Mattress toppers

One thing I can tell you to buy is a sheepskin square for your feet , as your heels get really sore ( & mustn't get bed sore) from being on the bed, pushing etc . It really helps! I have a tempur bed that we hate ( & don't sleep in) & a normal one. Neither made a difference for the first week or so , then miraculously I started to sleep like the dead on my back. I'm 8 weeks PO, still on my back. Only last on either side a while then hurts a bit. Best of luck. Happy New Year. X

Hi I do have memory foam mattress and got to admit its heaven x I too thought I would never be able to sleep on my back trust me you will xx loafs of pillows and cushions I sleep with pillow under knees and pillow in between you will find what suits you x not sure what sort of mattress you have but I do recommend memory foam just so comfortable xx I'm not saying I get a full nights sleep but I am managing you'll be fine its not as bad as you may think x good luck with op and becoming pain free:-) xx

I would suggest a couple of good books, an iPad and some puzzle books 😉

I have a mattress topper and love it. I wear foot socks in bed

which stops me getting cramp.

I find a cushion- sized pillow best for between the legs.

At the beginning I had a pillow each side of my body, which lifted

the bedclothes slightly and kept me snug in a little box.

I also take half a 1 mg lorenin to sleep.

Cathie

I found big square cushions helped me, with my pilllows propped on them all around , its surprising how quick you get used to it. I also have a topper, makes it softer tomlay on.

good luck.

suexx

 

Hi CelsB

I use a memory foam mattress topper BUT ALSO I lie on top of a duvet.

​Then I have another lightish duvet on top of me.

​At the moment I am sleeping half the night on my side (unoperated) with a pillow to support operated knee and thigh.  Then about 2-3am I transfer to lying on my back with the pillow behind knees. This does seem to work for me but I am 3 months post op now.Hope this helps.

Shirley

Not trivial at all! Sleep is very important, and I discovered that after getting so very little sleep post-op. I had always slept on my side, and have never been able to sleep on my back, because I always woke up, unable to breathe. I probably have sleep apnea, although never officially diagnosed. It wasn't a problem before, because I could always sleep on my side.

But after the op, when forbidden to side sleep for 6 weeks, it became a real problem. I slept sitting up for 6 weeks, propped up in bed with lots of pillows. I sent my sister out to get me an expensive mattress topper after about a week, and, while it helped enormously to make me more comfortable when sitting up in bed, I'm not sure I got more sleep because of it. Probably had 5 hours a night, interrupted, for those 6 weeks. (Only got an hour or two a night at the hospital.) Always took a short nap or two during the day, still sitting up, of course. Now that I am side-sleeping again, I am loving the topper because I am so much more comfortable and sleeping very well again.

Bottom line, do everything you can think of beforehand that might help you sleep better post-op.

I'm 5 weeks post op and no longer sleep on my back all the time

Whilst in hospital I slept with the back of the bed elevated which helped hugely when it came to sleeping, so I tried to re-create it at home. I put some big cushions under the mattress to prop it up and with that and a pillow under my legs, I slept better than I thought I would.

I too am not the greatest sleeper and that has continued. I always have a book on the go and have found it to be a saviour at 2 am.

Really good luck and I hope all goes well for you.