I need help!

[JessicaAnn 564]

My mom is being sleeved today. She's also getting her gall bladder taken out. She went into the OR at 1:30. It's now 4:45 and she's still n there. In this normal? I don't want to freak before I have to. I'm at home because my younger son is very sick, but my grandfather (who is 86 and partially senile) is at the hospital with her.

Se also had a bad ulcer that they had to cut out.

Does this seem way too long? I'm straying not to panic!

[Georgia Peach 2]

What do you need help with?

[JessicaAnn 564]

Is that a normal amount of time to be in the Or? My surgeon said 1-1.5 hours tops..

She's been in for 3

[JerseyGirl68 1,172]

Sometimes it just takes longer. Do you know for sure she was wheeled in at 1:30 or was she scheduled? I was supposed to go in at noon and didn't actually get to the OR til almost 3. The OR just got backed up. She's having a few things done and it could explain the additional time.

You can probably call the OR, tell them you are her daughter and ask if she is out yet. She may also be in recovery but not in a room yet.

Good luck!

[Cheer Mama 166]

Deep breath..... See if you can find a nurse and ask them for help.

I agree, it does sometimes take longer and they may not have started as soon as she was taken back.

[Georgia Peach 2]

Im sure every Dr. is different but she in good care. You would want them to address anything that could com up. It sounds like she is getting more than 1 procedure? You have 1 hour of prep and 1 hour of recovery and in the middle is the procedure time. Call the hospital if you have not done so and check on her progress I will be praying for your speedy healing.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

mom sleeved today. getting her gall bladder and ulcer taken care of

JessicaAnn

I think my WLS took around 90 minutes

but your mom also having a gall bladder removing, ulcer being removed too!!!

gotta calm down (know thats easier said than done)

my WLS took 90 minutes

gall bladder and ulcer removed, thats gonna take longer

good wishes going out to you and mom

kathy

[devichan 79]

My WLS took about 90 minutes. My GB removal took about 120. Deep breaths and hang in there!

[JessicaAnn 564]

My WLS took about 90 minutes. My GB removal took about 120. Deep breaths and hang in there!

Gallbladder does take that long?

[devichan 79]

It depends. I had a lot of scabbing around the GB from years of issues... they managed to keep from having to open me up, but they took their time and worked their way through the scar tissue carefully.

[JessicaAnn 564]

It depends. I had a lot of scabbing around the GB from years of issues... they managed to keep from having to open me up' date=' but they took their time and worked their way through the scar tissue carefully.[/quote']

Yea, my mom has gallbladder issues for close to 10 years and just never went to have it removed.

[JessicaAnn 564]

My grandfather called and something happened and she wasn't able to be sleeved! He is too confused and didn't relay the readout well. The nurse got on the phone and said to call in 20 min and the surgeon will talk to me.

[Tink22-sleeve 528]

Keep us updated! saying a prayer for you all

[AuntB 19]

I wasn't able to be sleeved the first time around either, for me it was pretty minor. I had gall stones in one of my ducts that the surgeon couldn't get out & i needed to have an ERCP which requires tools that go through the stomach into the intestines to get to that duct from the other end. My stomach would have been too swollen to get the scope through had they done the sleeve.

Hopefully it's something like that with your mom. I had done a 2 week liquid diet before the procedure, it was a bummer to do that for nothing!

[JessicaAnn 564]

I wasn't able to be sleeved the first time around either' date=' for me it was pretty minor. I had gall stones in one of my ducts that the surgeon couldn't get out & i needed to have an ERCP which requires tools that go through the stomach into the intestines to get to that duct from the other end. My stomach would have been too swollen to get the scope through had they done the sleeve.

Hopefully it's something like that with your mom. I had done a 2 week liquid diet before the procedure, it was a bummer to do that for nothing![/quote']

He said its something about her ulcer? I have no idea. The doctor is still busy so they took my number and I'm waiting for a call back!