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Sleeping On Your Side Again?!

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a_gray_    1

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Aghhhh thank you all!

I'm about 3 weeks out and I guess just haven't built up the courage it still feels kinda funny. But I am looking forward to it! (:

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Chelsi    107

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took me about 2 weeks to sleep on my side again without pain meds. i used an extra pillow to hold up against my stomach and that seemed to help!

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ChaoticBliss    113

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I actually bought a special knee pillow to help with sleeping on my back, but I was able to sleep on my side in the hospital. I never even used it! :)

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VSG AJH    499

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This is a Snoogle, and it was my BFF during all of my obese pregnancies. Sounds like I might need to bring it out for post-op side sleeping.< /p>

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DirtyHarriett    94

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I am five days out and still cannot. My biggest problem is leveraging myself up and out of bed. My stomach has zero core strength at this time. I feel that burn in that one incision as I try to tug myself up.

It is funny how I just need the smallest bit of resistance to rise. I just need a hand to help me get to end of seat/bed then I rise easily. I CANNOT wait until that is effortless.

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Truckerchic    171

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I slept in vlf recliner or propped up in bed for first 5 or 6 days I cant do back and didnt want to get stuck in bed like a turtle lol at 2 weeks I could do sides now almost 3 weeks out still a little tender but can almost sleep in my normal position

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Kasey Parker    31

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After a few days of getting home.

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princessleah    8

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I'm 6 days post op and I'm so fed up of sleeping on my back, I kind of roll when I get brave...learn my lesson and roll onto my back again. By the sounds of it Only a week until I can sleeo properly then. Did any of you still get the gas pains still after 6 days?

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Mellordi    17

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I'm with some of the others. I was on my side a few hours after surgery.

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DirtyHarriett    94

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I am so envious!!! I am five days out, and laying flat and on my side is unimaginable.

You are super lucky.

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rls41998    91

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Today I'm 2 wks out. Started sleeping on right side after 1 wk. Couple more days and now I can sleep either side.

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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As you can see everyone is different. As soon as I woke up from surgery I turned on my sides.

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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As you can see everyone is different. As soon as I woke up from surgery I turned on my sides.

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Roo101769    742

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I started sleeping on my left side, with a pillow wedged against my stomach, the day I came home from the hospital. I cannot sleep on my back all night, and didn't have an adjustable medical bed to help me..Right side sleeping took a little longer. And I was about two weeks when I first laid on my stomach. Just work with your body and what is comfortable for you.

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a_gray_    1

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I am five days out and still cannot. My biggest problem is leveraging myself up and out of bed. My stomach has zero core strength at this time. I feel that burn in that one incision as I try to tug myself up.

It is funny how I just need the smallest bit of resistance to rise. I just need a hand to help me get to end of seat/bed then I rise easily. I CANNOT wait until that is effortless.

I was there too ! It does get easier! Promise!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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