hospital or outpatient?

Hello everyone!

I am wondering. Did you all have to stay in the hospital overnight or did you go home the same day as the surgery?

Thanks so much!

There has been a recent thread about this somewhere. If you do a search you should find it.
Anyway, I was outpatient, and a lot of others were too. Some did stay overnight, though.

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Banded on 2/14/07
First fill: 3/23/07; 1cc
Beginning wt: 6/06-207 lbs.
Pre-surgery wt: 187 lbs.
2/19: 12 lb. wt. loss
5/9: total weight loss-50 lbs!
8/7/07: total loss 66lbs.
18 lbs. to go

I stayed overnight and was grateful for that. They have the really good pain meds in the hospital.

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Banded- December 27th 2006
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dr. Ashley Vernon

There sure was :) , the search function is a great thing, here's a link to the thread:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/long-your-hospital-t31338.html?t=31338

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Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
(When all else fails, play dead) H371/S327/C:AWFUL
Fell off the wagon in a big way, got back on with my first fill ever 4/29/08; second fill 4/2009
Small AP June 21st, 2007 by Dr. James Wagner @ Hurley in Flint, MI

Thread Starter

Thanks so much! ;)

I went in the afternoon of my surgery, stayed overnight, and was home by noon the next day... less than 24 hours in total.

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Elisabeth :)

Highest Wt 440 lbs
Banded on 3/30/06 (351 lbs) in U.S. (11 cm VG Inamed Band, 11 fills in 2.5 yrs)
Never felt restriction and developed SEVERE ACID REFLUX

4/1/09 Revision from Band to VSG in Mexico
4/2/09 Acid Reflux Gone!
VSG Starting weight 285/Goal 130

I had my surgery at 7:30 a.m. and was released about 1:00 p.m. the same day. Hospital beds & recliners are never very comfortable - I enjoyed being home and being comfortable!!

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banded: 2/15/07
too many fills to be mentioned :)
Lost over 70 pounds with 40 more to go!

i had my surgery tuesday, march 13, 2007 and went in at 7:30am and was out at home at 4:30pm the same day.
lost 5lbs the first week. still having a little problem with gas. have another 95lbs. to loose. can't wait till i'm 130lbs again. it seems like it will be forever.

I was in the hospital 1 night but now he has moved his surgery to outpatient only. Either way you will be okay. Good luck.

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Julie
banded 6/6/06
Dr. McKeen, San Jose CA

320/213/goal 199. Almost there!

Had my surgery at 1:45pm and was ready to go home by 5:15pm :)

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Surgery Date: March 19, 2007--Dr. Abkin
389/192/139
4/21/07 -- Mini Goal Met! 50 pounds gone!
6/17/07 -- Mini Goal Met! 80 pounds gone!
7/15/07 -- WOOHOO! 100 pounds gone!
8/23/07 -- Finally! 110 pounds gone!
3/13/08 -- 175 pounds gone!

Wow!!!! I stayed in the hospital overnight. I did not want to go home. I was in sooooooooooooooo much pain. I could not go tho the bathroom either. They had to put a cathader (sp?) in overnight. My doc said some people feel little to no pain and other it feels like they went in with a sleg hammer. I am 13 days poet op and doing 100% better. I am not taking any more pain meds. This pain was worst theen my c-section.

Good Luck.

My surgeon required me to stay overnight. I was greatful, the pain meds in the IV were heaven for the pain, they also put me out so I didn't have to listen to the old lady next to me snore!
I was also required to do a barium swallow under x-ray before I was discharged.

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Surgery Date: March 14th, 2007
4 fills/1 unfill 2.50cc total
226High/201 Pre-Surgery/192 Surgery Day/149.50 Lowest/165 Current/140 Goal 4'11"
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