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Kaistove94

Updated 1y ago

Complications of Stomach Sleeping After Top Surgery

hey this is for any afab people who have had top surgery! I am about 18 days post-op. I have not slept well at all since surgery due to the fact I am a stomach sleeper usually and laying on my back has caused some back issues for me as well as insomnia. last night I took melatonin (it gives me weird side effects so it's a last resort option for me) and I slept great. the only problem is I woke up on my stomach this morning. I'm just wondering if you all know, what are the complications that can some from stomach sleeping after surgery?

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AnimalBoy

1y

There's potential for there to be issues with the healing of your nipple grafts and/or scars most notably at your stage in recovery, also potential for added pain and swelling the next day. 3 weeks is the minimum to begin turning over at your own pace, I had to sleep on my side only for about a week or else it hurt, so you're pretty close and its possible that if there is any damage its minimal.
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Kaistove94

1y

my insomnia issues have been so bad at this point, those complications were worth the one night of good sleep I got! It was so nice 🤣 Thanks for your reply! It definitely did help

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