I can't sleep :(

Hey girls… I had my BA on Tuesday … And still in sooo much pain, and I can’t sleep at all 🙁
Starting to get emothional and not enjoying this experience like I thought I would 🙁
When can I start sleeping flat again and for the pain to ease off ?
I am takening tablets but it’s not working
Help girls xxx

Hey hunny. I’m 6 days PO and starting to feel much better. I was given co-drydamol for the pain but I didn’t think it was as good, so I used my fella’s mum’s fizzy co-codamol (the strong one – 30/500) and felt so much better. The pain went almost numb and my body felt sort of light headed. Sounds ghastly but it was relaxing and made me sleepy during the day which is good for healing. As for the sleeping, I had heard that the v-pillow was a god send so I bought one a week before my op. I don’t usually like sleeping on my back but with all the meds making me drowsy I found that I slept very well with the pillow (apart from my boobs’ daily 5am wake up calls for more pain killers!). If you get one, even though you’re 2 days PO, you won’t regret it honestly. It elevates you very well and supports your head and body. Don’t worry, they say day 4 or 5 is when it starts to get better and I agree. Try and nap during the day and get some strong fizzy co-codamol! All the best lovely x x x

Hey Tina, thankyou for your reply.
Yeah I’m gonna get some of them…they sound much better to take.
I have a v pillow but still so uncomfortable…..and I wake up about 2 then don’t sleep until 6 🙁
I’m gonna give the fizzy co-codamol a try and hopefully that works for me
Your a star, thanku
Xx

Pleasure, glad I can help. It’s such an exciting journey so it’s a shame you’re not feeling a bit better about it all! Good luck hunny xxx

Tina can I ask a question about the v pillow please. I bought one for my op in November but I’m wondering do you sit upright and put the pillow on your low or upper back? Or can you kind of lay down with the pillow propping you up a bit?

Sleeping is such a pain! I had a very bad nights sleep last night! I’m 9 days post op! I sleep with the v pillow just propping me so I’m slightly upright! xx

Hi Becky. I just put the v pillow on top of my normal pillow so that it was like a horseshoe around me. I didn’t know how else I was supposed to use it! But it worked for me! Lol x

Hiya,
Days 1-6 were deffinetly the worst for me! Boob pain eased around day 4 and i could get up without it hurting much. But then i started getting bad back pain from not sleeping flat. I had my strapping off Friday (day7) and since then i’ve slept like a baby. It’s a lot more comfortable without the strapping because its not squeezing and pulling at you. Also since Friday i’ve been out and about more so I think that helped ease my muscles from not being sat down all day lool It deffinetly gets easier as time goes on. My nurse said that 10 days should be enough sleeping upright. X

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