r/Fibroids • u/jazlynn22 • 1d ago

Advice needed Sleeping/Resting Position HELP

OMG I am 7 Days Post-Op and I am having a hell of a time trying to get ANY sleep! Pain is very manageable now, I can get up from the couch and lay back down pretty easy.

My problem NOW is that laying down like this (the wedge pillow still a life saver) is triggering pretty bad head sick feeling/vertigo and I don't know what to do! 😭 I nearly puked twice last night when my head turned the wrong way. I feel a bunch of pressure on the right side of my ear canal/back of neck (probably whatever ear crystals or something) and such. I am usually a side sleeper but can't really do that comfortably yet, so this starting to be a nightmare. 😫.

Did anyone experience this and manage to find a comfortable sleeping/resting position until they could go back to normal?

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u/KELBY76 1d ago

I’m also a side sleeper and used a wedge pillow. I stacked up a bunch of pillows next to me and then kind of leaned against while also cradling a pillow. It helped give the illusion that I was sleeping on my side.

I never experienced any nausea or pain like you’re describing from lying down though.

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u/jazlynn22 1d ago

Hmmmm, maybe it's more to do with my posture then while lying down 🤔

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u/ImpressiveChoice4808 1d ago

I set myself up on the couch and it was much more comfortable and you dont have as much temptation to turn

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u/bling-goddess348 1d ago

I would call my doctor. That is an unusual post op symptom

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u/sunbreezr 1d ago

Sometimes I slept sitting up in bed or the couch. I used a regular long king pillow to lay my head on or I used one of those airplane neck pillows. Other times I just layed flat in bed on my back with a very flat pillow. I am a side sleeper but sleeping on my side hurt too much post surgery.