Will Mom be able to get an IV? What would they do w/o it?

Hi, this is misty, my mom is worried. She is having surgery same day as me and has had surgeries before where they could never get IV to stay in her. Is the IV strictly for pain control or does she need it through the whole surgery? Is there something she can do to prevent this problem? Can they do w/o it? Maybe our local hospital is unequipped, or uneducated on how to deal with large patients. I didn't have any any answers for her. Hope you guys can help, thanks =)

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