DMX (no recon) did you stay overnight in hospital?

katiekabooom

so you DMX ladies, did you stay overnight in hospital after surgery? for how many nights?  was that the plan before you went in? or was it more of a wait and see situation?

coraleliz

I had a bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction. I was told I had to stay overnight. Outpatient/same day surgery was not an option. Prior to discharge, my nurse was telling me, "you don't have to go home if you're not ready". I was ready. Stayed 23hrs & that was enough.

indenial

BMX, no recon -- I was told I'd be in for definitely one night, possibly two, and I did end up staying 2 nights. I should have stayed 3 actually (was readmitted for 2 more nights a few days later). Not sure why surgery was so hard on me, most seem to only need one night's stay! 

laurie2025

I stayed 2 nights and I think that was about right for me. My insurance had approved 5 nights.  Double Mastectomy, no reconstruction right now.

SimplyAudrey

Bilateral MX, TE Placement with on-Q pump.  Went home that afternoon!

Audrey

bubbieone

I am in Canada, and was told up front it was day surgery. Go in, take them off, and home you go. I however could not come out of the anesthetic, so was admitted for the night. Thank goodness for that, as I firmly believe I was better off being supervised for at least one night.

sbelizabeth

Mine was unilateral and I went home around lunchtime. Even if it was bilateral I could have gone home that day. I was thrilled to be home, in my own bed/recliner/bathroom, with my own germs and my own husband as nurse. The pain was controlled just fine with a few oral pain meds and an occasional ice pack.

Under ordinary circumstances, there's nothing the hospital can do for a recovering mx patient that can't be done at home. And there are a lot of very nasty bugs that can gang up on you in a hospital.

mustlovepoodles

Yes, I stayed overnight. Good thing, too, because I spent several hours vomiting from anesthesia. No way could I have gone home. My DH had his hands full with me even with the nurses' help.

ksusan

Day surgery, and I was glad.

Spookiesmom

23 hours and home. BMX, no problems.

MTwoman

I had umx, but was home early afternoon. The nursing staff told me I had to wait until my surgeon could round on me (lunch time) and when he stopped by he said, " what are you still doing here?" He was kidding, and clearly taken aback when I replied, "just waiting for you to sign some discharge papers", but as I hadn't had any IV pain meds and had produced the required amount of urine, he signed off. I slept much better than I would have at the hospital.

MinusTwo

I'm with Poodles. They couldn't stop my nausea from the anesthesia. Then I had an allergic reaction to the Lovonox. I had TEs placed and it was planned that I'd stay one night. I stayed two.

sbelizabeth

Intractable post-anesthesia vomiting is one of the relatively few reasons for an overnight stay, as is an allergic reaction. Fortunately these complications aren't too common.