How many days were you in the hospital?

[LaLaLucy 22]

My insurance letter states that it will cover 1 day.

Edited July 27, 2015 by LaLaLucy

[The Candidate 3,215]

Mine mandates I'll be there four days for the RNY.

[Daisee68 2,493]

1 night. Barely 24 hours from surgery time

[naturegirl 320]

My surgeon's office told patients to prepare for 2 nights. However I think they're practice might be changing towards only 1 night. DH had to prepay a 2 night copay for his surgery in June, and a month later I only had to prepay for a 1 night copayment for mine. Personally I would have rather been there two nights as I found myself in the ER on day 3.

[wheezysmom 146]

In the bariatric classes, they tell you that you will be in one night but I earned myself an extra night because I wasn't able to drink enough Water. So I was there two nights.

[laguerr13 993]

One night

[Dr-Patient 830]

I was done as an out-patient. If you're relatively low risk, one night should be fine.

[misswhitneym 12]

My surgeon told me there was an 80% chance I'd only be there one night. I had a lot of pain and nausea, and I wasn't ready to go home the day after surgery, so they kept me another night. By day 3, I went home feeling a lot better (so 2 nights in the hospital).

[LaLaLucy 22]

Thanks everyone! I am hoping that I will be feeling better in one day. I tend to have a hard time waking up from anesthesia and it usually takes me an entire day to feel normal just from that. Fingers crossed that I will be ready to go home on Saturday. Thanks!

[ShannonSinTx 31]

I was outpatient. Surgery at 7, left at 3.

[lovingdavid 119]

One day for me

[samuelsmom 670]

One day here also.

[ReaderGirl 17]

One night for me! band to sleeve revision. had my Lap Band for 12 years!

I also feel like I can't wake up from surgery. I had surgery at 1030am and finally was awake around 430pm same day, I got up walked about 20 feet and went back to the bed for a nap, that went on for quite a while, up walk a bit and right back to bed, i couldn't hold my eyes open. I finally asked for them to completely stop my pain meds, and then I was able to keep my eyes open. The next day I was up and walking much better!! Doctor came in at 11 am said you can go home and I openly said NO. I don't think I can. He gave me 2 shots, one was a steroid the other I am not sure, and he said I bet when I call back at 3pm you will be ready to go home. I thought he was nuts!!! Well guess what, I went home at 5 that day. I wanted my bed, and he was right I felt so much better! I was afraid to go home so soon and I was fine, there was no reason to be afraid, I went home , i followed directions and I was fine. My BFF had the same thing band to sleeve the year before she stayed in hospital 2 days, and she said she could have went home the next day as well.

with all that being said, I am glad i stayed 1 night. Because of the pain meds. I couldn't stay awake or listen to directions.

That is the other thing, the pain was very manageable! and I have NO pain tolerance! I am a cry baby I wont lie!

Good Luck!!

[Nyelaah 77]

Two nights. I was super

Nauseous to go home on day 1.

[hockeyfan7 249]

My surgeon makes all sleeve and bypass patients stay 2 nights. Lap band patients stay one night.

You get nothing by mouth day one. Day 2 you have your leak test in the morning and then get ice and Water all day. Day 3 you have to be able to keep a Protein shake down that morning in order to go home.