Question:
What's this about drainage, even with the laser gastric by pass? How long in hospital

Saw alot of stmts regarding drainage problems? Having laser gastric by-pass, still darinage. If all goes well, how long is the hospital stay.. I am 62 yrs old will it take longer to heal?    — jalberty (posted on April 14, 2010)

April 14, 2010
Yes, you will have a drainage tube and it is used to help prevent infections. You will should be in the hospital for about two to three days and I know I went home with the drainage tube and did fine. You just have to empty it and the nurses will show you how before you go home. I did not have any problems with the drainage tube. I hope this helped.
   — lscheller

April 14, 2010
How interesting, laser surgery, is this a new procedure????
   — FSUMom

April 14, 2010
My drain was removed before I went home and I never had any issues with the drain site.
   — fortywhat2

April 14, 2010
Not everyone has the drainage tubes. I didn't have any.
   — VeeVonne

April 14, 2010
I had RNY surgery and my drainage tube was removed before I left the hospital two days post surgery. I had no problems with the drain site. Trust me having the drainage tube is no big deal. It's a little uncomfortable when they remove it but the minor discomfort only lasts about 2-3 seconds.
   — rkurquhart

April 14, 2010
I've never heard of laser gastric bypass. I'm very curious and I'd like to learn of it. Can you post some information or links for me? I googled it and came up with nothing. I had laparoscopic rny and didn't have any drainage. My surgery was Monday morning and I was released from the hospital Wednesday morning. I would have been released Tuesday however it was a 4 1/2 hour drive home for me.
   — Caribou ME

April 14, 2010
Maybe she meant laproscopic bypass?
   — ALF

April 15, 2010
I also never had any drains of any sort. So it's all up to the surgeon the day of your surgery and how your surgery went. Not all people get drains.
   — Miss Belody

April 15, 2010
I had lap RNY. I didn't have a drainage tube.
   — Janell C.

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