Problem Sleeping After A Tummy Tuck
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Sleeping After A Tummy Tuck |
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The following post from our
tummy tuck forum
is from a man who had a tummy tuck 16 days ago and now has
trouble sleeping. He wakes up in the middle of the night and
his midsection feels hot.
Problem
Sleeping After A Tummy Tuck
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Date: 02/10/2012 |
Submitted by: Mike |
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Waking up in the middle of the night.
Hi all. I am 16 days PO from my tummy tuck and have
a question. For the past week or so I have been
waking up in the middle of the night (4am) or so
with an uncomfortable sensation. My mid-section
feels hot. Like really hot. I take off my
compression binder but see no redness. After walking
around for a while the hot sensation goes away & I
can usually get back to sleep.
My question is is this normal? Any tips people could
give me on avoiding this would be greatly
appreciated. Kinda messing up my whole sleep cycle.
Thanks
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Tummy Tuck RESPONSE
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| Date: 02/10/2012 |
Submitted by:
Tanner |
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Mike,
That it the first time that I have heard of someone
describing that situation.
Assuming that it is not a medical condition (which
it doesn't sound like it is - but you may want to
check with your surgeon), the only thing that I can
think that is happening is that your compression
garment is retaining too much heat around your
midsection and making you hot (they do that).
Depending on where you live, your living conditions
and your sleeping conditions you may want to try one
or more of the following to reduce the heat buildup
around your midsection.
- Crank the air conditioning down (adjust the
thermostat) at night to make it colder.
- Sleep with a fan blowing towards your bed.
- Find a more lightweight and breathable
compression garment that doesn't retain as much
body heat.
- Loosen your compression garment a little at
bedtime. Check with your surgeon first. You
don't want to defeat the purpose of the
compression garment. Since you are 16 days out
of surgery you also may want to call your
surgeon and ask it if it is OK to remove the
compression garment at night just for sleeping.
- If you sleep with blankets or sheets,
position them so that your tummy tuck area has
the least covering over it. Example - one sheet
over the lower portion of your body and another
for the top portion while leaving the midsection
(with the compression garment) exposed to the
air.
If you try any of these and they work, I would be
interested to know so I can make the information
available to others. Thanks.
Good luck,
Tanner
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