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newfie girl

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hi there
i am just four weeks post op and have only had one nights sleep , i just dont understand how it doesnt matter if i have slept during the day, been active or not, taken max painkillers or not, as soon as i try to relax the pain starts. all i do is go in the spare room, read , listen to the radio and have sorted out loads of boxes of photos and papers etc.
then come the morning if i have nothing on i can go to sleep like a baby for about three hours.
i think it is common and is probably because we have nothing to focus on and we just zone in on the pain, it is very frustrating and has lead me to tears at times.

sure it is all gonna be worth it in the end, from newfie girl
 
Re: Just got back from 6 week checkup

Newfie Girl, if you are getting pain when you are trying to go to sleep each night, then your pain is not being adequately managed. You say you are taking your pain medication all through the day and night on schedule and it still hurts. If that's the case, you need to contact your doctor and have some adjustments made to your pain meds. Sometimes they can add a second drug for that breakthrough pain. This is important because that pain drains your energy and can slow healing.
 
newfie - I moved you post into a thread of its own so you get your own answers without derailing oneleg's thread.

What medications have you got at the moment? And how often do you take them?
 
Hello, i just tried to nap when ever i could...mine did take awhile to get back to the sleep pattern but you will for sure...........hang in there........sorry it does get better though...........)
 
Actually it's pretty common after you've been on prescription pain meds for a while that they cause insomnia. It has happened to many people on the forum and I even think many list that as a possible side effect.

For me, that problem went away though...once I was off pain meds completely. It's a small price to pay for the pain relief.
 
Newfie, you are only at 4 weeks post op. Look at the bright side, at least you don't have to get up and go to work! :wink:
 
Hi Newfie, I think sleeping problems are very common too, remember as well! your
still healing and will be for a while. I don't sleep much either, but I'm chalking It
up to the healing process, hang in there girl, your doing FANTASTIC!! All My Best!
 
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