Best way to sleep the first few days post op?

[CodenameSpivey 3]

Hey guys,

Just had my sleeve yesterday.. overall.. I'm feeling ok.. not great.. but ok. I've slept a lot and what's everybody else see as the best way to sleep? at least for minimal pain?

My first nap, I slept on my side, and was ok... and then when going to bed last night I slept on my side, and ended up on my back... both fine, but then I went back to my side.. and had some discomfort...

Also, I came home with this On Q pain buster ball, that's providing numbing medication on my incision on my stomach I assume... I know in order for that to be there it needs to have a small opening.. but I didn't really look at it well enough right after surgery, and it looks a little too open to me, but it's not big by any means, maybe a millimeter at the most.. anybody else have issues with theirs? I didn't know about this thing until I woke up from surgery.. lol...

[Chicadee 10]

I am a pretty big person and I had really bad muscular pain at my incision sites any twisting or straining was bad. The first couple days at home I slept in a recliner. I then moved to the bed but could only sleep on my back. After about a week or so I was finally able to sleep on my side and it was a good two weeks before I could sleep on my stomach which I prefer.

[SleeveGirl-TX 183]

I'm still not able to sleep on my tummy, although I REALLY want to. LOL. I'm sleeping on my side. The first couple of weeks, I propped a pillow under my tummy for support and to keep it from pulling/feeling uncomfortable.

Hang in there, it gets better every day!

[Wheetsin 714]

When I had my AGB (similar or same incisions) I slept the first 4 nights in a recliner. It took that long to be able to get into bed comfortably, even though I was walking around fine by then. When I first slept in bed I used a mound of pillows behind me. I'm a side sleeper, and can't stand to lay or sleep flat on my back, but it was still too uncomfortable to sleep on my side. The mound was the most omfortable compromise I could find. It was 2 or 3 nights of the pillows. Then after, I could side sleep using a pillow under my pannus. I have a really hangy one, and it would pull on my incisions. The pillow stopped all that nonsense. WHen my stitches were removed @ week 2, I was bak to sleeping normal.

[notsochubbybritneyspears 4]

I had the ball and so glad, I slept on my side, Im am a side sleeper anyway, I loved that ball, no pain, its numbs your stomach muscles so you have no pain.

[lsereno 2,525]

I used two extra pillows to prop my upper back and one under my knees to make my bed resemble a hospital bed. It was probably a couple of weeks before I could sleep on my side.

Lynda