Ahhh.....the bed discussion. Adapting to dealing with the bed and sleeping is a major issue after scoliosis surgery, but it does get better.....
Getting in and setting your hips down in the right spot before laying down is critical. I don’t know how many times I would do this, then lay down to find out that I was too far up on the bed and my head would hit the headboard. Wow! Then I would have to log roll on an angle to get my head off the headboard.....and eventually try to log roll completely out of bed to make another attempt. This was a major painful event and it happened quite a few times and with a broken shoulder! If you logroll out with your head near the edge of the bed and your feet in the center of the bed, it’s a disaster. This is where it gets tricky. Man-o-man!
I then would set my hips half way down the bed before laying down again and my head would be 2 feet from the headboard with my feet hanging off the end of the bed.....What are you going to do? I would be lucky to get an hour of sleep.
Things did improve, and now can move up and down the bed.....it took me around a year to get this perfected.
For those that do tough surgeries, its almost better to sleep alone.....Any disturbances are just dreadful, and sleep is so needed......
Don’t forget the foam! Latex foam topper for the bed, 2-4 inches thick.
The broomstick feeling does go away. It takes a while, and mind diversion helps. Transfer your thoughts! Dream about things other than your back.
Walk, walk, walk, talk, talk, talk but not about your back or your surgery.....people also get tired of hearing about it.
Ed
Getting in and setting your hips down in the right spot before laying down is critical. I don’t know how many times I would do this, then lay down to find out that I was too far up on the bed and my head would hit the headboard. Wow! Then I would have to log roll on an angle to get my head off the headboard.....and eventually try to log roll completely out of bed to make another attempt. This was a major painful event and it happened quite a few times and with a broken shoulder! If you logroll out with your head near the edge of the bed and your feet in the center of the bed, it’s a disaster. This is where it gets tricky. Man-o-man!
I then would set my hips half way down the bed before laying down again and my head would be 2 feet from the headboard with my feet hanging off the end of the bed.....What are you going to do? I would be lucky to get an hour of sleep.
Things did improve, and now can move up and down the bed.....it took me around a year to get this perfected.
For those that do tough surgeries, its almost better to sleep alone.....Any disturbances are just dreadful, and sleep is so needed......
Don’t forget the foam! Latex foam topper for the bed, 2-4 inches thick.
The broomstick feeling does go away. It takes a while, and mind diversion helps. Transfer your thoughts! Dream about things other than your back.
Walk, walk, walk, talk, talk, talk but not about your back or your surgery.....people also get tired of hearing about it.
Ed
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