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I'm just wondering how long everybody stayed in the hospital? My surgeon said it will probably be one night, but it seems like most stay two? How long did you stay?

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4 days after that i went out smoked then i started feel cold then i went back to hospital and they said u have dirt near ur stomach it will boom if we dont take it out by another surgery after that they took it out by a surgery then they put stick inside me and i stayed like 2 weeks then i went back home sweet home and they will take out the stick inside me in like 10 days i feel pain every sec sorry for my bad english

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Mine was outpatient. I was in the surgery center for about 6 hours after being wheeled out of the operating room.

Loved not having to stay the night in a hospital.

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I stayed two nights, then after two nights at home I went BACK to the hospital for dehydration and stayed for an ADDITIONAL 3 nights. I was not able to sip Water or chew an ice chip without a tremendous amount of gas and nausea, so I got dehydrated. But they pumped me full of IV fluids during those 3 extra days and allowed my stomach to heal more and I'm doing much better now.

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My surgery was at 3:00pm and I had to arrive at 1:00pm. Surgery went off as scheduled. I don't know when I got to a room where I saw my family. Its a big blurr. I stayed one night in the hospital. They had me up walking and moving very quickly. I was lucky to be able to go to the bathroom and drink very limited Fluid via ice chips. I was discharged the very next morning at 9:30am. I do think my visit was best case scenario for most slevees.

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Like Mini-Me, I was outpatient with the same surgeon. In at 7:00, at the Golden Nugget by 12:00. Took a nap and was out to dinner with my wife and even played a little at the tables that night.

Set myself up for success in my hotel and it worked out great.

Loved not being in the hospital. There are sick people there.

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Wow some got out crazy fast! Just moved from pdx and love that city so much!

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I was in the hospital for one night.

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I stayed two nights only because my RBC count went down. I feel normal except for some stomach tenderness and constant stomach gurgling.

I couldn't wait to get out of the hospital. BORING!!!! and there was this poor lady throwing up and screaming.

Crud, my broth won't stay warm long enough to eat it.

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One night. Checked in at 8:30am, surgery pretty close to on schedule at 10:30am, in a room by 2pm and left the next day around 2pm. They wanted to be sure I had three "meals" and was peeing fine and enough. I was happy to go home.

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Wow! They told me I'd be in for 3 days? I wonder why so much longer? Hmm, I guess surgery day, then one full day after, then home the following a.m. Okay so one more day than some of you but still.

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Two nights for me... My surgeon said I could go home after the first night, but I asked to stay another night... I was glad I did because I had an allergic reaction and broke out in hives, and would have had to rush back. The. Ext day I was ready to go home.

Kimmie

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One night. My doc would have kept me a second night - but I wanted to go home to get some rest. The hospital staff was so caring I couldn't get any peace and quiet. I had no kids at home and my husband took care of me once I got home.

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