Does anyone know the reason why some people can have the sleeve outpatient while others stay in the hospital for 3-5 days? Is this just a dictation by the insurance company? Or is there an alternate reason?

Usually it is the surgeon's preference as far as I know.

Surgeon's preference and/or insurance.

I have a lot of illnesses, and my surgeon just kept me ovn to monitor me

I am self-pay and will leave the hospital the night of my surgery.

We had our Initial Consultation today and our Doc. requires a 2-3 day hospital stay. That kind of took me by surprise. I assumed you'd be out within 24-36 hours. Oh well. I have insurance so, it costs me the same regardless of how long I stay.

Stay, it's for the best. You won't be able to drink a lot and they will have you on IV fluids .

They told me 3-4 days but I was released after one (awful) night. I had great support at home so that helped a lot. I pretty much slept the whole first night an day I was home. Slept another 12 hours last night and finally feel like getting up and moving around today. My biggest issue was with nausea.

-MM

I was self pay, I went into surgery at 11, and was home by 6 that night (I live 2 hrs from hospital). So they didn't even keep me 12 hrs. I had a really easy recovery though. No pain, and no issues.

I was self pay, I went into surgery at 11, and was home by 6 that night (I live 2 hrs from hospital). So they didn't even keep me 12 hrs. I had a really easy recovery though. No pain, and no issues.

This eases my mind tremendously! Thank you!

My doctor requires a two night stay regardless of pay source. I'm self pay but I appreciate that.

I think it's just a case by case basis depending on your surgeon/insurance company. I am now a week post-op and was originally slated to stay just 2 days in the hospital. I had a reaction to the anesthesia and ended up with a very low heart rate. They moved me to the cardiac wing to monitor me for an additional 2 days. Strong heart, just not good with anesthesia.. my HR is now nearly back to normal. Honestly though, I can't imagine if I had come home earlier due to the pain and lack of Fluid intake. I know everybody's different so I wish you the best.

i'm day 4 post op and stayed 1 night in the hospital. I really wished I would have been able to stay a second night. Having the IV, pain pump, and nurses there monitoring around the clock was reassuring. The second day was the worst for me, which was the day that I had to go home.