Hospital Stay

I'm confused why some places the patient stays 3 or 4 days after a hysterectomy. Is it okay that the dr. is sending me home after 23 hours with a TAH? IT makes me feel that it is early after reading the messages here. My TAH is scheduled for Aug 27th and I CAN'T WAIT!

Wow, that sounds very odd to me. I stayed 4 nights. I asked my doctor if I could go home after 3 nights and he said, no way.

Gosh, that does sound very quick. I didn't even have my catheter or IV out after 23 hours!

I was in the castle for 4 days, and very nearly 5.

If YOU don't feel ready, don't go. I would personally have been in no state.

good luck!

I echo the other responses. I experienced the most pain at about hour 26, still had a catheter too and an IV. If you have any say in the matter, don't let them send you home. IMHO

Hi, I am looking at a 3 day hospital stay and I have the same question! What should I take? I have many other questions also.

Seems early to go home to me. I had a TAH/BSO and I stayed 2 nights. My surgery was wed morning and I went home on friday afternoon.

The only thing I used that I took with me to the hospital was my toothbrush and toothpaste, my shampoo, my son's Ipod, and one of the nightshirts i took....otherwise i used what the hospital supplied. The only thing I would have used would have been a laptop if I owned one.

I had surgery at 2:30 got to my room at 7:00 and was discharged the next day at about 4:00. My doctor told me at pre-op it would be a 23 hour stay but she would not force me nor let me go home if I didn't feel ready.

I had SAH on a Wednesday at 1 p.m., and was given the option to go home on Thursday afternoon, so a little more than 24 hours!

But because I didn't want to go home with a catheter (my bladder hadn't woken up yet), I decided to stay an extra night, hoping that would give my bladder time. So I wound up going home Friday evening (with a catheter!!!).

So, in the hospital a little over 48 hours, but could have left sooner.

That's exactly what I thought! 23 hr doesn't seem long enough for TAH. Well, I guess we will see next week how long they do keep me. Hopefully I will feel good enough to go home but it scares me to be sent home on Percocet if I'm really hurting.

Hi piano88!

My surgery was "textbook" with no complications or post-op issues, and even so...I wasn't released from the hospital until day 3 post-op and I would not have wanted to have been sent home any sooner. My gynecologist even advised me in advance that 3 days was the minimum for a major surgery of this kind.

Is it possible you misunderstood or mis-heard your doctor? In any case, I echo the advice of the others who said not to go home until you feel well enough to do so.

s,