kim070682 22 Posted August 5, 2013 When did you start sleeping on your left side after surgery? I am a side sleeper and I usually sleep on my left side but it is still a little tender and I don't want to hurt anything in my tummy!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sadfat1962 11 Posted August 5, 2013 I am a total belly sleeper. I was sleeved on July 22nd. I take a king pillow and nestle it to my abdomen and slightly turn to either side to get some rest.... try it, it will be a little tender, but every night gets a little less painful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeniseM 238 Posted August 5, 2013 It was about two weeks for me, and I am also a side sleeper. I had one incision on the right side of my stomach that felt like a knife in my gut no matter what I did and the only position I could sleep in was sitting up on the couch for the first two weeks. It wasn't fun, but before I knew it I was back in my bed sleeping like normal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GypsyQueen 198 Posted August 5, 2013 About night 4, but I did use plows to prop comfortably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyme_places 99 Posted August 5, 2013 I am a stomach sleeper and as of sat I have been able to sleep on my stomach (sleeved 7-19). The past couple of nights have been the best nights if sleep I've had in two weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarNone 19 Posted August 5, 2013 Side sleeper here, 3.5 weeks out of surgery. I can lay on my left side for awhile, but not more than 20 minutes. The right is a whole other story. 2 minutes on that side and I am a mess. Hurts like a bugger, and I am all out of good pain drugs, so I don't mess with it. Been mostly on my back, which I am still not used to, but it is better than laying on my side and hurting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melis56914 26 Posted August 5, 2013 I alternate between my side and my stomach and I woke up on my stomach my first night home from the hospital. I would also sleep on my side with a pillow pushed up under my back so I was resting on it instead of my incision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites