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I have always been a stomach sleeper. Obviously after surgery, I couldn't do that. I tried sleeping on my back but it feels suffocating. I tried rolling to one side or the other but I have a big stomach and it felt like things were pulling. So ever since surgery (9 days out), I have been sleeping in a chair. I'm pretty tired of sleeping in a chair to be honest and I am wondering how long before I can get a more comfortable night's rest? Thanks in advance!

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I slept on my stomach from the 4th night and it was so comforting. It helped with the gas and the pain.

I would suggest wearing a binder or some kind of compression so you can sleep on your side and you might just roll on your stomach if you are comfortable enough.

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I was still in pain that fourth day. I am 9 days out. I would like to try it but a little worried I will mess up the incisions or even mess up something inside. Lol.

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I use a small pillow to support my stomach if I sleep on my side and it helps with the pulling feeling.

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I was able to sleep on my side pretty early - day 3/4. But I couldn't sleep on my stomach until close the end of week 2.

I did find that propping pillows under my stomach helped when I started sleeping on my side - that way I was on my side, but the pillows kept the belly from pulling down so much.

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IM naturally a tummy sleeper. I have been falling asleep on right or left side since 1 weeks post-op, now I am 2 weeks postop and I wake up on my tummy. No issues here.

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this is one reason I didn't choose the lap band believe it or not

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I have always been a stomach sleeper. Obviously after surgery, I couldn't do that. I tried sleeping on my back but it feels suffocating. I tried rolling to one side or the other but I have a big stomach and it felt like things were pulling. So ever since surgery (9 days out), I have been sleeping in a chair. I'm pretty tired of sleeping in a chair to be honest and I am wondering how long before I can get a more comfortable night's rest? Thanks in advance!

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I am typically a side sleeper but this was not always comfortable post surgery. I am sleeping with 2 temper pedic pillows to be a by more elevated and I have a large floor poof/pillow under my legs. I did this after a couple of restless nights where I almost moved to chair because I would nap with legs up in chair but couldn't get to sleep in bed.

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Try putting pillows on either side of you. That's what I did. I purchased two king size to keep me off my tummy

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I couldn't sleep on my side for about 4 weeks. A binder might help. But I just had to deal with it and sleep on my back. It's only temporary. This too shall pass.

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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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