Able to sleep in their bed right after surgery?

 Laura that really was good thinking!! Why didn't I come up with that!!!

 Good idea.  I am like you if you stay in a position too long you get stiff and sore.  Will be flat out at hospital just like you.  Joyce

Thank you to all!! 

I'm 7 days out and can only sleep propped up on pillow or in a recliner. I have a lot of pain and bruising though so this may have something to do with it.

I went to Wal Mart yesterday and got one of those pillows that look like a chair for sitting in bed propped up to read.  Hoping that will come in handy post surgery.

Julie

Allo Monique,

I live in Timmins and my doc wanted me to stay 10 days from surgery date in TO and after 8 I was loosing my mine so I went to his office first thing in the morning on day 8 and told him I was going home...lol...for the travel grant: when you drive, you don't have to provide receipts.  They pay you round trip upon your km's....I get 671 no matter if I stay 1 day (which really pays then...lol) or if I stay 8 days...

I coulnd't wait to be in my own bed and I was very comfortable.

Good luck on the 1st, can't wait to hear your progress.........best of luck!

Best wishes,
Nathalie

I am 8 days post-op and still having abdominal pain on my right side. Not sure if normal but all my incisions are good, no fever, vomiting, nausea or anything nasty like that. Probably just the normal post-op pain. Anyway for sleeping I can't sleep flat, I have to be propped up a good bit, I could use a recliner!! I can't turn on my side yet, hurts way too much. It's hard to say how you are going to be post-op, sounds like a good many people need some pillow support, others were okay just sleeping regularly. I have one of those reading pillows and then I have a rolled up sleeping bag with 2 pillows on top. Looks ridiculous but it works.

i slept fine in my own bed, no problems, no propping up needed.

 Hi Monique,


What I did to help was everytime I got up out of bed after a nap or at night, then next time I got in, I would lower the bed a bit. By the time I was discharged, I was able to sleep flat. Then when I got home, I was able to sleep in bed. I also had a really awesome nurse on the day I was supposed to be discharged, who showed me the proper way of getting out of the bed. When I knew that, I found that I wasn't getting that 'pulling' feeling when I got up and was able to support yourself. I would suggest asking a nurse to show you how to get in and out of bed properly when you are about to leave as most of our beds don't give us the luxury of pushing a button to raise us up into a sitting position!

All the best!
 

I slept in my own bed right from the get go. I put a pillow between my legs to take some of the pressure off my tummy, it also stopped me form rolling on my tummy in my sleep.