Jenny_a365

Different Doctors have different styles and philosophies and since this is still relatively new surgery doctors set up their own protocals. Even the pre and post op experiences vary. I didn't have a catheter, some did. I didn't have a leak test, many did. I had a prophylactic IVC filter put in, many didn't. My doctor routinely keep patient 2 days minimum, others send pts home after a day. Thisis why it's important to do your homework and ask questions when choosing a surgeon and program. Find one that suit your needs the best.

What Blerdgirl said. Everyone in my program follows the same program pre and post op, but people who went to my hospital have a completely different program than the people at the hospital two miles away. I had no liquid pre-op diet at all. And was on purees as soon as I got home from the hospital. Each program is developed by the surgeons and clinicians who are working in it. And they tweak it for what best works for them.