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So I'm a month and 2 days post-op and every since I took my self off the pain meds a )few days after surgery), I haven't been able to sleep through the night! It's frustrating because I like to get up early before work to exercise but obviously I'm to exhausted now I have to work out in the evening. Is anyone else having this problem? Dear sleep why do you hate me?!?

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I had a few weeks of this, myself. I asked my doctor about it and she said it's VERY normal and that I would go back to normal after a month or so. She was right! I did take Tylenol PM (with her permission) on the days I was VERY exhausted and couldn't sleep to help myself out. The sleepless nights were gone by month two or so.

You will get there!!

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I had a month and a half or so of this. Drove me nuts! lol, but I eventually readjusted.

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Whenever I can't sleep, I take 5mg of melatonin. I get it on the Vitamin aisle at Wal-Mart. It puts me right out.

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Whenever I can't sleep' date=' I take 5mg of melatonin. I get it on the Vitamin aisle at Wal-Mart. It puts me right out.[/quote']

Interesting. I'll check that out. Thanks!

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