I'm torn about staying or going home! Advice!

Stay.  I repeat, stay.

 This coming from someone who just spent 8 days in the hospital with pulmonary emboli after my LBL on Nov. 3.  It has been harrowing.

My surgeon said that if I had gone home when I was supposed to, after two nights at the aftercare facility, it would have been "catastrophic."  I had none of the usual symptoms for blood clots- no shortness of breath, no leg swelling, no leg pain, no chest pain.  The only one was low blood O2- something we would not have known without an O2 meter.  I thank God that I opted to spend the additional night at the facility where they had the ability to check my pulse oxygen levels and oxygen when it was low.

I beg you, spend the extra money and stay the additional night. 

I had a LBL in April the procedure lasted 5.5 hours.  I also live 25 minutes from the surg. office.  My PS also has patients go right home for the same reason.  You move more at home then you do in the hospital.    I just had a hysterectomy in Oct and stayed over night.  I was more active and better rested at home after the LBL then the night I spent in the hosp. even thought the LBL was more painful.  Ask the PS how many of his patient that go home right  away have complication that require them to be admitted to the hospital.   Also what percentage of his patients decide to stay over night.  Use that information to help you decide what is best for you.    I felt very comfortable and safe going home right away.   good luck with your decision.

That $500 covers everything while you are there that night.  It is well worth it as others have said.  The worst idea is staying in a hotel.  You get no medical care, no germ control and zero comfort.  Happy healing.  Loris

My goodness our numbers are the same.I started at 318 also and am at 133. I am going in Jan.for LBL too.I am staying over 1 night.My ride home is the same amount of time.I am nervous about getting in and out and the ride even after one night.A lot of people say its the worst. Good Luck to you and let us know how you do and feel after.I know I would REALLY appreciate it.

Stay.

There are other ways to prevent clot formation, including having the staff help you up every few hours to a chair, early removal of the catheter to make you get up to use the bathroom, etc.  You will have skilled help at the hospital; at home, you will have well meaning family who don't know the ins/outs of proper body mechanics, etc.

STAY.

Stay Stay Stay!
I had a brachioplasty and TT and I stayed two nights!  I am so glad I did.  I almost fainted in the shower the next day and several days after that.  I was in the OR for 8.5 hours because I had an extended TT and Brachio.  (way too much excess skin!)  IF you have the obtion to say I'd say pay the extra and do it!