catheters

[aking15 1]

Do you have to have a catheter for this surgery? I mean it's only 30 min surgery(according to my Doctor) and I was jw

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[KJencius 21]

No, not for the surgery. I was told the surgery was more like an hour. I needed a catheter because I had complications.

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Nope, surgery is really short.

[wilsonvs90 4]

I was sleeved. They cathed me during surgery and the next day it was removed. It sucked but I was glad to have it since I was in so much pain

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[tlh4life 66]

Didn't have one for this surgery.

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[Joann454 1,329]

I was told I'd have one and that surgery was two hours? Wth?

[Dashofpixiedust8 1,469]

If I had one they removed it before I woke up.

[Deactivatedfatgal 377]

I didn't have one as my survey was 45 minutes

[klingie84 91]

I was told I'd have one and that surgery was two hours? Wth?

Bypass n sleeve take around 1.5-2 hours then at my hospital my pts stay in PACU for about an hour so like 4-5 hours about for whole ordeal. Everyone gets a catheter...something I'm not happy about...but every pt says they were glad after bc they didn't feel up to going to bathroom first day bc of drugs

[gryffen 176]

Yeah had one. Surgery took Max 2 hours then everyone in Bariatric goes into HDU for 24hrs. Very happy I had catheter in as those 24hrs I couldn't get up to go.

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[Sullie06 1,033]

I had one, they left it in for about 24 hours. Once I was off my IV they took out the Cath. Also I was sleeved and my surgery took about 1.5 hours according to my hubby.

[klingie84 91]

From being a nurse on my unit n dealing with surgeons I was told I'm first thing Tuesday morning...eek

[klingie84 91]

From being a nurse on my unit n dealing with surgeons I was told I'm first thing Tuesday morning...eek

Off topic but oh well I'm in brain fog from no food lol

[Joann454 1,329]

Off topic but oh well I'm in brain fog from no food lol

Lol! I'm so looking forward to being on the other side. These two weeks have crawled.

[hermione53 157]

I had both a catheter and a drain. The catheter was in overnight. I think I had both because I'd had 2 lap bands over 17 years. I don't recall how long the surgery was because I was alone in the hospital. The surgeon did say that they had to do a hernia repair and deal with a mess of stitches from the second lap band installation so I think it took longer than expected.