Question:
Once you are post-op can you sleep on tummy?
Hi, I was wondering if it is okay to sleep on your stomach after surgery? I will be having my surgery at the end of August and I have slept on my tummy for 30 yrs. I hope this won't be a problem. — Vanessa C. (posted on March 3, 2006)
March 2, 2006
You want be sleeping on your tummy.... that is if your having the Open
RnY... I dont have any idea how lap feels....I used to be a tummy
sleeper... now Im a side sleeper..
good luck
— Flo
March 2, 2006
Vanessa, I couldn't even sleep in bed for a month let alone on my tummy.
You might be able to after a while but I do know that it won't be for a
long time.I would get such a stomach ache just trying to sleep on my side
and it would hurt my new tummy. I slept in a recliner for the first 4
weeks. Are you having open or Lap? I had open maybe Lap is different. Good
Luck either "weigh"(pun intended) it's an awesome journey. Pam
— sunnie
March 2, 2006
It took me about 2 weeks before I can sleep on a bed (had to use a recliner
until then). And antoher 2 weeks before i can "comfortable" lay
on my stomach, let alone sleep on my stomach. You may want to ween
yourself from the tummy sleeping and try sleeping on your side.
-cdt-
— cdt1334
March 2, 2006
I'm with everyone else...I honestly don't think I slept for the first two
weeks, let alone in a comfortable position.
— RebeccaP
March 2, 2006
Hi, I had the lap band. I was able to sleep on my tummy after 3 weeks.
Everyone tolerates pain differently. You might be able to do it sooner.
— monymony
March 2, 2006
I was a dedicated stomach sleeper, and it took me about a month.
(LapBand.)
— Jeanie
March 3, 2006
Oh my- no tummy sleeping for a while. You won't want to. It took me 4 weeks
just to lay flat again. Best suggestion is sleep in a reclining chair for a
while and then move back to a bed. You will be sore and things slosh around
differently after WLS.
— ppaige
March 3, 2006
Hi-it depends on if you're having open or lap RNY. I am only one week
post-op lap RNY and I am sleeping on my tummy again, I just use a pillow
for support. But everyone has different pain levels and goes into the
surgery with different issues, I was driving at 4 days post-op. Take care
fellow tummy sleeper!
— Kayla
March 3, 2006
i used to sleep on my tummy before my surgery and it took me two to three
weeks before i could sleep on my belly .
— lizzie72
March 3, 2006
I'm 4 week out and the 3 week i was sleep on my stomach but i had rny lap.
— ms.quan
March 3, 2006
I was a faithful tummy sleeper for years but, after lap rny it was atleast
2 weeks before I even slept in my bed for fear of moving. When I did
graduate back to my bed I slept on my back, then eventually to my side and
then all of a sudden I found myself sleeping on my tummy because there was
nothing HOLDING me up anymore!! LOL That big ole tummy was gone and I
couldn't help but fall over and end up on my tummy. I found tummy sleeping
to be a weird feeling now (used to all that tummy before) so, I became a
left side sleeper cradling a pillow between my legs so, I wouldn't roll
over and now, I am a left sided sleeper without a pillow.
Michelle
— ncgal
March 3, 2006
They will be giving you great pain medication after surgery. You will be
able to sleep sitting up - no problems! lol
— MissKimberly
March 4, 2006
I am 6 weeks post-op and I also had the open RNY. I slept for about 4
weeks in a recliner. But I have a water bed, so I can now sleep on my side
and tummy. I do use a pillow for support and I don't have any pain.
Everyone is different.....best of wishes!
— Diva4Him
March 4, 2006
Hi Vanessa... everybody is different but I am a stomach sleeper and I could
sleep on my stomach at 3 weeks out and I had Open RNY. Good Luck to you!!!
— SteffieBear15
March 4, 2006
My wife amazed me! From her first nite home she climbed into bed on all 4s
and slept on her stomach the first nite home. it took me a few weeks...
wife beat me on this one
— bob-haller
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