Day after surgery
CEK0220
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I am feeling pretty good. Sore like I did a sit-up marathon, but good. As of right now I have walked 5 times. My swallow test didn't show any problems so now I get ice chips! After being without something to drink for so long they tasted devine. But right now I am gonna nap. Just wanted to let you all know how well things are going here! Thank you all for your wonderful support.
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Good job on the walking!!! Take it easy and enjoy the ice chips!0
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Good news!0
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Yay!0
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So glad to hear things went well. Things will start to feel better every day for the next couple of weeks.0
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Congratulations!0
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Yay! So glad your doing well. Great job walking, it really will help.!0
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Congrats OP!
I understand how you feel...I was also not allowed anything till that test could be done the day after surgery.
Sometime in the very early hrs of that morning I was asking to brush my teeth just to wet my tongue...lol!0 -
I'm two days since surgery. Can anyone tell me if you had trouble laying on your side?0
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CEK0220 & bonzaburns: Good luck and congratulations - life is going to change but it gets SO much better! Here's to a healthy new you!bonzaburns wrote: »I'm two days since surgery. Can anyone tell me if you had trouble laying on your side?
Bonxaburns: I actually remember being told NOT to lay on my side for quite some time - don't remember how long. I remember having to teach myself to sleep on my back. It wasn't until just recently that I have gone back to sleeping on my side. Now you say "trouble" but if you mean lots of pain - tell your dr/nurses - don't hesitate to ask them. 2 days since surgery - you are still in the hospital right? If not, you really need to call if anything is unusually painful (not sore).0 -
Bonza - congratulations! Didn't realize you had your surgery! I slept in a recliner for the first two or three days when I got home after surgery. After that, I was able to lay on my side, although it was a little uncomfortable at first.0
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bonzaburns wrote: »I'm two days since surgery. Can anyone tell me if you had trouble laying on your side?
Yes, my removal incision was on my left side and that was the harder side to lay on. Early on, though, changing from any position to another was difficult. Anything using the abs was painful. It got better in a week or so, if I remember correctly.
Rob
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Great news we look forward to your speedy recovery0
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Good for you! Welcome to the losers bench! Hope your recovery is quick and uneventful!0
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Congratulations! Hope your doing well!bonzaburns wrote: »I'm two days since surgery. Can anyone tell me if you had trouble laying on your side?
I wasn't really told not to lay on my side but found it uncomfortable for the first couple of weeks so I laid on my back. My right side was the worst as that was my removal side. It was tender up until just a few days ago and Im 3 1/2 weeks out. Im finally back to right side sleeping! Yay!0 -
I hugged a pillow and rolled on over. It kills my back to sleep on my back so, side it was pre op I slept on the right side but now I find the left most comfortable.0
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bonzaburns wrote: »I'm two days since surgery. Can anyone tell me if you had trouble laying on your side?
It took almost a month before I could lay on my right side. I slept in a recliner for a few weeks. My dr said that was perfectly normal. It does go away.0 -
I was told it was ok to sleep on my side, I think I was more anxious than anything. As others have said, I hugged a pillow for several weeks until I felt comfortable without.0
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Thanks all. I managed to hug a pillow last night and finally got some sleep. Should be out of hospital today, yah and feeling really great. Bit of reflux but it's all uphill from now. Thanks for your kind words. Chris0
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Awesome for both of you such inspiration for us preopers! Note taken on side sleeping now0
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bonzaburns wrote: »I'm two days since surgery. Can anyone tell me if you had trouble laying on your side?
Yes. When you turn on your side your insides shift around tugging on all those sensitive sirgica sites. I personally could not sleep on my side till about 10 ish days out but I had a host of complications that made side sleeping more painful.0 -
My doctor encouraged me to get off my back, but it was too painful (as Jessicadmx says, everything shifting around hurt). So I was on my back for 5-6 days, then I was able to very very carefully sleep on my stomach, as I'm naturally a stomach sleeper.
I was able to comfortably lay on my sides around... 9-10 days after surgery.0 -
Wow, I never thought about the whole sleeping thing after surgery. I guess I should ask doc about that tomorrow when I have mine.0
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One of my coworkers had bariatric surgery 15 years ago and that was one of the first things she told me; to prepare to sleep in a recliner for a while.
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The recliner worked really great for me the first 3-4 days!0
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I have used the recliner most of the time since being home. It's been a life saver.0
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having surgery in two days. no one has mentioned sleeping on your side issues and that's how I sleep. thanks for the update, now I know the issue may come up. and yeah, I have a comfortable recliner0
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Good luck! By four days post-surgery, I had trouble side-sleeping, but I was able to (very carefully) lay on my stomach. I think it'll depend both on your procedure and where they place your incisions. Got our fingers crossed for a smooth recovery!0
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Good luck badhair! Everyone seems to be different. The recliner was the place that was most comfortable for a little more than a week. Then it took me until about was about a week and a half out before I could sleep on my side.0
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I was able to sleep on my side from day one, I also had minimal pain.0
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