Overnight Stay?

[skyeblu79 0]

I went home the same day. Surgery started around 8 or 8:30 and I was on the way back to the hotel by 12:00 something that afternoon. I was only self-pay and I think my doc only made you stay overnight if you had no one with you to help after surgery.

Courtneyjeter- I can kind of understand what you are going through with your parents. I still haven't told mine how much the surgery cost. They didn't ask either though. I actually moved back home with them to save up for surgery.

[dislexi 1]

I have one night included in my self pay too, but I'm wondering how to keep this from my dad (my next door neighbor:) if I stay overnight. It's going to be hard enough to keep it a secret if I get home the same day. He keeps close tabs on us, which usually isn't a problem unless I'm trying to hide something. My kids have him wrapped around their little finger and he's over all the time to hang out with them (and me:). Don't get me wrong, I LOVE having him around. The only reason I'm not telling him is because of how much this is costing us. The only area we ever disagree in is MONEY....and he will croak if he finds out how much we are spending. The more I look at it, the more I wonder if it is even possible to keep it from him. I just don't want to deal with the issue, but maybe I'm just running from the problem. Feel free to give me advice:)

There was a person in the hospital with me that told her family she was having her gallbladder out. Sounds reasonable to me.

[maryrose 2]

Overnight stay. I actually enjoyed it also. Nice room, actually a suite. Don't know how I ended up with that, must have run out of rooms.

My group always keeps you overnight. They don't let you go home til you have a barium swallaw exam in the AM to make sure everthing is OK.

[Syrah 0]

I didn't do a barium swallow. About 3 hours after surgery, I did some other kind of swallow to check for leakages or problems. Whatever it was, the stuff was horrible!! It was a Fluid that could be re-absorbed by the body if it leaked. Very nasty!

[juliegeraci 7]

I stayed overnight but my doctor now only does outpatient.

[RAYSBABE 1]

There was a person in the hospital with me that told her family she was having her gallbladder out. Sounds reasonable to me.

I actually have terrible gallbladder attacks...I should ask the surgeon how much extra it would cost to get it removed anyway.....that would be a perfect story if I could pull it off. If I use that and don't really get the gallbladder removed, I would just have to be really careful not to tell anyone that I was having a gallbladder attack:p

Thanks for the advice, everyone....I love hearing all the different things that you have to say!

[Syrah 0]

You should definitely ask about having that done. Any time you can avoid two surgeries (when one will get things done) is great.