Amount of Time in Surgery

Tonya75
on 10/15/09 11:07 pm - IL

Just wondering if anyone can tell me how long they were actually in surgery. I forgot to ask my doctor how long does it take to complete this procedure.

Any help will be appreciated

DS Surgery 11/23/09
Tonya

(deactivated member)
on 10/15/09 11:17 pm - Woodbridge, VA

3.5 hours. Some take longer - all depends on the surgeon and what s/he encounters when they go in!

MajorMom
on 10/15/09 11:22 pm - VA

DS on 08/09/07

Mine was 5 1/2 hours or so. I was a laparoscopic DS no previous abdominal surgeries but they found some adhesions near the area where they attach the common channel.
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yex1
on 10/15/09 11:32 pm - NJ

DS on 08/10/09

I had open surgery. dr said because of my size it would be 4 hours but it only ended up being 3. That was a relief to my family waiting for me.

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Sean M.
on 10/16/09 12:00 am - Telford, PA

DS on 09/23/09

I was lap and the second most difficult one he has done (almost opened me 5 time) due to a thick abd wall muscle and I was just over 7 1/2 hrs. Also they said guys can take longer.

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Elizabeth N.
on 10/16/09 12:17 am - Burlington County, NJ

DS on 12/04/06

It depends on what the surgeon finds when he gets into your gut. Three hours is probably the minimum. You will be in the OR a lot longer than it takes to actually do the procedure, though, for anesthesia and all that jazz.

Samaro ..
on 10/16/09 12:32 am

My DS was open. I was in surgery for 2.5 hours.

Dawn G.
on 10/16/09 1:14 am - Fort Edward, NY

DS on 10/08/08

Mine was an open DS. I was on the table for 1.5 hours. Then I was taken to recovery where I spent a little over 2 hours before being taken to a room. My gall bladder had been removed 10 years prior-so that didn't need to be done.

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Ms. Cal Culator
on 10/16/09 1:16 am - Tuvalu

Mine was open and it was a revision and it was still less than two hours.

Grammo
on 10/16/09 2:07 am - Nashville, TN

DS on 08/11/09

I had a "virgin" belly and a hand assisted lap DS with removal of gall bladder and appendix at the same time. My surgery itself lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. You will be away from your family longer than that for recovery, etc. Surgery times vary a lot due to what the surgeon might encounter when they get in there. Good luck!

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