Getting It Up

Boxman
on 8/6/07 2:05 am, edited 8/6/07 2:06 am - Kokomo, IN

No, not THAT!

I mean, getting up from bed after surgery. After my wife came home from major surgery, we rented a hospital bed that would raise the head or foot with a button control. This made it much easier for my wife to lay down and especially easier to get back up. So I started wondering: Do the incisions in your belly after the RNY make it difficult or risky to sit-up in bed to get up? I don't want to tear anything. Any of you guys use a hospital bed at home? Or is it probably overkill? Maybe I'm worried about nothing, but i wondered what your guys' experiences were in this regard.

Dave G.
on 8/6/07 2:13 am - Garden Grove, CA

RNY on 07/25/06

My RNY was done open, not laproscopically. So, I have a nice scar from the bottom of my sternum to my belly button. I didn't have much difficulty standing up out of our bed. To be honest, I was up the same day as the surgery walking (with assistance at the hospital). I was able to be up and around three (or four, can't remember now) days later when I got home. If you have one, and you're worried about it - a recliner works well I've heard. But - I wouldn't worry too much about it, if I was up and around after an open RNY that easily, LAP should be even easier. Good luck!

panhead58fl
on 8/6/07 2:21 am - Barboursville, WV

RNY on 12/14/06

I used my recliner for a few days, maybe a week. I used it as an excuse to buy a new one. Well to tell the truth my wife hated the old one and I finally gave in and bought a new one. If you have a recliner I would say use it. If not, I wouldn't rent a hospital bed,based on what I went through any way. I really didn't have a lot of muscle or abdominal pain, it was only from the incision site it's self. But I would do what ever you think will make your recovery easier for you. pan head

Michael B.
on 8/6/07 2:32 am - Gilbert, AZ

RNY on 03/29/07

I didn't have any real difficulty after my lap RNY - Keep in mind though I was only 282 lbs on the day of my surgery...I don't know what your weight is now, but if you are somebody with more weight, or other issues like bad joints or back then maybe it might not be a bad idea. Overall, though based on my experience and what I have heard from other guys a regular bed is just fine, and a lazy-boy is even better - just don't let that chair entice you into being too lazy!

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bjcarey
on 8/6/07 2:53 am - Milford, CT

RNY on 05/21/07

I agree with the previous posts. Based on my experience with lap RNY I would not have needed a hospital bed. Recliner came in handy at times but I still slept in my regular bed at night. Brian

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on 8/6/07 3:29 am - Weehawken, NJ

RNY on 08/01/07

I've been sleeping on my bed since Friday, (Had surgery on Wed 8-1) and it gives me pain sometimes coming off from the bed and sometimes getting on it. But nothing serious, matter fact that to me is probably the worst pain I get ever since I've been home and it's not bad.

Mike Ray
on 8/6/07 4:25 am - South Houston, TX

RNY on 07/17/07

I ditto David G. I had open RNy and was up the same day after surgery and starting to walk. Now I didn't just jump out of bed. But it wasn't a problem. I sort of held myself around the incision or my lower ab (to keep from pulling anything). It wasn't a problem for me. I had thought about getting a hospital bed for home, but by the time I got home I didn't have a problem. Mike

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wjoegreen
on 8/6/07 7:51 am - Colonial Heights, VA

RNY on 09/26/06

I had open RNY also and was up the first day walking. At home, I recommend the get-on-your-side and drop-your-feet off the bed as a counter weight, it helps sling your upper torso upward. I don't own a recliner. OOPS! Can I still be on the men's board w/o a recliner????

carbonblob
on 8/6/07 8:16 am - los angeles, CA

RNY on 12/12/05

it's great to read all these posts of the guys who sailed through! i lived in my recliner for almost a month. it hurt me to get on and off the bed. just me though but thankful i had the recliner to use. just see what works for you. a hospital bed might be overkill but the recliner isn't! carbonblob

Dx E
on 8/6/07 8:20 am - Northern, MS

RNY on 07/03/03

Box, The "Joe-Technique" is the way to go. Sling those legs over the side of the bed and use them as a counter-balance (with your azz as the fulcrum) And leverage your self up to sitting on the bed. That said, I had plenty of obstacles early on to overcome As far as mobility and such…(profile) No recliner in my home, (so yes Joe, many are able to live full and happy lives without a recliner) My wife rented one. I’d never rented furniture before- It’s surprisingly cheap! I had the Big-Daddy of All Recliners! Wide as all he11, vibrating / heating back massage built in, little mini frig (YES!) built in to one of the arms, To hold about a 6-pack..(who’d have thought?) And all in all a "Homer-Simpson-Wet-Dream" of a Recliner. Nearly didn’t want it to leave! I was in it for about 5+months, So it was a life-saver for me. But- once I made the jump to my bed again One other little tip- Put a couple of encyclopedias under the legs at the ‘head-end’ of the bed. Made the "propping up" business a lot easier. After my PS last summer, The "legs over the edge" maneuver was the trick! Best Wishes- Dx

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