Average surgery time

[DevilAngela13 14]

I am seeing people write that their surgery is about 90 minutes long....

I am having a gastric sleeve done on February 16. I was told by my surgeon that it averages about 5 hours long. What about you?

[PaulaleeB 88]

My surgery was 2&1/2 hrs long. Is your doc going to repair a hernia? Was it the doc who told you 5hrs?

[FitnFabfor2014 358]

My Dr. told me about 3-4 hours. I went in at 10a and woke up at 2:30p in recovery. I didn't have any other surgeries with it. No complications. They did a leak test while I was under.

[DevilAngela13 14]

Ok. I just reviewed my paper work 2-5 hours. I am not having any repairs done and a leak test will be performed as well.

How are you all feeling?

[FitnFabfor2014 358]

I feel great! I felt sore after my surgery. For me the first two weeks were hard. I couldn't wait to get the drain out! It went pretty fast and I couldn't imagine it would have been this successful! How are you feeling? When Is your surgery?

[Elode 8,093]

Mine was little over an hour. I didn't have any thing else done.

[laurenella82 625]

I was told 2-3 hours. I was also told that open procedures are shorter, ,around 90 minutes.

[DevilAngela13 14]

Fit, I am glad all went well for you. My surgery is scheduled for February 16. Nervous and excited

[FitnFabfor2014 358]

Fit, I am glad all went well for you. My surgery is scheduled for February 16. Nervous and excited

Congratulations! You will do great!

[laurenella82 625]

I don't understand why people are going home with drains. I guess this is another indication of how each surgeon is different. My drain will come out before they discharge me.

[PaulaleeB 88]

I never had a drain at all. I assume a leak test happened while I was under. I am 20days post op and it has been a very easy recovery.

[DevilAngela13 14]

My doctor told me there will not be a drain. Different techniques I guess.