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This saturday just gone (27th dec) i had my gallbladder removed via key hole surger. I was in and out in the one day now im home i can potter about but i just cant seem to get any sleep. I know they say that you will feel more tired than usual because of the healing process but it seems like i dont need it yet i feel shattered . Please let me know if you have any suggestions for me to get a good night sleep.
Thanks
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tracy59334 abbi77897
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sally_14743 abbi77897
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pain killers I took before bed then 5 hours into my night took again .
The healing does affect sleep I have a memory foam mattress really helped but found had to sleep on back and propped pillows on either side of me ...
but you will sleep the reality is we need sleep and soon you'll be so tired you'll sleep through the discomfort. You'll propberly just fall asleep in the day exhausted and wake up 16 plus hours later . Try not to worry our bodies won't let us get away with no sleep ... For long
julie59216 abbi77897
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Georgia2601 abbi77897
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wishing you a full speedy recovery
alistair95425 abbi77897
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Like other replies when I had mine out in November, had a wee problem with sleeping also. Took the meds hospital gave me on discharge, and when these finished got further supply from GP. Thankfully sleeplesness lasted about 10 days and did catnap during day in chair which helped.
Am now back at work taking it slowly watching diet,difficult over Christmas. Have had a couple of lapses, Indian meal and Chinese take away, paid for it the next day Ha! Very rumbly stomach, to the delight of grand children, and spending a little time in loo!!!!!!!!!! Have also been taking Buscopan when needed and has helped, so far no other complications like many others on this subject, so keeping everything crossed that I fully recover and hopefully within the 3 to 4 month time scale the surgeon gave me. All dissolvable stiches now gone, so all well.
Just be aware no heavy lifting, done athe odd thing and have known it!! So whilst inside healing just leaving all that for now.
Here's hoping you'll be as right as rain very soon and can look back and say job well done.
best wishes to you and all other sufferers for 2015, Onward and upward
alistair
lori73442 abbi77897
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You can also let your doctor know that you aren't sleeping and they can give you something to help.
Counting sheep never has worked for me.
Good luck!!
Mrs.Nicks abbi77897
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Hope recovery goes well. You should be sleeping regularly now 😊.
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