I had the same procedure 3 weeks ago. I slept in a recliner for the first 8 nights post-op. It was a personal choice. I was more comfortable that way. I used my normal down pillow. Still using it now that I'm back to sleeping on my side in my bed. I now sleep with a pillow between my knees to help with spinal alignment and to prevent me from rolling over on my stomach.
I'll follow up with more info in a day or two. Watching football now
. For what it's worth, having surgery was the best decision I could have made. 100% of my pre-surgery symptoms are now gone, and the recovery was not nearly as bad as I'd expected. Don't be scared. I wasn't, but my wife was scared for me, and in hindsight it was a little silly.