Average hospital stay ( in states)

[myrori 55]

I am curious what the average hospital stay is in the states? I asked my Doc about it he said one to two days. My surgery is not scheduled till 4 in the afternoon Tuesday so I am wondering what you all think, will I go home late Wed or should I think more like Thursday???

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I had my surgery on a Friday and went home on Monday afternoon.

[SarahS 13]

I had surgery on a Monday morning around 7am and left Tuesday afternoon/evening. It just depends on how you are doing. My surgery went great with no problems. I didn't even have to have a drain put in Once I could walk on my own and keep liquid pain meds down, I was allowed to leave. Also, I had to urinate on my own. They took the cath out early tuesday morning, and it was hours before I could pee! They even did a bladder scan because I was not urinating much, but nothingwas in there! I urinated more later and got the okay to leave. They won't let you leave before you urinate on your own. As long as you don't have any problems, you probably should be there a day or 2. Since your's is in the afternoon, you will probably stay 2 nites at least. Just depends on when the dr thinks you are okay to leave. Good luck!

[seattle sleeve 1]

I did it outpatient, went in the morning for surgery, went to the hotel later in the day, then went back the next day for IV and a check by the dr.

[6kiddos 18]

I had surgery at 3:30 pm on Tuesday and went home at 1 pm on Wednesday.

[laylasmojo 10]

I went in at 7:00 am on Thursday and left by 5pm on Friday, would have been able to leave earlier but my surgen was in surgery at a nother hospital and I had to wait for him to release me

[Dawn 16]

I had surgery at like 0830 Monday morning and I left the hosptial around 1030am on Thursday! My swallow test was "slow going" and I have really bad naseousness on Tue night so they kept me until Thur!

[Peronella 2]

I had my surgery on Monday at 7:30 am, moved to ICU at 11:00, swallow test at 9:30 on Tuesday, moved to private room at 11:00 and home by 12:30 on Wednesday afternoon. Not bad... Feel great!

[MRSKOUBiK 27]

I had surgery on 12/20 it was 2 hours late, around 3:30. I went home on Tuesday around 7:30.

[hugsamber 8]

I had surgery on a monday at 11:20 and was released at 10am on Tuesday.

[iegal 460]

Don't go into shock...but I had VSG as outpaitent surgery and had surgery in the US. Surgery at 10AM home by 6PM. No pain pump needed, no staples, no drain and best of all...no worries.

Pain meds not needed. C-section was a heck of a lot worse that VSG. Took my perscription pain medication only once on the third night, and that was to sleep through the night not for pain. Sorry Dr. for abusing drugs as a sleeping agent.

Hope you are recovering well.

[M2G 1,836]

I had surgery at 7:30 Fri am and was discharged by 10am Sat. am. So just slightly over 24 hours, but I had no complications or other concerns.