Question:
How many of you rent the recliners for right after surgery?
I really wanted to rent a recliner but unfortunatly it is not in the budget this pay period (military pay you know lol). Can I get by without one? What do most of you do? — Crystal F. (posted on April 28, 2001)
April 28, 2001
I have a recliner, so didn't rent one, but I found it most uncomfortable
after surgery. It didn't have enough back support or something. I found
laying flat in bed worked best for me. Moving around, walking really
helped with achy muscles. IMHO, I would make-do with bed & pillows.
It's only a couple weeks until you're able to sleep normally...take care
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— [Deactivated Member]
April 28, 2001
I bought a recliner at the montgomery wards going out of bussiness sale. I
slept in it for almost two months, with the last month trying to transition
back into sleeping in bed. I wanted so deserately to lay down flat and
sleep on my side, so one day when my daughter was at work I layed down in
the bed. Oh my God, I thought i was going to die. I got the worst pains
inside I thought I tore something, and the worst thing was I could'nt get
up I tryed and tryed, I was sreaming and crying, but no one was home. I had
open Rny with my gallbladder removed. By the time I finally managed to get
up I was franic and covered in perspiration.
So please transition into the bed slowly and make sure you have help. Were
all different and this was just my experience, but I could'nt have done it
without a recliner. paulina
— PAULINA L.
April 28, 2001
I was forever grateful for my recliner after my open RNY. I used it 100%
for the first 8 - 10 days. Then I would try the bed but ended up in the
recliner around 2 or 3 in the a.m. for another week. So, if you are having
open RNY, I strongly urge you to get the use of a recliner. Good luck.
— Doris R.
April 28, 2001
I had my Open RNY on April 6,2001. I stayed with my sister the first week .
I slept in my brother-in - laws recliner the
first night there but the next night I walked up 11 steps to the bedrooms
and
slept in a bed. I had a pillow under each arm, and I did have to sleep on
my back but it was better for me than the recliner.
I do sleep on my left side now but still can't sleep on my right side. I
also walked even in the house every little bit so I wouldn't be stiff.
The walks helped me more than anything. I walk every evening 1/2 mile .
Good luck and I'll say a prayer for you.
— kountry
April 28, 2001
I never slept in the recliner, I did fine in bed. My husband slept on the
couch though, cause I didn't want to accidentally get kicked or bumped.
Use pillows for support.
— Cindy H.
April 28, 2001
Hi, I had an open BPD/DS on 4/11 and I never used a recliner. By the 4th
day in the hospital I was actually on my side(altho sometimes easier than
others)and when I can home I slept upstairs and even down on the sofa. At 2
weeks I was to start sleeping and easily getting out of my waterbed.
— Linda M.
April 28, 2001
I bought a foam wedge so I would be semi-reclined in bed and also a full
body pillow. I don't think I would have been comfortable in the recliner.
Once I got in bed, I would create a little "nest" for myself and
kept everything I may need within reach on the nightstand.
— [Deactivated Member]
April 28, 2001
I did not use a recliner. I got a body pillow and used it in bed. Worked
just fine.
— totoclark
April 30, 2001
I am 2 wks post-op open RNY w/gall bladder removal. I have been sleeping
on our sofa that reclines on each end. I tried one night in bed a few days
ago but decided I was sleeping more comfortably on the sofa. I have a
waterbed though which may make a difference. I still can't get out of the
bed on my own, my husband has to help me. My staples come out tomorrow and
then I may try the bed again. But I would have been in sorry shape the
last 2 weeks without that reclining sofa!!
— Karen F.
April 30, 2001
Our recliner is hard to get into and out of - and I wanted to be able to
sleep in bed with my hubby! While I was in the hospital and had the
privilige of the morphine I slept on my back - FLAT - as often as I could
to get my incision "stretched" so it could take it when I got
home. (I generally slepp on my back) It worked, I never even slept on the
couch. I also slept on my side a little in the hospital, this took
patience and lots of pillows, but I did it, too, when I got home. Good
luck!
— M. A. B.
May 18, 2001
I wish someone had said "GET A RECLINER!!!" before my surgery. No
one did and I was miserable. I wound up at my Mom's in a high backed chair
with an ottoman pulled up to it, for the first three nights. You really do
need the recliner for the first week. After that the muscles relax and
swelling subsides, and you can sleep normally. Good luck!
— Sandra W.
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