Anyone having trouble sleeping

[alswifey 133]

Hello everyone I'm 5 days post op n ever since I've been home from the hospital I've been waking up every 3 hours throughout nite and I've been having the craziest dreams when I do sleep is this happening to anyone else

[yvette626 18]

Hello everyone I'm 5 days post op n ever since I've been home from the hospital I've been waking up every 3 hours throughout nite and I've been having the craziest dreams when I do sleep is this happening to anyone else

My sleep has always been off before the surgery. I told my surgeon that I was taking sleep aid pills over the counter and he said that I could continue to take them if I wanted to.

[yazzy 105]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanna sleep so bad ... i am up every couple of hours and IO cant take it anymore.. maybe when i can finally be back in bed it will get better...too much pain lying on the bed... havent tried sleeping pills but will ask my dr, tomorow, have my 1 week ost op appt,

[barbi1281 112]

My first two weeks I was up off and on because when I turned over it hurt - I took pain meds at bed and slept on the couch to keep me from moving. A few months in I had insomnia and woke up every night in the middle of the night - it lasted about a month and a half and went away on it's own. I got a sleep aid from my primary care but it triggered my Migraines so I left it alone. Best advice I was given is squeeze in naps where you can - even a short one works wonders for your brain.

[alswifey 133]

I'm glad to see its normal ive always struggled as well but this is a bit much I don't have any pain only when I get gas but once that passes I'm good ill ask my doctor about a sleeping aid as well off from work for 2 weeks n no sleep I'm gonna be cranky Upon my return lol thanks everyone

[TexasMiss 314]

I'm 3 1/2 weeks out and I still can't sleep through the night. Can't even take a nap in the afternoon which is so unlike me. Been this way since the first night in the hospital. I'm really hoping I get back to normal soon!

[castiel 66]

My sleep schedule was and still is a mess. And I'm 3.5 months post op. I was only able to sleep in 4 hour increments, I couldn't stay asleep. I felt like a zombie. Couldn't focus, cried a lot, couldn't even fall asleep to take a nap. I've been on ambien, but now I'm such a light sleeper, even muffled talking wakes me up. I used to sleep like a log! But it's gotten a little better even in the last 3 weeks for me.

[iggychic 1,405]

I was sick for a couple of months after the surgery including one spent in hospital so I totally got my sleep schedule screwed up. I was used to them coming in and draining my stupid tubes every couple of hours, then about the time you do fall asleep out of desperation the surgeons would stop by to visit (between 5 and 6 every morning) then the rounds, then the nurses change schedules, then....well it really screws with a good sleep. It took me several months to get back into a decent sleep pattern.

I had the same issue when DS was born. He was very sick so he didn't sleep more than 15 mins at a time, then we put him on a feeding tube and had to wake him every two hours 24/7....it was ugly and I gained a lot of weight! Sleep is so freaking important to good health.

To get back on track after this my doc gave me some pills to help me fall asleep...can't remember what they were but they didn't knock me out for eight hours, they just made me fall asleep faster and lasted in the system about 4 hours...and I could wake up if I had to (I get up once or twice still with DS). If you're really having issues I'd ask for some help on a short term basis. You need it for your sanity, not to mention your health.