TLH: how long will i be in the hospital

im just curious, im having the TLH surgery and im not sure if im even going to be staying the night at the hospital. Did you all stay the night? or were you outpatient?

Mine was slightly different, didn't remove everything but they said it was out patient. I did stay overnight, however, in what they called 24 hour observation. On phone call from the hospital said it was a possibility, but from the minute I got there on the day of surgery it was never in question since I had catheter until next morning and doctor wanted this 24 hour observation. And I didn't really have any complications at all smooth surgery with just a little issue with breathing the resolved soon. Complications came after I left hospital. My suggestion is ask and make sure they give you a straight answer because obviously outpatient doesn't necessarily mean you won't spend the night.

ok thank you for sharing!!

I had a LAVH on tuesday. My surgery was done in an outpatient surgery center instead of a hospital. My surgery took about 90 minutes and I spent 6 hours in recovery. I spent so much time in recovery because I couldn't pee. They said as soon as I could pee I could go home. I am so glad I had this done my pain after surgery has been about the same level as my cramps were before.

well thats good to know, Ive recieved some pre op paper work in the mail and it says 24 hour observation. Im assuming that means ill be staying over night.

From what I'm reading it has a lot to do with the dr's preferences and your health. I have med allergies, a complicated med that interacts with everything, and a history of an anesthesia reaction. I also am extremely limited on meds for pain control. The first 3 buy me at least 24 hours; last year 36 so that's what I'm expecting. However pain management may add on a day this time because I'm probably going to be on morphine longer than typical since my pain management options are so limited.

One surgeon's office that posted their pre-op online said they were "starting to" send most patients home the same day after TLH. So that makes a difffernce too.