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How long in the hospital??? Average stay???

Prple
on 3/24/12 5:30 pm - VA

VSG on 07/17/12 with

I know everyone's journey is different... Just curious as to how long you were in the hospital. I know what the surgeon said but what is the real life data???

Thanks

smrt1997
on 3/24/12 5:36 pm

VSG on 12/07/11 with

I was in one night. My coworker had her surgery 1 hour after me, same surgeon, same hospital, everything and she stayed two nights. He typically does one night but said that if i wasn't comfortable going home, that I could stay another night.

VSG 12-7-11

bjalberta
on 3/24/12 5:36 pm - Canada

VSG on 03/20/12 with

I stayed 2 nights ....

BJ

HW 325 SW 303 CW 245. GW 170

Brenda777
on 3/24/12 5:40 pm

VSG on 03/19/12 with

1 night.

I did go directly to ICU after surgery for 15 hours, bcos I did not wake up.

Didn't plan on that, but it was fine.

Wasn't scary... I just wonder how much that will cost, since I am a self-pay.

HW: 318.6 Pre-surgery Weight: 268.6 CW: 149 Sleeve Date: March 19, 2012
- 169.6 pounds! Doctor established medical goal weight = 165. I lost 50 pounds before getting sleeved. Current BMI = 27 Original starting BMI = `58.3 Tummy Tuck: 01-04-13

acochr2
on 3/24/12 5:47 pm

i stayed one night

ND2BTHN
on 3/24/12 5:49 pm - Canada

VSG on 01/16/12 with

3 days for me.

HW: 235 SW:227 Preopw:218 GW:120 HT:5'3

happyteacher
on 3/24/12 5:50 pm

VSG on 12/19/11 with

2 days, 1 night smooth as silk!

1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 9 MO: -5 with slight regain from the original -10 MO 10: -8 MO 11: +1 MO 12: -1.4

Mo 13-14: 0 Mo 15:-10 (meds side effect)

BMI 23.7

CW: 184 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 108%

150+ pounds lost

Jaffe
on 3/24/12 5:59 pm - PA

VSG on 03/19/12 with

25 hours total - essentially ended up being noon to noon.

HT: 5' 7" HW: 249 ConsultW: 238 SW: 218 Preop Loss: 20
M1:12 M2:11 M3:7 M4:7 M5:8 M6:8 M7:7 M8:3 M9:0 M10:3 M11:3

Monique B.
on 3/24/12 6:15 pm

US =1 NIGHT, MX =2, For the most part anyways

Debbie R.
on 3/24/12 6:25 pm - Cedar Hill, TX

VSG on 02/27/12 with

2 nights for me! evening of surgery didn't wake up so went to ICU. I felt like I wa**** by a truck from the anesthesia!!

Traci M.
on 3/24/12 6:30 pm - CT

VSG on 03/13/12 with

3 nights 4 days had hernia surgery same time.

Traci

hrford
on 3/24/12 6:41 pm

VSG on 03/19/12 with

I stayed two nights and they kept me all that day the 3rd day I didn't get released till 9pm. Honestly, I don't think I could have gone home the next day, not with my kids and everything at home.

HW: 270 SW: 234.4 CW: 135.0 1stGW:149 (GOAL MET)afreshstart-hreneeh.blogspot.com/
1st 5k: 5/12/12 44:55 PR 4miles: 12/31/2012 35:49

ruggie
on 3/24/12 6:51 pm, edited 3/24/12 6:51 pm - Sacramento, CA

VSG on 07/06/11 with

One night - and that's my VSG and surprise haital hernia repair.

Heaviest weight: 310 pounds (Male, 5'10")

Traci M.
on 3/24/12 7:14 pm - CT

VSG on 03/13/12 with

Wow!!Lucky you!!! I was in hell !!

Traci

KathyA999
on 3/24/12 6:58 pm

VSG on 08/09/10 with

My surgeon keeps people for 3 nites. So I went in for surgery on Monday morning and went home on Thursday. The longer stay was something I wanted, just in case a complication developed post-op. (Not to say complications don't develop further out, but just sayin.) Turns out I was kinda bored, but better that than an "interesting" post-op experience, haha!

Height - 5' 7"   High Wt 268 / Consult Wt 246 / Surgery Wt 241 / Goal Wt 150 / Current Wt 142
Tracker starts at consult weight

In maintenance since December 2011.

michael B.
on 3/24/12 7:02 pm - MA

VSG on 03/19/12 with

Supposed to stay 2 nights. Stayed 3 because I couldn't pass gas. Nothing 2 suppositories and a male nurse with sausage links for fingers couldn't handle though.

Burnsy (ticker starts 2wks pre op)

Phatchick
on 3/25/12 7:11 am - Lockport, IL

VSG on 04/16/12 with

On March 24, 2012 at 7:02 PM Pacific Time, michael B. wrote:

Supposed to stay 2 nights. Stayed 3 because I couldn't pass gas. Nothing 2 suppositories and a male nurse with sausage links for fingers couldn't handle though.

LMAO....

Chubbychic77
on 3/25/12 7:39 am - NJ

VSG on 05/30/12 with

Hahahhahahahhahaha. Thanks for the laugh. Roflmfao

Jackie F.
on 3/25/12 9:02 am - Pico Rivera, CA

VSG on 03/09/12 with

2 nights and three full days. The First night was HELL im glad I spent that extra night and extra days in. The staff took extra good cate of me. My friend who had surgery the same day and was released after one night returned to the ER the day after she was released for dehydration. If you can spend as much time as u need under there care.

HW: 275 GW: 130

Prple
on 3/25/12 9:05 am - VA

VSG on 07/17/12 with

Thanks... Appreciate the reality check....love passing gas... Soooooo will practice now to be ready!

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