Bed
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Sorry guys must be boring you to death but there's so many you're not told..... Finding it extremely difficult to lay in bed and so am ending up sleeping in chair with foot stool to support legs. Bed makes back ache. Does anyone find this or have a solution? Thanks
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beachbum1957 Crossy24
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I did it for 4 weeks i couldnt sleep my back hurted but was on meds, slept 2 hrs per day. I had a wedge between my legs not to cross em.
I had a high chair i dose off from not good either. Reason for this is for hte cup to fuse together with your pelvis one af the 4 crucial weeks youre ok.
So people sleep with pillow under leg, or between legs and turn over the unoperated leg. I dont recommend it. I am 11 months post op
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ian97093 Crossy24
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I am here....for comments....Kind regards Ian.
renee01952 Crossy24
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I bought a good mattress topper - it is softer or thicker, felt just better - true, they want you to sleep on your back for 6 weeks - this was challenging for me though and while still in the hospital, I was given a regular pillow and shown how to put it between my knees and turn over on my unoperated side - so I did - and maybe because I had a choice, sleeping on my back was easier - but then the frequent visits to the bathroom kept me awake - took a lot of naps during the day which is not conducive to night sleep either ---- I like Ians routine ...were you able to sleep better in the hospital bed? hang in there okay - and be gentle with your self - big hug -
mic71403 Crossy24
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Hope last night was better for you....sounds bad.
Delighted some folk have made suggestions for you in this nice hippy forum!
I've been lucky cos my hospital recommends but doesn't insist on sleeping on back or indeed elasticated stockings.I simply couldn't do this so was told to sleep careful on either side with a pillow between knees for a couple of weeks. Which I did!
Now at 3.5 months all well.. and hope your journey goes as well as mine.
Cheers
Mic
ian97093 mic71403
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annedi Crossy24
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Crossy24
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briskwalk Crossy24
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I have put a lot of pillows on the top end of the bed, including a big triangular pillow...I almost sit down to start with. I also put a small soft cushion under the back of the knee of the operated leg. I don't feel any pain this way and I manage to sleep for a few hours. Often I wake up because I have sunk down and I am too horizontal, but I pull myself up again and I push up all my pillows.
I hope all this makes sense...
Have a good night sleep!
Ella
miele55255ch Crossy24
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I had my surgery done on the side of my hip as opposed to the posterior approach. I was allowed to sleep on my side as long as I kept a pillow between my legs. ( I did sleep n a recliner for the first 2 weeks though)
I really had no restrictions at all.
I'm 2 months post op and feeling fairly well. I just started to drive because I was still having some groin pain but other than that I'm much better off than I was before the surgery!
Good luck in your recovery!