I am being banded on June 2nd! Im so excited!

My surgery is scheduled for 11am. I was wondering if I will end up spending the night, or if i will go home later that day??

What have all of you done? How was the day of your surgreies??

Im happy and nervous all at the same time!:rolleyes2:

I was banded at 8:30 am on April 14 and remained in the hospital 26 hours which is routine. Up to walk every 3-4 hours and had Clear liquids. If you vomited or had a fever, I was told they would not discharge me. Everything went well. The gas is HORRIBLE for the first 2 weeks post-op but it goes away particulary the more you walk it off.

Good luck

Don't get too freaked out about the gas pain. I had absolutely none - so it's not a guarantee that you will have it.

I was required to stay 24 hrs by my doctor, but everyone is different. I had a pretty easy experience, so let me know if you have any questions! :rolleyes2:

I had surgery at 1 pm and got to go home at 8 pm the same day. Everyone is different.

It's different for different people.My insurance, Anthem BC/BS, required me to stay overnight for observation. Had the surgery around 11:00 that day. No beds available after my surgery so it was around 5:00 p.m. before I got in an actual room from the recovery room. That next morning, did some walking, had barium swallow, doc saw me around 9:00 a.m.and said I could go. Of course it was not that easy. The doc forgot to sign in all the right places and since it was a Saturday, they spent a half day trying to track her down because would not release me without all paperwork signed. Finally got to leave around 3:00 p.m. Looking back on it now, no regrets.

Your Dr. should be able to tell you. I will be staying overnight, my surgery is June 17th. I can hardly wait!!!!

I had my surgery at 1pm on a Friday and was released at 6pm the following Saturday.

I had my surgery at 8:00 a.m on Feb. 12th, 2008, and was going to go home that same day but got sick from the Morphine. They ended up switching my meds to something else (can't remember the name) and I chose to stay the night. I was planning on going home the same day of surgery but I'm glad I stayed.

My doc requires an over night stay, but some do the surgery out patient. Check with your doctor so you will know what to expect.