Sleeping upright!! Started by: Megan Rhiannon

I’m 12 days post op & sick of it too! My backs killing me but I’m too scared to lay down! Xx

I’m calling the nurse tomorrow morning and going to ask what the minimum sitting up time is. Don’t know how much more my back can take lol xx

I’ve heard so many people say they have been laying down from like a week but then loads saying they’ve sat up for 6 weeks! The nurse Said not totally upright but a 45degree angle xx

Hi!
I had my check up 5 day post opp yesterday…i am 6 days today…nurse said i need to sleep at 45 degree angle for another week so this wud make 13 days in total n then i can go flat out lol…see how u feel my advice wud b…i do go lower ocassionally but then it feels like a tone of bricks just tumbled on my chest…then i no i am not ready to go yet…and yeah…trust me…its a back killer this angle sleeping…we will survive…we have our boobies !! ??

Just spoke to the nurse she said 6 weeks at a 45 degree angle ahhh xx

It’s to prevent swelling as you can feel as soon as you lay on your back they start to do their own thing and you are getting less support. It is bloody horrible sleeping upright ? I would say deffo go on your nurses advice and hopefully they will say you can lay down sooner than 6weeks. Spare a thought for me I’ve had 2 ops in the space of 3 weeks due to complications and I’ll be having a third op in the next 6 weeks so I will have bloody months left of sleeping upright ??
I’ve tried everything, V pillow, hot water bottle, more pillows, less pillows it’s a bloody nightmare!! I never go a night with out waking up. Xx

I’m two week post op and I’m sleeping flat now and I’ve even woke up on my side once or twice I couldn’t sleep with back ache it was awful! Xxx