Will I be able to climb one flight of stairs to the bedroom when I get home? I really do not have any place on the main floor to have a bed so am hoping that stairs are not that big of an issue. I have a comfy recliner on main floor..no full length sofa. Will I be good through the day with the recliner so that I'd only need to go upstairs at night, or do most people feel the need to lie down multiple times a day immediately following surgery? If I need to make different arrangements, I need to know long before surgery time to figure out where and what will work to change things up.

Thanks so much for your thoughts.

MGT

I was wondering the same thing. Not about the stairs to bedroom. My bed is high so I am thinking of buying a recliner because It may hurt when getting up. Hope others who have had the surgery reply

I heard that the pain is less then a C-section. I had one and that is good to hear but it was 21 years ago lol!!! Good luck..

I didn't have any troubles with going and up and down my stairs. I did take them slow...but it was fine. I also have a tall bed and that was a bit of a challenge. We actually moved the bench to my vanity over and used it to sort of "climb" up. Even that was only for the first couple of days though. Good luck to both of you!

Yes you will be able to do stairs. Just take your time.

Climbing up stairs should not be an issue at all. And many people sleep in their recliners the first couple of nights, so I'm sure your setup will work just fine.

The pain is localized in your belly area, in fact many people describe it as having done 1000 pushups. Having a high bed really shouldn't make a difference. It's the sitting up to get off the bed (at any height) that hurts. Always try to tuck your legs up and roll. Sitting directly up will hurt.

Thanks all... sounds like stairs are one less thing to worry about!

Good news for me that stairs are not a big issue post-op! I have 14 to go up and down to my bedroom! Yikes!