sleeping on my stomach??

ricanlady · 05-02-2006, 10:53 AM

I'm 3 months after operation. And before I used to sleep on my stomach. Now I can't and I think I'm heeled pretty well but I get such a pain even if I try to sleep on my side.
Can anybody tell me if this happens to them. If not how long did it take you to sleep on your stomach.

Thanks.
Mel

**Elisabethsew** · 05-02-2006, 11:10 AM

I am a side sleeper and it took me 4 full weeks before I could sleep on my left side and about 2 weeks to sleep on my right. Try placing a pillow under your side before you turn so it's fully supported. Getting a fill might have made the port a bit tender.

Kim_8 · 05-02-2006, 12:37 PM

I was a stomach sleeper my whole life and spent about 4 weeks post op on my back. I now sleep kind of on my side and kind of on my stomach with a pillow propper under me to keep pressure off the port. It really doesn't "hurt"... it's just like left something hard in the bed (like a hokey puck maybe) and tried to lay down on it. Doesn't hurt anymore - just uncomfortable.

Yoda · 05-02-2006, 01:55 PM

I'm a side and tummy sleeper too. THANKFULLY, I was able to manage sleeping on my slide about 5 nights post-op...and then on my tummy about 7 or 8 nights post-op. I'm just overly cautious when I turn over and stuff.

omamoon · 05-02-2006, 04:56 PM

I was banded on 04/20/2006 and slept on my side the second night out from surgery. The first week to 10 days I wrapped my tummy with an ACE bandage, not too tight, and it gave me the support I needed to sleep any way I wanted. A pillow for propping helped too. Good Luck and Good Sleep.

Kelliebelly · 05-03-2006, 09:43 AM

I was always a tummy sleeper, I am 13 months post op and still cant. It gives me a pain in the port area...I have now become a side and back sleeper.

argon · 05-03-2006, 11:23 AM

I was sleeping on my side the first night after surgery and on my stomach 3 nights after! :|

A1ikou · 05-04-2006, 02:34 PM

I didn't realise how "lucky" I have been with this. I have always slept on my belly and the days immediately after surgery when I couldn't were miserable. :cry Now I can again without any problems at all:) ...I am wondering though if there's a chance this might change again as I lose weight (started 375 - 6 weeks later 336 with most weight in belly area) - if the port becomes nearer the surface of the skin

...hope not...what do you think?