How soon after gastric bypass surgery can I lie down flat in bed to sleep?

[dreamangel 1]

How soon after gastric bypass surgery can I lie down flat in bed to sleep? My back/coccyx hurts when I sit up to sleep. My surgery was 5 days ago.

Thanks

[Sadiebug 206]

I was able to lay flatter on my back (with a pillow fort all around me!) after about a week. I'm a side/stomach sleeper and am just starting to do that comfortably at about 4 weeks out. I discovered that if I stopped drinking fluids about 30 minutes before bed it helped me be more comfortable on my back. And if I drank during the night I would sit up for 10-15 minutes before trying to lay back down.

[Martha Parker-mcneal 166]

I was on my back from the beginning. no issues. did use pillows for support tho.

[Vinasu 621]

This is the one part of the program I didn't follow to the letter. My Dr. said to sleep upright a month, but I just couldn't. I wasn't sleeping at all. I went back to bed night 4.

[dreamangel 1]

Thanks for replying guys. I thought I wasn't sleeping because I was sitting up but I tried lying down flat last night and couldn't do it - I was just to uncomfortable. I'm definitely lying more flat that I was, but with loads of pillows around me. Am I right in thinking that this uncomfortable 'jelly-like' feeling in my belly will get better in time? I'm used to sleeping on my side but there is absolutely no way I can manage that at the moment.

[Sadiebug 206]

The jelly feeling will go away for sure. Early on whenever I would lay back or especially on my side I swear it felt like all of my insides would shift and tumble around. That went away around maybe 2-3 weeks?

[#fitnotfat 42]

I lay on my side with a pillow under my belly to support it, did this at about 2 weeks but I know others have done this earlier. Hope you get some sleep!!!

[dreamangel 1]

Yeah I hope I get to sleep better soon too!

Thanks for the replies - it's good to know how other people are getting on.

[Karen Kenney 61]

On 2/21/2017 at 3:27 PM, dreamangel said:

How soon after gastric bypass surgery can I lie down flat in bed to sleep? My back/coccyx hurts when I sit up to sleep. My surgery was 5 days ago.

Thanks

I was able to sleep flat on my back as soon as I came home from the hospital, on my 3rd day. It's different for everyone

[tanyamann32 84]

It took me three weeks. My stomach was so tender.

[strbryt78 1]

Took me 2 weeks

[MerryHearted 20]

Was a couple weeks for me. I was able to sleep on my side but yeah, it felt like everything was sloshing around in there. I tried using a folded towel for a little extra tummy support but it wasn't super helpful. I'm glad that sloshy feeling finally went away!

[bridgesrhonda 14]

I did right a way

[sherri~ 77]

I was in a recliner for three weeks. Hurt to lay down in bed and I wouldn't be able to pull myself up to sit

[sherri~ 77]

I was in a recliner for three weeks. Hurt to lay down in bed and I wouldn't be able to pull myself up to sit