Sleep/pain :(

Hey everybody, I'm almost 2 days post op n had my 1st night home last night n it was a nightmare trying to get comfy whilst keeping my back raised..no matter what way I lay my back would end up throbbing..

...anyways finally managed to get a few hrs sleep but woke up there with my right boob in absolute agony! Every time I take a breath I feel like someone is hitting it with a hammer n so tight :( is this normal? I'm panicking a bit the pain has been sore but bare able until now :( xx

The pain is normal hun x try sleeping with a rolled up towel under your lower back. That can help loads xx

Hi Susan. I feel sorry for you, it can be very uncomfortable the first few days/nights and I know what u mean about a sore back - I would wake up and my back was really sore but I couldn't move to fix myself as when I moved the pain in my boobs was really bad! Honestly it does get better. I ended up sleeping on the couch a few nights as it was easier to stay propped up. Hope u feel better soon. Big hugs xxxxx

Hi Hun x make sure you keep on top of your painkillers for the first few days, taking them regularly this really does help. I had so many pillows I created a small arm chair in my bed! I had my v pillow curved round the base of my back and a pillow under my knees and was basically sitting upright.  Hope you feel better soon x

Thanks girls for the tips I will try anything..was so horrible last night im lucky if I even got a few hrs!

My right boob is still a lot more sorer than the left and really hurts when I take a breath..its also harder than the left boobto touch..i did get a larger implant in the right do you think this is why?? im starting to worry something is wrong coz its a lot more sorer :-(xx

Hi Susan, hope with the above tips you have a better night sleep...

If your worried you can ring the clinic but remember that each boob is a separate operation and one can quite commonly be more painful then the other, this can be down to one breast suffering more trauma then the other xx

Day 3 is generally the worst Hun, as the swelling will be kicking in now giving that tight heavy constricted feeling. 
Keep up with pain killers and use ice packs For instant reliefs though keep away from insions and use over your bra. 

As for sleeping cookie always suggests a rolled up towel in the small of your back and under your knees ro relieve that pressure x 

It will get better hum, usually a week is a turning pont for most x

Ye deff feeling worse today than ive felt yet can handle the pain but its that horrible feeling that I get when I cant get a deep breath coz its too sore on my right boob :-(

Will deff try the towels tonight..will try anything to get a better sleep lol xx

I had that after a few days, it does pass Hun... Just remember it will all be worth it, just think of the end result 

When you had this surgery babe, you didnt have one op, you had two - one on each breast and more likely then not one breast will mostly always have more trauma during surgery than the other and this is why one breast might be more uncomfortable, or it might take longer to heal than the other hun.

As for the pillow castle, this is the best way I found to get comfortable:

2 pillows and a V-pillow behind you head. Only one pillow is necessary and a v-pillow if this makes you more comfortable, you only need your head and shoulders raised above your chest. You do not need to be sat upright at all.

A pillow under each arm, this supports your arms.

A pillow under your knees

A rolled towel with a hot water bottle inside placed in the small of your back. The heat helps your back soooo much.

When standing, you'll also find you instinctively want to hunch, this too plays havoc with your back, so if you think about your posture too and try and stand as straight as you can this too will help.

For the swelling on your boobs - ice packs! They're incredible hun and will help so much. Never place them near incisions though, only on the tops of your boobs. The relief you get from using ice packs is bliss!

Hope you feel a little better tomorrow hun. Xx

Thanks cookie I've done all the towel tricks n that's deff helping my back but my right boob is unbearable the pain is unreal I coughed earlier n couldn't stop crying with the pain..been in tears since its just so sore can't beleive how diff it feels to my left 1 I'm hardly feeling any pain off that 1 at all but as you said it was 2 completely diff operations n makes since its the bigger implant that's hurting more just hope its going to be ok I'm praying nothing is going to end up being wrong :( xx

If it unbearable Susan, then your surgeon should have given you an emergency number you could call at any time upon discharge with your discharge notes babe.

Do give them a call if the pain just can't be controlled lovely and get them to check it out for you.  

If I don't move its fine but its as soon as I move or cough etc its just so sore. Think I'm maybe just feeling sorry for myself :( will see how it goes n if it doesn't get any better will deff give them a call just hope it settles been waiting for so long for this couldn't handle if something went wrong :( xx

It'll get better Susan as each day passes. I know you say you feel OK if you don't move but that's actually the worse thing you can do for yourself Susan. So do be sure to have a little walk around every couple of hours or so sweetie. This isn't just to help with the swelling hun but also to help avoid DVT too. Xx

Really hope you find a way to sleep better lovely! Xxxx

aw hope that your feeling a little more comfortable real soon

I was one of the very unlucky girls that was real sore for almost 2 weeks and even after then I was still on slow release tramadol to get me through the day!!

I found like cookie said v pillow and lots of other pillows are your side and I also used a microwavable wheat pouch at my lower back and that really helped with the lower back pain

I really do feel for you but it does get better, promise xx

Thanks girls for all your words of advice yday I was just in a right little mess lol

But managed to get a few hrs of proper sleep last night with all the towel n pillow tips you guys gave me n my right boob has settled down a lot...thankfully!! Is still sore but no where near the way it was yday...my left boob has settled down so well already so heres hoping my right catches up soon lol xxx

you willl wake up one day and feel like your havent had it done its amazing to go from wow pain to oh no pain lol

just nap when you can for the first few days xx

Glad you're feeling much better today Susan. Xx