Please help. I am 4-1/2 weeks post-op and every time I roll over in bed I am still in excruciating pain. (I finally started sleeping in bed this week. I was in the recliner for 3-1/2 weeks.) This cannot be normal, can it? I feel the same pain when I bend or twist the wrong way. Should I call the surgeon?

Hello, although I have not had my surgery yet for lap band I can tell you that I had an ovarian cyst that ruptured removed last year and they did laproscopically with only three incisions - for almost a month I couldn't sleep on my stomach or even side, I guess I would call the Dr. (as I am not one and see what they say. Good luck to you!

If I were to go as far as to say I was having "excruciating" pain, then something is not right. I would definitely go to the doc ASAP. I was sleeping comfortably on my side with a pillow under my stomach on day #2 post-op. I still have some tenderness at the port site, but otherwise everything is totally back to normal and I'm only 2 weeks post-op. Your pain at this point should not even be close to excruciating...not 4 1/2 weeks post-op.

I had a terrible time trying to sleep on either side after my band. I would basically move from the recliner to the bed every 3-4 hours because that is all I could stand to lay on my back in one position. One thing that really helped me is using extra pillows and blankets to help support my stomache. I would basically wad up a blanket and put it along side me, so when I rolled to the side I would not be completely over and no part of my stomach would shift down toward the bed. Then I would but a pillow between my legs to help support my back. The blankets helped my incisions so they weren't stretched. It was much more comfortable for me to sleep on the side where my port was not. Hope this helps...I know it is terrible not not be able to get comfortable! I am wishing you a good night's sleep!

Well, you are healing still....but if it's so bad, call the nurse. I don't recall mine being so bad.

I sleep on my stomach and in the beginning I had to place my arm just so around the port area....but now, it's nothing.

Good luck.

I had my surgery on 12/28/07 and I am still having pain and still am unable to sleep on my stomach or side (for very long). I did call my Dr. and they said it was normal and should get better soon.

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I am a side sleeper and there's just no way I can sleep in any other way. I very gingerly rolled myself onto my right side as soon as I got back to my room in the hospital and have slept that way ever since. It took me a couple of weeks before I could do the same on the left side though. I don't know how easy it would be to try sleeping directly on my stomach even now (six weeks post-op) Everyone is different and some take longer to heal than others, but I'd only be worried if you still couldn't manage it in with another couple of weeks.

Thank you all so much for your responses. Sometimes you feel like you're the only one with a problem and then you hear from people all over the country who are having the same issues. I am so thankful for all of you. I will call the doc on Tuesday just to be safe.