hi Ken - thank you for your response. mine is "idiopathic" however maybe from a laparoscopic gallbladder surgery that "got complicated" and was converted to open procedure years and years ago. However, I did not have bad symptoms until years and years later - so not sure if that was what caused it. I did recently get a bed wedge - and yes its at least 12 inches above the bed - about 60 degree angle - but I am unable to fall asleep like that. I am a stomach sleeper - there is no way I can sleep on either side (right side is the worst - pressure and pain) or on my back. as a result of my "sleeping issues" I have to stop eating at 2 p.m. - 7-8 hours before going to bed - and still I can only sleep on my stomach. I am going to keep trying to use the wedge but if I haven't fallen asleep in 30 minutes I usually toss it aside and lay in the position I am accustomed to.

Was your condition "acute" I.e. did it come on suddenly directly after the surgery - or did it happen more gradually and then got worse and worse as time progressed?