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Didn't mean to freak you out, Pezo. Deep breathing is more to encourage you to expand your lungs while you are in post-op stages, for a couple of days, to avoid pneumonia. Especially for those who've had major surgery that has them laid up in the hospital for a couple of days. My surgery required me to stay over night. I also had a complication of a hiatal hernia that needed repair and taking deep breaths for the night was sore at first, but now I'm better and I'm 4 days post. You will do fine!!!

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all i know is im 11 days out and still sleeping in my recliner. i miss my bed :P

I am 1 week post op and decided to try the bed again.....O.K. I got it and still had trouble doing the from sitting to laying position but I really wanted my bed so I fell asleep only to wake up in a bad position and my guts felt like they were being ripped out.....So I gathers up my blankies a hauled a*# to the chair.....wasn't worth it:tt1:

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omg the same thing happened to me, i was sore for hours!thats why i wont even try again for another week lol

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o.k. I woke up with a bad crick n my neck from chair sleeping so this morning I decided to try my waterbed (didn't consider anything but getting some restful zzzzz's) and it was awesome I loved my waterbed when I was pregnant cuz it moves around you.....An guess what getting out was just fine because of the wooden side rails I could grab to assist me in exiting....woo who.....but I won't be sleeping in it at night because I will keep my hubby up with all of my snoring but it is good to know that I can crash for a few hours of GOOD sleep......

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