hi,

I am considering the sleeve over the band and I wanted to know how many days did you have to stay at the hospital?

How many days off work?

Thanks.

I stayed in the hospital for 3 nights. I had surgery on a Wed. and I went back to work on Tuesday. I could have easily gone back to work on Monday but I thought I might as well take a day off.

I stayed overnight so about 36 hours. Went back to work at 1.5 weeks but wished I'd stayed out for 2.

I stayed in the hospital for 3 nights but felt fine after 2 nights and went back to work (13 hour night shift) one week post-op.

Thanks for your replies.....forgot to ask how long was surgery? Very curious and i cannot find this info anywhere.

Thanks.

Thanks for your replies.....forgot to ask how long was surgery? Very curious and i cannot find this info anywhere.

Thanks.

I was in the hospital 4 nights but that is unusual. In the US it's usually one night, in Mexico it is usually 2-3 nights.

My surgery was 1.5 hours but it was a revision and not just a straight sleeve. Usually it's less than an hour unless your BMI is very high then it can take longer.

I was a revision also and my surgery was just under 2 hours. I had a lot of adhesions and scar tissue so that accounted for the extra time. The man who had surgery the same day as I did was a first time surgery person and he was sleeved in just under an hour.

Typical OR times are 45 min to an hour.

Typical OR times are 45 min to an hour.

A few months ago my doc sleeved a person with a 100BMI. She said it took him 2.5 hours to do. Yet others are easier and take 45 minutes or so. It depends on previous abdominal surgeries, the amount of scarring to dissect through, the BMI, lots of issues.

I was scheduled to stay in two days, but I was doing so well I went home the next day.

I went back to work a week later, and had no problems.

Thanks so much!!!

Forgot to ask one more thing....Did you have to follow a post op diet?

10 days of a liquid diet, 7-10 days of full fluids, 10-13 days of a soft diet, and an unrestricted diet after 30 days. If you read through this section of the board, you'll get a lot of valuable info.

10 days of a liquid diet, 7-10 days of full fluids, 10-13 days of a soft diet, and an unrestricted diet after 30 days. If you read through this section of the board, you'll get a lot of valuable info.

What is the difference between a liquid diet and full fluids?

Thanks

You have a clear liquid diet, in which you can have anything you can see through. On full liquid diet you can have protein shakes, cream of soups strained, cream of wheat, grits, things like that.

Is there a special diet prior to surgery?

Is there a special diet prior to surgery?

It depends on the doctor, I can only tell you what my doc does. If your BMI is under 40 you don't have to do it. If your BMI is 40 or more you have to do Atkins. Most doctors require you to do 1-4 weeks of Protein shakes only. My doc doesn't.