First night back home

[tendersage]

A qustion for those who have already had their ops, whilst in hospital i had a fully operated bed for sitting up ect and slept propped up all night... well when i could sleep that is.

How long after going home was it before you could sleep laying down flat?

 

[wannaloose18stone]

I only had that bed for one night. I usually sleap on my side so it was a couple of weeks I think before I had my first nights sleap.

 

[shelbell]

I had a V pillow which I used for about a week after discharge. After that i could sleep on my sides, still with the V pillow but with only one pillow underneath it (started with two or three), and one on either side of me so i could only roll on to my side not on my tummy.

Play it by ear and see what you feel comfortable with, as we are all very different.

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

good advice shel, thats how i also slept, i made my bed a replica of the hozzy bed best i could with lotts of extra pillows.

 

[wobbles]

By the time i was out of hospital i was able to lay mostly flat. But when i got home, i just used some extra pillows, mostly so that when i sat up, i didn't have as far to go, therefore not using my tummy muscles as much.

I've always been a side sleeper, i get terrible pain if i lay flat on my back, which i'm pleased to say is subsiding the more weight i lose, anyway, within a week i was laying on my side, and put a pillow between my knees to ease the strain on muscles. I was surprised how quickly i was able to lay on my sides.

 

[swizzlestick]

Hi there tendersage, I was just wondering how it all went for you. I left a message in the london thread.

How are you feeling? How do you think it went, be honest now and sending a big hug your way.

 

[swizzlestick]

Hey wobbles and Liz, I see you are both online at the moment whereabouts are you both. Oh and do wither of you know, when I jined about a year ago there was a live chatroom but I can't seem to find it now?

 

[swizzlestick]

Doh, tendersage I'm playign catchup with your posts, just found another one of yours so shall read your experiences there.

 

[tendersage]

Well i used the beanbag approach last night and it worked well it kept me sat up and supported meaning i had to use my tummy muscles very little. I am also a side sleeper and am looking forward to being able to get back to that.

Jonah now off to work and am all on my own but he made sure i had all my meds this morning after some prompting that i also needed to take my thyroxine and blood pressure not just the wits, calc and hospital ones LOL but hes left me a beanbag set up on the bed and another on the sofa which is great as i can drop off to sleep whereever i want to