I slept somewhat elevated in my hospital bed last night, so it wasn't an issue. When I got home today I wanted to take a nap and tried to lay in my bed. Even with extra pillows, it was not going well.

When were you able to lay flat on your bed after surgery?

Thanks!

It took me about a week till I was able to sleep in my bed. I slept sitting up on my couch, and know a few people who slept in recliners. It took another week till i was able to go back to sleeping on my side.

3.5 weeks post and I'm still sleeping on the couch. Sleeping on my back was OK after a week or so, except that when I woke my abdominal muscles were often very sore, and I had bad stomach acid.

I'm going to try the bed again soon, but for now, I'm still reclined.

I slept in a recliner for the first week. Sleeping any other way was uncomfortable and impossible.

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It took me 2 or 3 weeks to lay flat. Laying down made me feel like i was drowning. However every couple of day i could lay a bit lower. 5 weeks out and back to normal. Good luck!

I was most comfortable in my recliner for 2-3 nights. Then did fine in bed.