momof2tx

Thank you for the encouragement and suggestions!

I am by no means an "expert but can tell you from fresh experience, I just had mine done 3 days ago. I didn't wake up with any drains, my doc said he hasn't had to use drains in a couple years. I did have a catheter. Friday (surgery day) I don't even remember. Saturday was bad, Sunday was not much better. Monday was a turn around day. Kept everything down and am feeling less sore. I haven't needed to take any pain meds except once tonight though that was only for the incision where they excised the stomach. I cannot imagine how people don't stay In the hospital, my dr makes his patients stay 2 nights and he would have let me stay a 3rd night, but I was anxious to get home.n if you have any questions, feel free to message me. Laurie

I am a new newbie http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.gif I am hoping to have my surgery in December, so excited and still lots of little questions. Can you tell me about the day of surgery, what you experienced, did you have to have catheters, drain tubes etc. I have never had a surgery before other than childbirth, so that part is what freaks me out more that anything. I am having the laprascopic sleeve. Any other details you want to share would be great, pain levels etc.

Just had mine done Friday, May 15th. It was 2.5 hrs

I'm May 15th! Noon surgery time, check in @ 10:30 a.m. I can't believe it's FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!