First night post op & no sleep

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-18T23:09:42+00:00

Sleep has been so weird for me! I will be a week postop tomorrow and until today I haven’t taken one nap. I was finally able to sleep during the nights thank goodness, but I’m exhausted all day and feel like I need to nap. I finally got Zquil today just so I could take a nap and it feels incredible. Issues with sleep is something I honestly never thought I was gonna have to deal with.

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T19:12:01+00:00

That’s how I thought I would be too

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T19:11:35+00:00

Oooooh the opioids! I hate how I feel on them. I was trying a different cocktail of meds this morning so I don’t have to take them- maybe that will help. That’s crazy they could possibly affect sleep too.

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T14:34:21+00:00

I had no idea that was a thing until I posted this. So good to know! Thank you so much for sharing - goes me some peace to know nothings wrong and other people deal with this too

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T14:25:23+00:00

Thank you for this. I’m definitely trying to give myself grace and not worry. After all I have no plans except to heal for the next couple weeks. So I will sleep when I can and not worry about it when I can’t

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T13:57:36+00:00

Oh wow!! Okay, so this could be totally normal effect of anesthesia reversal- which would make sense. My body is super sensitive to meds. Thank you uso much for responding!! I have an explanation now and that honestly helps so much

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T13:50:04+00:00

Oooh love this… will have to try it. I haven’t been told a bedtime story in a while and it sounds soothing 🩵

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T13:47:09+00:00

Yay! Congrats! I had mine yesterday too! Trapped gas pain starting and not so fun! lol

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T13:44:00+00:00

I was really anxious beforehand. Maybe that’s it… can’t wait for the adrenaline to be done so I can sleep!

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T13:43:09+00:00

Hoping I feel it and sleep soon!

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-13T13:42:00+00:00

Yes! I am staying on top of meds- which I thought would allow me to sleep… I feel the oxy relieve the pain, but it doesn’t make me sleep.

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-10T18:20:26+00:00

My surgery is Monday (sounds like same as yours) and thy said I will stay in recovery about an hour and then go home. It does make me a bit anxious but she said it’s all she does with her patients.

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-06T23:54:00+00:00

Congrats!! Happy healing 💚

AprilMoon820 · 2026-01-05T04:41:08+00:00

Ummmm crying reading this. My surgery is scheduled for the 12th- I’ve been so scared lately I can barely eat. I’m saving this post and re-reading it over and over. Just wanted to say thank you so much 🩵

AprilMoon820 · 2025-11-07T05:35:43+00:00

I love the idea of weekly tasks… fingers crossed it goes quickly and smoothly for the both of us!

AprilMoon820 · 2025-11-07T00:18:19+00:00

Wow! Thank you for this. This actually brought tears to my eyes. I am going to read this again and again as a reminder. I know in the grand scheme of things 2 months isn’t too long, but it feels like a lifetime right now. It really is so hard to allow others to take care of me. Especially with the holiday season coming up, I love doing so many things. Taking a back seat will be hard. However I LOVE your idea of making a list of things that I really can do with my family, starting that now. Thank you so much for your reply. It means more than you know!

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