How long did you hurt?

I'm dying for a good night's sleep and my one lap site is really bugging me. Roughly how long til you could sleep on your side or stomach without propping anything up? 

Depends on the person.. Mine was about a week and a half.. It will get better day by day..

Hi there!  I had the same trouble after surgery and a wonderful OH member suggested to me to use a body pillow early on.  This helped tremendously!!!  I found one at Target for (I think) around $10...a worthy investment!  I was using my body pillow by the end of my second week post-op.

I have never been a stomach sleeper but I was able to sleep on my side about the 4th night. First night was a little rough but since then has been great.

Good luck!

I'm a stomach sleeper myself, so I feel your pain.

My surgery was just a little over two weeks ago and I started sleeping on my left side a couple of nights ago comfortably.  However, I am surrounded by two body pillows and an extra head pillow under my stomach to relieve the pressure.  Sleeping on my right side is still a no go for me at this stage...even with all those pillows there is internal pulling and a little bit of pain, making it too uncomfortable.

As for stomach sleeping, my nurse told me at my one week post-op visit, not to sleep on my stomach for at least 6 weeks.  Don't know why, but this was her guidance.  She even sent me home with a list of to-do and not-to-do' s and not sleeping on your stomach was written in bold.  So, I'm guessing it's a big no no at this stage and I'm going to follow the rules until I get the clear.

Hope you can get a good night sleep soon!

I was able to sleep on my side after about 5 days with the creative use of pillows.  For some reason I tend to want to sleep on the side that is more swollen and irritated.   I am 12 days post op and can sleep on my side without pillows at times.  Using the pillows just increases my comfort level.   Best wishes for a good restful night's sleep soon.

I slept on my side as soon as I got home (2nd night).  I took the pain meds for 3-1/2 days and I was fine.  I was mopping the kitchen floor day 5 and walking for exercise the first day of surgery and felt great.  Sorry, but the surgery was just so easy for me. 

This may sound wierd I really just push through the pain and laid on my side I'm 5 days post-op and been on my side from day one ever since then I've just pushed through it once you're in a comfortable position you will be able to sleep no problem it's just getting past the actual turnover in the first 5 minutes of laying there for me anyway I know everybody's different

I am five days post-op now and last night was the first night I was able to comfortably sleep on my sides. Still can't do stomach. Can't wait until I can!

I was sleeping on my side 5 or 6 days out with everything propped up by pillows. I got a foam wedge pillow from Bed, Bath & Beyond and used that for the first week to make back sleeping more comfortable and it also helped with the side sleeping.