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Backache from sleeping on my back

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CelsB
CelsB

Sorry, another thread about back sleeping.

For the last few nights I have been waking in the early hours with backache that is preventing me from falling back to sleep.  I have arthritis in upper and lower spine but I reckon it's just positional or at least a mixture of both.  I don't normally suffer from much pain in my back and it was onbly picked up on Xrays for other things.

I have a memory foam mattress topper, I'm trying pillows in various positions to support my back and knees, and taking pain relief when it's due.  I save 2 cocodamol for night time use.

It's probably too early for me to try side sleeping, and anyway was told after 6 weeks that I could sleep on operated side - no way could I sleep on that incision yet eek  I do find the differing advice on side sleeping confusing.  When I was in hospital they rolled me onto my good side with a pillow between my knees to change my dressing and told me never to turn on that side without a pillow between my legs.  I'm not sure whether they were inferring that I could sleep with a pillow between my legs and didn't think to ask at the time.  I was too busy hanging onto the bed rails for dear life!

Any advice you lovely folks can offer ??? 

Cels xxx

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    tony68114 CelsB

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    Hi, Briefly have been sleeping with a pillow between my legs even before my hips were replaced in 1989 and still do and have totally fused spine, don't use to big a pillow, best wishes and good luck, Tony
    • CelsB
      CelsB tony68114

      Posted

      Thanks Tony,

      I too was sleeping with the pillow between my legs pre-op and think I will probably go on doing it for ever.

      Cels xxx

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