Hi, all! I'm inching toward my surgery date on 7/23/14, and I have a question for those of you who have already had surgery. Where and how did you end up sleeping or resting when you arrived home? I have a bed and a love seat, and honestly neither seem very comfortable when I think about recovering from this type of surgery. I wish I had a recliner, but I'd really like to make do with what I have. Any suggestions for how I can arrange what I have to be the most comfortable based on your experiences?

I'm 3. Days postop and live in my recliner. My hardest problem was wanting to be on my side..the recliner won't let me.

4 days post op and sleep with 3 pillows

And do manage on one side but not for long

I slept flat on my back and both sides from the first night after surgery. Never had sleeping position problems...even in my waterbed with 2 dogs and 2 cats for company. Took about 2 weeks till I could sleep on my tummy just because I felt so bloated.

I'm a side sleeper but I couldn't for the first couple weeks. Was on my back in bed (no tv in the living room where the recliner is!). After the first 2 weeks, I propped a pillow between my side and the bed so my tummy didn't droop and cause pain (why I couldn't sleep on my side).

Good luck with ur surgery!

I didnt have a recliner so i slept in my bed on my back with as many pllows i could find.a recliner i think would be best if u had one as long as its not hard to recline

i didn't dig the recliner because my neck got a crick in it, but i have been forced to sleep on my back since surgery (4 days postop) due to an incision on my far left and a drain on my far right. can't truly side sleep at all. this is about the only true problem for me since i'm a dedicated side sleeper. i've gotten up several times each night just from sore back. using three pillows on the back and two to my right side.

A recliner when I wasn't in bed and when in bed I slept with a pillow under my knees to keep me on my back. I couldn't sleep on my side for at least 2 months.

Awesome. Thanks, everyone. Yes, I agree a recliner would be best. I always enjoyed relaxing and falling asleep in my old recliner. Best feeling ever! But, since I am sans recliner, I think I will make do with the pillows and blankets I have and hope for the best. It's nice to see all the variance in everyone's experiences.

I had no problems sleeping on my side and in my bed when I came home. Was hard to do in the hospital due to the drain, but after that came out, I was home free.

5 days post op....I am in a wide chair with footstool for daytime, and in a bed with 6 pillows to sleep. I did get a crick in my neck sleeping on night 3. I started using a travel pillow to support my neck and it's much better. I definitely think you can get by with the furniture you have!

I lived in my recliner