My coordinator talked me into only one pre-op hotel stay and said that I don't need an additional hotel stay after I'm released from the clinic. She said that when I'm checked out of the hospital I could then go home. Has anyone else done this? Is that enough time to be able to come back okay? Am I going to be able do that?

I spent 2 nights in the hospital, and when I was released we headed straight home. Once you are off IV fluids and they know there are no complications there isn't really a reason to stay an extra night in a hotel. I think you will be fine.

I'll be there Thursday morning through Saturday afternoon.

I will spend One preop night at the Marriott then tonight the hospital followed by an additional two nights post up at the Marriott home the next day.

I spent one night pre-op, one in the clinic, then two more in the hotel post-op.

The place I'm looking at also only does 2 nights. One night at the clinic, one night in recovery then whisked back home on the third day.

1 night hotel 2 nights hospital another 2 nights hotel then home

I'm doing two nights hospital and two nights at a recovery house

Arrive morning of surgery, so no preop stay. One night in surgical center, 2 nights at Marriott. Rechecks at clinic every day including drain removal and fluoroscopy barium swallow on third day before heading home.

A short stay for Gastric Sleeve Surgery is not even done in the USA

There are plenty of places in the US that do a one night stay and even some that release patients same day as surgery.

Average stay in the US is 24-48 hours.

I'm not sure who you are directing this at but personally, it didn't matter too much to me. Some however who are high risk feel more comfortable in the hospital the whole time. I would have been okay either way and it didn't play much into my decision making. I have zero co morbidities and am low BMI so I didn't feel like I needed the hospital time but it happened that my surgeon keeps you there anyway.

Do you think it is better to spend more time in the hospital as opposed to hospital and hotel?

In Mexixo

I felt fine and would have gone apeshit sitting in a hospital bed. Instead I was out shopping, site seeing, hanging out with my sister, napping and watching movies in the hotel room. The surgical center and on all doctor was just a phone call away. OCC was very cautious about discharging patients and didn't hesitate to keep someone longer if they needed to. Other than my neck fusion, I have always had my surgical procedures done at a surgical center in the US, so it's something I'm comfortable with. And Even with being in the hospital with my neck fusion, I was discharged (at my insistence and surgeon's OK) about 26 hours after coming out of recovery, so it wasn't much different.

Do you think it is better to spend more time in the hospital as opposed to hospital and hotel?

In Mexixo

I felt fine and would have gone apeshit sitting in a hospital bed. Instead I was out shopping, site seeing, hanging out with my sister, napping and watching movies in the hotel room. The surgical center and on all doctor was just a phone call away. OCC was very cautious about discharging patients and didn't hesitate to keep someone longer if they needed to. Other than my neck fusion, I have always had my surgical procedures done at a surgical center in the US, so it's something I'm comfortable with. And Even with being in the hospital with my neck fusion, I was discharged (at my insistence and surgeon's OK) about 26 hours after coming out of recovery, so it wasn't much different.

I would feel that too except that I'm going to Juarez so shopping and site seeing are not an option ! Lol

Do you think it is better to spend more time in the hospital as opposed to hospital and hotel?

In Mexixo

Where I had my surgery, they would have kept me an extra night if I needed them to, but I didn't. I would have felt very cooped up in the surgical center if I'd had to stay there a second night. I liked being back in the hotel with my own space.