How long were you in the hospital post op?

[wwboy 141]

I was kept 3 days. I had some issues with urine retention and had to be catheterized a few times to get things going. My sense is that they would've let me out earlier if not for that problem.

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Agree! Any man having this surgery should try to talk the surgeon not to catheterize. It is about a 45 minute surgery, the sleeve. My husband had terrible problems with the catheter. His surgeon has done two more hernia surgeries on him and agrees, no more catheters!!!!

I didn't actually get a catheter for he surgery. They straight cathed me several times to drain my bladder because I was unable to go at all... Maybe that's a side effect of catheterization while under surgery?

Idk. Never came up as a reason. They just said it was due to anesthesia... I'll tell you what though, it was incredibly painful (and I'm not talking about the caths) - the pressure relief they brought was a god send.

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[kpeters 0]

Friday 2/5 @ 12pm arrival time. Surgery scheduled for 1:30pm. Surgeon was behind, so we started at about 3pm. I was released from the hospital on Saturday around 3pm with no complications. Only way I could get out is if I could keep liquids down, take my pain meds orally. And pass gas. Walk walk walk all night if you have too. That's really the only thing that gets rid of the most uncomfortable gas pain I have EVER felt as a woman. 3 days post off, each day get better. Fluid intake is not the problem, it's the Protein Shakes that are really hard. The consistency and the diary idk just not my favorite. Reading along here I'm finding hope that this stage will pass. Because as of right now, I'm wondering why I made this choice. I don't feel connected to real world yet. Or able to get back in my routine. Keep the encouragement coming. I appreciate it and anyone feeling what I'm feeling? Please share, or just know that we will thank our future selves for this. Keep pushing you got this! ????????????????