Has anyone had the Sleeve Procedure as Outpatient and how did that go if yes?

[TREVORSMOM 20]

I am wondering how people do after the Sleeve surgery when done as an Outpatient procedure. Thanks!

[imsoglad56 402]

My husband and I were both sleeved as outpatients on the same day. Had surgery around 8:00 in the morning and left the hospital around 5:30 pm. It was awesome for both of us and I can't even begin to understand why so many people have to stay in hospital for so long. Of course I understand that some people have complications, and if either of us had then we'd have had to stay, too. But with as smoothly as things went, I was thrilled to get to go home the same day.

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

I was an outpatient at a surgical center very near a hospital... like, same parking lot. The theory is that they have fewer issues with resistant bacteria, don't have sick people there and their surgical team just does bariatric surgeries all day so are very "tuned". I had sleep apnea so they had me and two other ladies spend the night at the surgical center. It was a very good experience, i hate hospitals so this was terrific for me. I felt safe and had no problems. The care was outstanding and very personalized to a bariatric patient.