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3 days after bypass surgery

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James Marusek    5,244

James Marusek
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Many people find it difficult to sleep in a bed for the first few weeks after surgery. Some resort to sleeping on a recliner during this time.

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LittleLizzieLilliput    919

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I barely remember my first week or so due to all the vicodin I was on. Yes it hurts, yes it goes away. 2 weeks and the worst of it will be gone. 12 weeks and you'll most likely feel back to normal except for figuring out how to eat again.

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nursedennise    17

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I am three days post op now. I can't sleep in my bed but am sleeping in a recliner. If you dont have a recliner, try propping up with pillows. Lots of pain still on my left side so still taking Tylenol with codeine. Trying to walk as much as I can but exhausted. Good luck!!

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j2m1h    24

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Took me 6 days to get in the bed, but still isn't completely comfortable when getting up.

HW 493lbs 3/2/16

SW 416lbs 1/10/16

CW 411lbs

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sjac    19

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I am a little over 2 weeks post op and the suggestion of sleeping in a recliner for a little while worked great

in a few more days you will feel much better

good luck

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Coffman34    0

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4 days post op.

I have slept in bed and on the couch. While there is a little pain with getting in and out of the bed, it's by far the most comfortable for me. I should add my bed is very low to the ground. So that helps a little bit, as I fall into bed, not climb into bed.

Although I have fallen asleep on the couch, the sleep is not near as fulfilling. I find I wake up constantly if I'm on the couch.

Are you wearing your stomach support? I have mine on constantly, it really helps with getting up/down.

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Jazzzyjay    222

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I am three days post op now. I can't sleep in my bed but am sleeping in a recliner. If you dont have a recliner, try propping up with pillows. Lots of pain still on my left side so still taking Tylenol with codeine. Trying to walk as much as I can but exhausted. Good luck!!

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I'm 7 days post op. Same thing as you most of my pain and big brusies are on my left side. I sleep on my couch with tons of pillows to prop me up. Each day gets a bit easier.

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jleiber    2

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4 days post op.

I have slept in bed and on the couch. While there is a little pain with getting in and out of the bed, it's by far the most comfortable for me. I should add my bed is very low to the ground. So that helps a little bit, as I fall into bed, not climb into bed.

Although I have fallen asleep on the couch, the sleep is not near as fulfilling. I find I wake up constantly if I'm on the couch.

Are you wearing your stomach support? I have mine on constantly, it really helps with getting up/down.

I didn't get a stomach support. Maybe that's why I have so much pain.

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Coffman34    0

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Yeah. Mine was like an Ace bandage. Except it was about 8-12" wide.

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CQ209    16

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I'm 2 days post op, and I'm wondering if I really had the surgery lol. I feel fine, some mild pain, but I only took my Tylenol 3 this morning, and I have some gas discomfort, which is relieving itself, and some slight discomfort getting up and down off the couch and out of bed. I've been drinking liquids non stop while I'm awake, I've had no problems getting those down. Anyone else experience this?


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danaymacklin    177

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Slept on our down stairs chaise for the first few days before making it back to bed. So try a recline and or chaise and prop yourself up. Be sure to continue on the pain meds they help during this time. I stopped my pain meds around a week.


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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
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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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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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