supposed to be, so you get some reactive swelling. Treat it nice and it will heal!

I guess I am just a determined side sleeper- I was doing it in the hospital right after my surgery. It would take me a few minutes to get there but I did it...lol

Me too, but I had no drainage tube to contend with.