Same Day Surgery?

[sleeve30 33]

Anyone? I'm confused I thought it was overnight....

[sleevin' it in Jersey 45]

My hospital calls it same day surgery too but I spent 2 nights in the hospital. It is very confusing.

[McButterpants 2,846]

Mine was done on outpatient - I was in at 6:00 am and in the car at noon on the same day.

Some docs will keep you a couple of nights, others on outpatient. They will not let you go home if you aren't ready - make sure you are your own advocate in that regard. I could have stayed longer, but I was ready to leave.

[sleeve30 33]

My is on Monday at 11:30am and they told me that make sure to come with a person to drive me back home... I will stay if I don't feel ready to leave, but if I do I will come back home happily.

Thanks for your replies guys

[fuzzymonkey 38]

Mine was a Tuesday am went home on Thursday am. They need to monitor vitals plus I case any complications, empty the port.... Can't imagine leaving the same day unless it was lap band

[Forsythia 882]

Everyone who had any type of elective surgery at my hospital had to check in at the same day surgery unit. You checked in the same day of your surgery, not that you went home the same day. I had my surgery on a Monday and went home two days later.

[sleeve30 33]

That makes same... I rather go home the same day if I feel ok but if I don't I'd like to be supervised one night at least. Why two nights later? Everything ok?

[sleeve30 33]

Mine was a Tuesday am went home on Thursday am. They need to monitor vitals plus I case any complications, empty the port.... Can't imagine leaving the same day unless it was lap band

I agree .. I'm definitely going mentally ready to stay overnight.

[Forsythia 882]

My hospital/surgeon keeps everyone two days for any bariatric surgery. I should say I stayed two nights, I left the third day, after lunch.< /p>

[marfar7 1,533]

I think most people with a sleeve spend 2 nite (I did). And thank God I did. Loved the IV Dilauded I received, and the care the nurses gave me. Can't inmagine doing it OP.

Ur insurance has much to say about how long u stay also. I have Medicare and they require a 1 nite stay with the lapband (which I had in 2009) and a 2 nite stay with either the sleeve or RNY.

I actually missed the hospital bed when I got home. WHile it's not the most comfy mattress, it's easier to get in and out of bed when u can raise the head.

Good luck!

[sleeve30 33]

Thanks all!! We will see soon. one more day!!!!!!!

[TonyaNKy 79]

I couldn't wait to get home. I had to stay one night but I did everything I could to ensure I could go home the next day. I have a Tempurpedic bed and the head and foot raise so I was dying to get home to my comfy bed. It's spoiled me so badly that I hate even staying at a hotel.

[sleeve30 33]

I couldn't wait to get home. I had to stay one night but I did everything I could to ensure I could go home the next day. I have a Tempurpedic bed and the head and foot raise so I was dying to get home to my comfy bed. It's spoiled me so badly that I hate even staying at a hotel.

Lol I want your bed now

[Calimomof3 20]

I am scheduled for this Thursday and mine is out patient too -- in by 6am and out by 5pm. I will go back the next day to have the drain removed though.

[sleeve30 33]

I am scheduled for this Thursday and mine is out patient too -- in by 6am and out by 5pm. I will go back the next day to have the drain removed though.

I was in around 11am and out by 7pm.