Question:
How many days in hospital for LAP RNY patients?
Just wanting to hear back from some of you who had the Lap. RNY procedure - what is the normal stay in the hospital if without complications? What is it with complications? Thanks ahead of time. — Lisa J. (posted on March 15, 2002)
March 15, 2002
I had my surgery in the afternoon on 2-19-2001 and was back home by 6:00 pm
the very next day. I don't think that is the normal length for most people
but that is how my surgeon does it.
— dream_small
March 15, 2002
had mine on jan4th went home the 6th no problems at all
— Mary H.
March 15, 2002
Surgery at 7:30am out by 4pm the next day. Zero complications
— Joelle B.
March 15, 2002
I went in for surgery on the monday the 10 of December 2001 and was
released on the 14 th so that was 5 days.I had no complications except my
liver was enlarged and I think that is why I was required to spend more
time and also the surgery time was longer than expected due to very
excessive fat in my tummy region. He was still able ,although a lot of work
to do it lapro and I have had not one problem thus far. Good luck to you.
— janicediana
March 15, 2002
I had lap rny with no complications. I was in the hospital for 3 days. I
slept for 2 1/2 days. On day 3 I was up, showered, and bored out of my
skull for hours until I could go home! LOL
— ctyst
March 15, 2002
I had surgery on 8/6/01 (Monday) and was home by 3:30 p.m. on 8/7/01
(Tuesday) and then back at work on Monday, Aug. 13th (date?) No
complications at all.
— Laura M.
March 15, 2002
My surgery was on Tuesday morning and I was discharged on Saturday
afternoon. I had a slight problem with low potassium which delayed it a
day.
— BlueGray
March 15, 2002
Monday AM surgery, home wednesday morning although that was last july. My
profile has a detailed diary. Now its about a day and a half according to
the nurses on my old floor.. Compications just depend, Wanda Smart who I am
a friend and angel surgery was Feb 11th, She is still in ICU on a vent for
over a nmonth. Fortunately this is VERY rare. Please stop and sign her
surgery pages, she needs all the prayers she can get,.
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— bob-haller
March 15, 2002
I had surgery Thursday morning, and I was discharged Sunday morning (3
nights in hospital). However, I was walking around quite a bit on Saturday
and some on Friday. If I hadn't been walking around, they would have kept
me another day. No complications from the surgery at all.
— Kathy J.
March 15, 2002
Four of us in our family have had lap RNY. Each of us had 2 day
hospitalizations, no complications.
— Diana T.
March 15, 2002
Went in on Monday morning and was discharged Wednesday morning.
— Patty H.
March 16, 2002
I had WLS on Tuesday, March 12, and stayed in ICU that night and was
discharged out of ICU the next day so I just spent the night.
— Queen J
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