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 ago

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.

Kaistove94

1y ago

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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