Can't Sleep at night or Nap
Hi all,
I am 5 days out and I can't seem to sleep. I'm up half the night and I don't nap either.
I feel hyper and then exhausted but can't sleep.
Did anyone experience this? Is my body just out of wack? This can't be good for the healing process.
Can we take anything?
I guess I should check with Guelph, I'm exhausted but can't sleep.
Char
I am 5 days out and I can't seem to sleep. I'm up half the night and I don't nap either.
I feel hyper and then exhausted but can't sleep.
Did anyone experience this? Is my body just out of wack? This can't be good for the healing process.
Can we take anything?
I guess I should check with Guelph, I'm exhausted but can't sleep.
Char
Char
Dr. Reed
VSG May 24/2011
Yes. I was buzzed afterward. I took some tylenol they sent home with me. Peadatric 3? Helped knocked me out for the evening. Only had to do it twice.
Before the surgery I kept putting things off. I was never good enough. One of the benefits of WLS is that you start to believe in yourself. Check out my blog:
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Hi Char
No your body is not wacked, welcome to the wonderfuly side effects of post surgery. I look at it that my body will finally rest when it needs it. I too was like that after surgery, mine lasted about 2 weeks before I was able to get back in a regular sleep pattern and sleep through the night again, properly.
The good thing is, when you are up in the middle of the night and can't sleep, as least you have control the remote control...lol
Geri
No your body is not wacked, welcome to the wonderfuly side effects of post surgery. I look at it that my body will finally rest when it needs it. I too was like that after surgery, mine lasted about 2 weeks before I was able to get back in a regular sleep pattern and sleep through the night again, properly.
The good thing is, when you are up in the middle of the night and can't sleep, as least you have control the remote control...lol
Geri
I was the same way just after surgey.. Body couldnt relax and sleep. It will pass..LOL
Brenda
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You can always try a gravol. As a prior shift worker it helps from time to time to make you drowsy. The anesthetic plays havoc with your system more than the actual surgery. Just takes a few weeks to get out of your system.Practice good sleep hygiene. Go to bed a regular times.
Just trust that it will pass.
Just trust that it will pass.
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CanDoItFour
on 5/31/11 1:51 am - Canada
on 5/31/11 1:51 am - Canada
I had trouble too, and finally adjusted how I slept in bed. I made a big nest of pillows so my shoulders and head were semi elevated, and then made a pile under my knees to keep me from sliding down and to get my back flat / take the pressure off my abodominal muscles. Also had pillows at my sides to keep my upper arms elevated a little. This seemed to take the pressure off my abdomine and I was able to relax my body better. Sleep came finally, and I slept like this for almost six weeks. For the first 3 weeks I was also up for at least 2 hours in a chair every night. Now - no problem.
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