Overnight stay?

[buckeyegirl4 19]

I am curious as to why some stay overnight and some don't. Does it depend on your BMI or if you have a hiatal hernia repaired?

[MandaMom23 684]

I'm not sure, but I think in some cases insurance requires an overnight stay.

[Maddysgram 6,159]

I had to stay overnight just b/c having surgery so late in the day. If they could have scheduled it early morning, I could have gone home. Even staying overnjght, it is still considered Outpatient.

[Miss V 41]

I had to stay overnight as a requirment of my insurance.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

My surgeon keeps everyone overnight as a precaution. Plus, then you can get the "good" pain killers that first night via IV.

[Spaness2012 609]

They gave me the option actually. I could go home when my pain was tolerated or I could stay the night. I opted for going home but looking back on it.....I really should have just stayed the nght and got the goods meds.

[babykins529 189]

Mine was day outpatient. Some insurance or surgeons require it, especially if the patient lives far away and if something went wrong, it would take a long time to get back to the hospital. Sometimes if your pain isn't managed well they will keep you. I had that happen when I had surgery to remove a tumor in my leg. I actually went home the day after, had so much pain a few hours after going home that I had to be rushed back to the hospital in the ambulance and they kept me on a pain pump of hydromorphone for 5 days. Not fun. I honestly don't even really remember much of that stay. But the pain wasn't too bad for me at all with the lap band so I had no issue going home.

[sim29 6]

My surgery is scheduled for 2/20 and my stay is approved for up to 23hrs with my insurance company. My bmi is 39. I think its just my doc requiring an overnight stay.

[Cindy2013 99]

My doc requires overnight so that he can give another shot of blood thinner. Most of his patients go home same day, but those with DVT experience stay overnight. Actually I live 1.5 hours away so it is a little reassuring to be staying overnight. And that extra shot of heparin before heading home is okay with me as long as I don't get bloodclots again.

[cksweetpea 26]

My insurance didn't allow me to stay overnight. And boy let me tell you, I felt like the hospital kicked me out as soon as I was coherent. I was in quite a bit of pain and very nauseated when they sent me home.

[honk 780]

As mentioned above if you're in the hospital for 23 hours then it's considered outpatient. I had my surgery later in the day than originally planned like at 4 I stayed overnight and then was discharged by noon. I didn't really have any special painkillers but I was glad that I stayed overnight. For 1 thing the toilet was very close to my bed and I spent my night in the toilet every 20 minutes.

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

My Dr. used a surgical center so in and out the same day. As a self pay patient that saved me at least 3K over a hospital. As for the "good drugs" I had a bottle of Percocet, and wasn't feeling any pain

[dolphintattoo 96]

My doc keeps all patients overnight, not sure his specific reasoning but I know I could not have gone home the first 8 hours or so after surgery because I was pretty out of it. I went home the next morning following barium swallow and was ok for the ride home.

[buckeyegirl4 19]

My surgery is scheduled for 2/20 and my stay is approved for up to 23hrs with my insurance company. My bmi is 39. I think its just my doc requiring an overnight stay.

AWESOME! I pray that everything goes smoothly!

[gowalking 10,790]

same here.. 23 hours still considered 'same day'. I have bad arthritis in my right knee and both the doctor and I felt it would be better for me to stay overnight so I could have a nurse help me walk around, get in and out of bed, etc. it was the right thing for me to do. I didn't sleep well obviously, but there was a certain feeling of security knowing I was where I needed to be in case there was a problem. plus I got the blood thinner shots regularly and pain meds regularly as well.