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jess9395    5,450

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rking    484

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I could have left the next day but stayed an additional night cuz we had a five hour drive home. I think an extra night might be good for you to rest and heal more.

Txbariatricguy, who is your doc? I have had a great experience too.

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Mistie    201

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My surgeon requires 2 nights. She might have met me go after one, but I live four hours away, so she kept me both required nights, because if there were a complication, she preferred me there!

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Mania    128

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@@rking Adam Smith out of Fort Worth

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slvarltx    332

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I stayed 2 nights. I had quite a bit of pain and wanted the extra day of IV pain killers. Was more than ready to go home after the 2 nights though.

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tmcx28    297

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I have a two night stay. Surgery is Tuesday morning and I'll be discharged Thursday. I'm okay with that because I live alone and don't have family close by. The hospital has wifi so I'll just bring my ipad and headphones and hang out in my comfy pants watching Netflix until they set me free :)

When is your surgery? & I am sorry that no one is close to help you :( but live up the 24/7 service lol

My surgery is next Tuesday! I do have my parents and siblings about 45 minutes away so they'll be over on the weekend to help me out if I need it but they can't just pop over whenever. I'm sure everything will be just fine though, it seems like a lot of people are recovering quickly!

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wwboy    141

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My clinic says it'll be two nights - maybe as little as one. Insurance letter said they approved one night only.

What happens if I NEED to stay more than one?

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Sharon1964    2,530

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My clinic says it'll be two nights - maybe as little as one. Insurance letter said they approved one night only.

What happens if I NEED to stay more than one?

The hospital will contact your insurance company with the information necessary to get approval for the second night. I would not worry.

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wwboy    141

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My clinic says it'll be two nights - maybe as little as one. Insurance letter said they approved one night only.

What happens if I NEED to stay more than one?

The hospital will contact your insurance company with the information necessary to get approval for the second night. I would not worry.

Thanks!!

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Kindle    8,667

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Why don't you just Call your surgeons office and ask? They are the only ones that can answer your question. No one else's experience has anything to do with your surgeons or your insurance's protocols.

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rking    484

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The same thing happened to me! My insurance approved one night but since I lived five hours away I decided to stay another night. I have not heard from insurance but feel they will pay. I hope I am right :)

Good luck to you.

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magtart    603

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I was in for one night and released the next day around 5:30 PM. Houston rush hour traffic is horrendous and it took us almost two hours to get home even though it is a 30 min. drive. I was glad to have a pillow in the car to hold up against my stomach for going over bumps and potholes.

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Sajijoma    1,324

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I had RNY but I was scheduled for just an overnight stay, but I didn't handle anesthesia well and I didn't wake up all the way for the first day and my lungs were suppressed by the IV pain meds so I needed full oxygen support. The second day they tried to give me oral pain meds to transition off the IV meds but I violently threw it all up each time so they put me back on the IV which brought on massive oxygen drops til I told them I didn't want pain meds anymore. I could tolerate my pain on my own enough and I wanted to be able to breathe without oxygen problems and I knew it was the med causing my problem because it happened to be too when I had kidney stones years ago. To make a longer story shorter, I went in on Monday and stayed til Wednesday. It was really hard for me because I wanted to get back to my baby (he's 17 month now) and my other 6 kiddos, but sometimes the best thing for your kids is to stay at the hospital where you are safe.

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Ryan TN    348

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My surgeon gave me the option of staying a second night. I was feeling pretty good so I went home the 2nd day, only 1 night.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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