Just wondering how long it took some of you to be able to sleep on your sides again?!!!

My backs getting real old fast !!!!

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!

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!

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.

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 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

After a few days of getting home.

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?

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

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

You are super lucky.

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

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

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

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.

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!

Well yes it seems everyone is different !! Hopefully it'll happen soon !