Pillow post breast surgery

I’ve not long been diagnosed but have  been reading up about sleeping on back etc after breast surgery . Not sure I will be able to effectively so been looking at pillows for post surgery. I can see heart shaped ones where you put affected side’s arm over the pillow where the indent is at the top of the heart. Does anyone have any recommendations. 

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  • Hello, sorry to hear about your diagnosis, I had a mastectomy with immediate implant 10 days ago, the first night I got home I tried to sleep propped up with a wedge type support thing, I did that for 2 nights and suffered back pain, after speaking to the nurse and surgeon I was told I could sleep flat on my back, I didn't need to be propped, I just found the right pillows from all the pillows around the house and now I sleep on my back with my head comfy in softish pillows, also for the past few nights I have moved slightly on to my "good" side until it becomes uncomfortable, I really wasn't used to sleeping on my back, it did hurt for maybe 2-3 nights, but I soon got comfy, I honestly (sorry) don't think there is an answer or any particular pillow or support that is the ultimate item for this situation, it's just trial and error until you're comfy, I was propped here there and everywhere for a few nights until I finally got (mostly) comfy on my back.

    Good luck x 

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  • Hello, sorry to hear about your diagnosis, I had a mastectomy with immediate implant 10 days ago, the first night I got home I tried to sleep propped up with a wedge type support thing, I did that for 2 nights and suffered back pain, after speaking to the nurse and surgeon I was told I could sleep flat on my back, I didn't need to be propped, I just found the right pillows from all the pillows around the house and now I sleep on my back with my head comfy in softish pillows, also for the past few nights I have moved slightly on to my "good" side until it becomes uncomfortable, I really wasn't used to sleeping on my back, it did hurt for maybe 2-3 nights, but I soon got comfy, I honestly (sorry) don't think there is an answer or any particular pillow or support that is the ultimate item for this situation, it's just trial and error until you're comfy, I was propped here there and everywhere for a few nights until I finally got (mostly) comfy on my back.

    Good luck x 

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