OOOhhh!! I remember the excitement of buying the V pillow from argos!!! it defo does comes in handy just what u need to make you feel more comfortable think it was about 1-2 weeks really its really just till your upper body strength comes back especially if your procedure is under the muscle. It was a good job my hubby was off work he had to turn me over and lift me up I couldn’t move from laying down. x x