I had my surgery Wednesday 2/3 and was only supposed to stay over in the hospital one night but it's Friday night and I'm still here. Im having a miserable time getting fluids down and my pain is not being handled by the pain meds that the nurses are giving me (oral hydrocodone and iv dilaudid). I'm stressed and frustrated that my surgeon has not been to see me since the first Thursday morning. I have gotten in 22 ounces of fluids today and i know my nut said it will be hard to get in at least 48 at first but should I be on IV fluids to supplement? I'll take any advice I can get right now.

I was at the hospital mid morning, surgery at l pm, and home by 6 pm. Had one pain pill at home. The more you are hospitalized the more apt to catch something. Call his office if you have to! I was in the grocery store two days after the sleeve. Browsing and feeling great.

About 26 hours. I just had to be able to drink and eat a little off my tray to be allowed to leave.

Have you asked for different pain meds?

3 days. On IV fluids during that time. I was pretty sick after my surgery so I was glad I was not pushed out too quickly. I also had my gall bladder out at the same time which I think slowed my recovery.

About 26 hours. I just had to be able to drink and eat a little off my tray to be allowed to leave.

Have you asked for different pain meds?

I did ask for different meds and was originally given morphine which did absolutely nothing. Pain has gotten better overnight and I have been okay on just the oral hydrocodone.

I went in 1/12 was released 1/14.

I was kept and extra day because I was sensitive to the anesthesia and slept the whole day after surgery. I wasn't out of bed till like 8 that night. I was released about 2 the 2nd day PO.

My doctor stopped fluids after 1 day Po. Are you peeing? They should be monitoring your output. (Sorry that sounds ewe). If you aren't peeing or showing signs of dehydration they should put you back on the IV. The fluids they give/gave you should give you a few days where your intake wouldn't be a big factor. (That's what my doctor told me)

I stayed 3 days, I had issues taking fluids on my own. I had great pain management day 1 I had a morphine pain pump. Didnt need often. Day 2, I was off pain meds and walking. Day 3, by late afternoon I was home.

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Yes if you are not taking in enough liquids you should be on IVF! Tell the dr that!

I was at the hospital mid morning, surgery at l pm, and home by 6 pm. Had one pain pill at home. The more you are hospitalized the more apt to catch something. Call his office if you have to! I was in the grocery store two days after the sleeve. Browsing and feeling great.

Where did you have yours done at? I'm having mine done in Dallas in about 2 weeks. I will also be in and out in one day. This doesn't seem to be the norm.

Surgery was at 9:00am.

I was released the next day around 4:30pm.

No complaints and no complications.

Very smooth and easy process this whole time.

Only regret was not doing this sooner.

I was at the hospital mid morning, surgery at l pm, and home by 6 pm. Had one pain pill at home. The more you are hospitalized the more apt to catch something. Call his office if you have to! I was in the grocery store two days after the sleeve. Browsing and feeling great.

Where did you have yours done at? I'm having mine done in Dallas in about 2 weeks. I will also be in and out in one day. This doesn't seem to be the norm.

Done in Florida. Had a hernia too. Excellent surgeon, no complications though. I was 66, about three years ago. It was smooth sailing all the way. I am more worried about staph and MRSA in these hospitals.

I arrived Sunday night, had surgery on Tuesday, discharged the following Sunday.

I was kept 3 days. I had some issues with urine retention and had to be catheterized a few times to get things going. My sense is that they would've let me out earlier if not for that problem.

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I was kept 3 days. I had some issues with urine retention and had to be catheterized a few times to get things going. My sense is that they would've let me out earlier if not for that problem.

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Agree! Any man having this surgery should try to talk the surgeon not to catheterize. It is about a 45 minute surgery, the sleeve. My husband had terrible problems with the catheter. His surgeon has done two more hernia surgeries on him and agrees, no more catheters!!!!

I was kept 3 days. I had some issues with urine retention and had to be catheterized a few times to get things going. My sense is that they would've let me out earlier if not for that problem.

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Agree! Any man having this surgery should try to talk the surgeon not to catheterize. It is about a 45 minute surgery, the sleeve. My husband had terrible problems with the catheter. His surgeon has done two more hernia surgeries on him and agrees, no more catheters!!!!

I didn't actually get a catheter for he surgery. They straight cathed me several times to drain my bladder because I was unable to go at all... Maybe that's a side effect of catheterization while under surgery?

Idk. Never came up as a reason. They just said it was due to anesthesia... I'll tell you what though, it was incredibly painful (and I'm not talking about the caths) - the pressure relief they brought was a god send.

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