VSG Surgery stay - same day or multi day?

[KimA-GA 540]

Was your surgery stay same day or multiple day?

thoughts on your experience either way?

[Caybot 26]

I was outpatient - I checked in at 10am, my surgery was at noon and I was on my way home before 5. I have a lot of thoughts about my experience but none of them are based upon staying or not staying overnight. I was happy to be in my own home that evening but I would have been okay to stay if it was required. I was nodding out for the first 24 anyway!

[Sleeve_Me_Alone 654]

Surgery was on Tuesday, I was discharged Thursday. That being said, I had surgery in Mx, which often includes a longer hospital stay than in the US. Additionally, after being discharged to a hotel, a doctor came to do a quick check up and wound care that evening.

[KevinS62 73]

Mine was overnight. In at 7 AM, surgery at 9, stayed the night and was discharged before 1 PM the following day. I would say that it was good since I had an IV for fluids and pain meds. I had nurse there incase there was trouble and of course the nurses could answer questions. It was a good, if not great, experience.

Edited July 19, 2022 by KevinS62

[ShoppGirl 3,444]

My stay was one night. It was supposed to be two but I was doing well so they let me go early.

[liveaboard15 1,292]

Stayed overnight for my sleeve. I could have stayed 2 nights if i wanted. Glad i did stay overnight. The IV kept me hydrated and i got medication throughout my night via IV.

[catwoman7 10,973]

most people spend one night at the hospital, but that varies...

[Arabesque 6,670]

It really depends upon your recovery & your surgeon’s requirements. Mine keeps his patients in overnight but because I lived alone he wanted me to stay a second night. The morning I was to be discharged my back went into spasm & I was in a lot of pain (tears running down my face) so he had me stay a third night. Went home the next day & the rest of my recovery went smoothly.

[Tomo 1,157]

I had the sleeve surgery in 2015. Went home the same day. Outpatient.

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[BigSue 1,325]

I had gastric bypass and I stayed in the hospital one night. I was very eager to go home, but the one thing I didn’t fully realize until I got home is that it was very difficult to get enough fluids those first several days. While I was in the hospital, I didn’t have to worry about dehydration because they were pumping me full of fluids, and I was well hydrated when I was discharged, so it was probably a good thing that they made me stay overnight.