how long is the Gastric Sleeve surgery ?

[gp3 3]

Mine took around 4hrs. They did the sleeve, took my gallbladder out, found and repaired a hernia - thought they might have nicked something so had to take extra time to check & put in a drain

[staceymeaux 90]

25 minutes.

[ellie123 374]

I'm having Lapband removed, gallbladder removed AND sleeve done on 9/29... Soooo nervous!!!! It all happened so fast! I was approved in a week and will only have 10 days of preop! Any advise or encouragement for multiple surgeries will be SOoooooo appreciated!

[undeserving777 8]

2 hours it included 45 min prep I had a robotic surgery, and they biopsy my liver too

[agalindo17 331]

I'm having Lapband removed, gallbladder removed AND sleeve done on 9/29... Soooo nervous!!!! It all happened so fast! I was approved in a week and will only have 10 days of preop! Any advise or encouragement for multiple surgeries will be SOoooooo appreciated!

If u search in here u can find groups of people that had this done that can help u better and good luck with the surgery

[IncredibleShrinkingMan 437]

45 minutes, compared to roughly two and a half hours for the RNY. However, the wait and delay time and all the rigmarole in the pre-op and recovery areas make that a negligible part of the total time commitment. I arrived at the hospital at 8 for a 9:30 procedure, but I wasn't taken in until almost noon, and I took a while to recover because I was so nauseated by the pain meds. By the time I was actually aware of my surroundings and awake in my nursing floor room it was early evening and dusk was gathering.

[Skywalker 170]

How long did your surgery take? My mother asked the PA and she said about 3 hours. I'm guessing that's worst case scenario, cause I keep reading different amounts of time.

Mine was over in about 45 minutes. Probably depends on the skill of the surgeon and complexity of your case.

[Miz.Phenom 32]

Mine only took 30 mins

[supermomofhb 0]

Just had mine done on Friday oct 2nd.. It was like 45 min-1hour no hernia repair ..

[banded2004 31]

45 minutes

[Dub 9,922]

My surgeon came by just before my surgery and said it take an hour of the sleeve and a bit longer for the abdominal hernia repair.

I think my surgery started at 7:45am.

It was all a blur. I'd asked for a pre-op Valium to chill me out. Great move.

I was done with surgery and recovery room and in my hospital room by mid morning.

They let me rest for a while and then I was up walking early afternoon.

[Key Tones 5]

Mine was 35 min. My surgeon oversewed the staple line as well. Mine was easy. No fatty liver, normal omentum. My fat is almost all hips thighs

Edited October 16, 2015 by Key Tones

[LuckyLady101515 13]

Mine was an hour and a half. But I was in the recovery room longer, I had a hard time waking up. Surgery was at 9:30 am and I also, was up walking in the afternoon. It helped relieve a lot of gas right away. I took a few walks at night with the nurse Sandi, she was fantastic!

A special thank you to... Dr. Pesta from McLaren Macomb Hospital in Michigan. His office and surgery staff, Nancy RN who kept me calm before surgery and especially... Sandi RN and my RN who due to all the meds I think was Pat? (you were with me from the start getting to my private room) I will update name later when I find out. Great program at this hospital!

You guys went above and beyond!✨

Edited October 23, 2015 by LuckyLady101515

[BigDog Bryan 262]

My actual surgery took a little over 1 hour. The Doctor said he was pleased and all went according to plan. The recovery room was an additional couple of hours, I think (I had NO concept of time until I was transferred to my room AND slept for a while).

[laylay33 20]

Had mine on Monday and it was 1 hour and a half. He done the leak test and all during surgery. He also hand see the incision after stapling it.

Hand sew my bad misspell ^