I have heard from some that not everyone needs to spend the night in the hospital. How many of you had to spend the night?

You definately want to spend the night....I don't know how people go home after that!! I needed to stay due to my sleep apnea but the hospital I had it done at sends them home....it is strictly a day surgery...can't imagine! I had a lot of post op nausea and gas pain...very glad I stayed.

Part of it will depend on how you react to general anesthesia. I hadn't been under before and found that my (previously undiagnosed) sleep apnea affected my O2 saturation when coming out of anesthesia. I felt good but they wanted to keep me on O2 and monitor me overnight. I'm glad that I stayed just cause it's easier having the hospital bed that first night and they gave me meds via IV that I wouldn't have gotten at home. I think it sped my recovery. Was back at work in 3 days.

I stayed overnight and it was the best thing I could have done! My bed at home, much as I love it, doesn't recline in the way that hospital beds do, and I would have been very dehydrated without the IV fluids. I was lucky - I had a private room, bathroom, etc, that was very spacious in a quiet, private hospital - so perhaps my experience was not normal? Best of luck with your surgery!

I HOPE I get to stay over night. Right now I am in the middle of summer vaca with my kids and they are making me a little crazy!!! :confused: