hospital or outpatient?

[Fluffy 0]

Hello everyone!

I am wondering. Did you all have to stay in the hospital overnight or did you go home the same day as the surgery?

Thanks so much!

[LeeInDe. 0]

There has been a recent thread about this somewhere. If you do a search you should find it.

Anyway, I was outpatient, and a lot of others were too. Some did stay overnight, though.

[Ariel 1]

I stayed overnight and was grateful for that. They have the really good pain meds in the hospital.

[faithmd 14]

There has been a recent thread about this somewhere. If you do a search you should find it.

Anyway, I was outpatient, and a lot of others were too. Some did stay overnight, though.

There sure was , the search function is a great thing, here's a link to the thread:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/long-your-hospital-t31338.html?t=31338

[Fluffy 0]

Thanks so much!

[Elisabethsew 50]

I went in the afternoon of my surgery, stayed overnight, and was home by noon the next day... less than 24 hours in total.

[LJS69 0]

I had my surgery at 7:30 a.m. and was released about 1:00 p.m. the same day. Hospital beds & recliners are never very comfortable - I enjoyed being home and being comfortable!!

[kaybritt 0]

i had my surgery tuesday, march 13, 2007 and went in at 7:30am and was out at home at 4:30pm the same day.

lost 5lbs the first week. still having a little problem with gas. have another 95lbs. to loose. can't wait till i'm 130lbs again. it seems like it will be forever.

[juliegeraci 7]

I was in the hospital 1 night but now he has moved his surgery to outpatient only. Either way you will be okay. Good luck.

[purplemonkey 1]

Had my surgery at 1:45pm and was ready to go home by 5:15pm :bolt:

[tm1019 0]

Wow!!!! I stayed in the hospital overnight. I did not want to go home. I was in sooooooooooooooo much pain. I could not go tho the bathroom either. They had to put a cathader (sp?) in overnight. My doc said some people feel little to no pain and other it feels like they went in with a sleg hammer. I am 13 days poet op and doing 100% better. I am not taking any more pain meds. This pain was worst theen my c-section.

Good Luck.

[demsvmejm 5]

My surgeon required me to stay overnight. I was greatful, the pain meds in the IV were heaven for the pain, they also put me out so I didn't have to listen to the old lady next to me snore!

I was also required to do a barium swallow under x-ray before I was discharged.