How long will I have to be in the hospital?

I don't have my date yet and I am a newbie to this message board. I have been lurking for about 3 days and decided to jump in. I will be having my surgery (rny) soon I hope. I have completed all the pre qualifying tests and have my insurance okay. Now I am just waiting for the phone to ring. Anyway...I am having my surgery at Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove and my surgeon is Dr. Guske. How long (not specifically) do you think the average stay in the hospital is? Thanks alot, Mary

Mary I am still Post Op but I wanted to welcome you to the greatest support board on earth. The Illinois board totally rocks and we are just one big happy family.... !!! As far as hospital stays go it depends on which surgery (open or Lap) you have. So anywhere from 2-5 days. Good luck and again WELCOME TO THE ILLINOIS BOARD! Debby

hi mary, and welcome! I'm also a patient of the same surgical center you're going through (different doctor there). I'm also still pre-op, but my understanding is your hospital stay is estimated as 3 days to a week (on average) depending on what you have done, your health, how you react to surgery/anesthesia and any complications that might arise. You could be totally different than me or anyone else here.. but from the Dr's office, they said expect about 3 - 5 days so they can monitor you.. then at least a week at home recuperating. I'm very excited for you! I go see the pulmonologist tomorrow for the first of my tests.. and the rest are all in rapid succession over the coming weeks. Keep us posted!! Stef

Hi Mary ~ I had my surgery back on June 25 (Friday) and I was home by 12 on Sunday. By the way I had Open RNY. Hope this helps & good luck on your journey ; ) Take care, Shelly

Hi Mary, I am having surgery at Alexian too with Dr. Rantis on Oct. 15th. They told me about 4 days as average, but like mentioned below it depends on how well you do. My brother had the surgery last year, he was in the hospital for two days, and back to work in two weeks.

I can't wait! It has been a year since I have started this journey! Now, all the pre-stuff is done and all I need is final clearance from Dr. Guskes office. I am in a state of happy, panicky, jumpy, nervousness. Then there is the totally unneeded dread that something will go wrong at the last minute that will halt this progress dead in its tracks! I know I am probably being a stupid nervous git , but I am so close now I can feel it. And I can feel all the really positive feelings coming from all of you extremely supportive people. All I have to do is take a deep breath and relax. I hope you all get what you want, without delay or hitches of any kind. And, no pain (or very little!)! I am keeping my fingers crossed for us all! Breath! Relax! Mary

"I am in a state of happy, panicky, jumpy, nervousness. Then there is the totally unneeded dread that something will go wrong at the last minute that will halt this progress dead in its tracks!" Mary, This is NOT an unusual thing to feel at all!! My process so far has been bump-free but that little voice in the back of my head still keeps trying to convince me that they're going to find a reason to deny me at the last minute. *BELIEVE ME* you are not alone!! Definitely keep us posted.. this is such good news!! Stef

My doc is Dr.Rantis, I had lap RNY and my Gallbladder taken out, I went in on Wed. 8th and got out on Sat the 11th. I had some breathing problems the first day which I ended up in ICU overnight, that was my only set back and it didnt extend my stay in the hospital. Good luck!