Sleep Requirements have Changed!

[dathvick 150]

Has anyone else experienced a change in their sleep habits after surgery?

Before surgery I needed 8 hours of sleep every night. I would go to bed at 8:30pm and get up at 4:30am so I could be at work at 5:30am everyday. My body was so used to these hours that even on weekends I would get up around 4:30am.

I currently only need 6 hours of sleep. I now go to bed at 9pm and have to force myself to stay in bed until 3am. I don't feel tired, I am still full of energy and I don't take naps. I do find myself feeling very tired around 9pm and when I go to bed I fall right to sleep. I don't feel I am depriving my self of sleep, I actually feel great all day long.

Edited February 23, 2018 by dathvick
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[heatherjudson 62]

I’m wondering if you had sleep apnea that cleared up after you lost weight. Did you ever get tested?

[BostonWLKC 806]

Following! I’m wondering the same . I haven’t used mine consistently and no complaints from husband yet


HW 242
SW 236- December 20, 2017
CW 196
GW#1- 199
GW#2- 175
5’6”

[dathvick 150]

9 minutes ago, heatherjudson said:

I’m wondering if you had sleep apnea that cleared up after you lost weight. Did you ever get tested?

Yes I have used a CPAP machine for about 12 years and still use it. Maybe I should get tested again.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Several years before surgery, my snoring would keep my wife awake all night long. She was a light sleeper and she really needed her sleep. A few months after surgery, I woke up in the middle of the night and found my wife hovering over me in bed. I asked her what she was doing. She said I was sleeping so quietly, she thought I had passed away and she was trying to see if I was still breathing.

[kakatlady612 1,053]

Lol I'm sure I would have done that exact same thing. My late husband, I woke up one AM, spoke to him, he didn't answer, touched him and he felt cool, I stuck my hand in the back of his briefs and touched his bum. He woke up, oh my did he ever. Good thing I could run faster than him cause he was NOT happy.

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