How long did your surgery take? My mother asked the PA and she said about 3 hours. I'm guessing that's worst case scenario, cause I keep reading different amounts of time.

My surgery lasted for about an hour and a half!

So... I'm self paying for my sleeve. I wonder if I had a hernia ( I have horrible heartburn) would my insurance cover the hospital stay and I could just pay for the surgeon??? Any thoughts?

So... I'm self paying for my sleeve. I wonder if I had a hernia ( I have horrible heartburn) would my insurance cover the hospital stay and I could just pay for the surgeon??? Any thoughts?

Read your policy. Call the insurance company.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastric bypass and gastric sleeve generally take approximately 90 minutes.

A little over an hour. Did not have a hernia fix or drain tube.

1 1/2 hrs according to my wife

Actual surgery itself was about 1 1/2 hrs because I had a Hiatal Hernia repair. I think that adds abut 30 mins. 3 hours must include everything you have to go thru from check-in time to being taken to your hospital room.

Good luck with your surgery. You will be really glad you did this.

Hi there. I was told the doctor has to take down my hernia repair for the surgery. Then, come back and repair it again after the surgery. Was that the case with you?

2 hours. This included an umbilical hernia repair and drain tubes. Smoothest surgery ever! Surgeon did a beautiful job! Recovery room was 5 hours because I was so nauseated!

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My surgeon took 1hr it was fast but the anesthesia took forever to leave my body completely..

My surgery took 35 minutes.

mine was 45 minutes

I had my surgery yesterday. My surgeon said it took 1 1/2 hours.

About an hour and a half

My surgery was a little over an hour. I was in the OR for 1.5 hours. I was in recovery forever because the hospital did not have a room!

My operation took 1 hour and 30 min.I received the gastric sleeve and when I woke up from Anesthesia I was like the hulk lol.