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Afternoon surgery for fundoplication.... help!

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Glennie68
Glennie68

I have just found out to my horror that my surgery day has been shifted by 2 days - moved to another hospital - and I am now having a pretty complex operation done on day surgery in the afternoon. Has ANYONE here had this ? how does it work???? I get it if you were in 1st thing in the morning - they could monitor you all day before you go home - but afternoon???? The only thing that hasn't changed is the surgeon!

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  • Lovelane09
    Lovelane09 Glennie68

    Posted

    Because it says its day surgery it doesn't necessary mean you will be sent home. It's happened to me before and I was kept in overnight If your well enough to go home and you have someone to pick you up and look after you for a day or so they will send you home. If your not well enough they won't.
    • Glennie68
      Glennie68 Lovelane09

      Posted

      Thanks Lovelane. I think I'd have been happier with a morning slot like I had originally.
  • moonbuggy
    moonbuggy Glennie68

    Posted

    Hi Glennie

    Its a big op so I would be surprised if you went home the same day if your op is in the afternoon. I had mine done a few months ago. Even though the op went OK - i was kept in for 2 nights but I also had my H hernia fixed as well. You will need to be able to drink/eat soft food before you are discharged. 

    You will be better staying in overnight so you can be monitored.

    Best of luck to you

  • RAP27015
    RAP27015 Glennie68

    Posted

    Think of the positve kid, in just a few hours it will be behind you .. time travels fast. Let us know how you make out and if it helps you.

    Good luck, you are going to be okay, probabley better !

    • Glennie68
      Glennie68 RAP27015

      Posted

      Thanks for your kind words RAP! It's been a long hard journey to get this far and these last few days are the worst!
  • derek76
    derek76 Glennie68

    Posted

    They would not monitor you all day as someone else would probably be in your bed for the afternoon session. Day surgery means what it says and you are on the afternoon shift as that is all that they say you require.

    Just Google fundoplication as day surgery and you will find that it is done as yours will be.

    • Glennie68
      Glennie68 derek76

      Posted

      Hi derek, lets hope the morning lot get to go home - otherwise I will not be operated on......
    • derek76
      derek76 Glennie68

      Posted

      A friend in Edinburgh had an afternoon procedure on a Sunday and her surgeon had been operating in Carlisle in the morning.

      As moonbuggy says you may go home groggy.

  • moonbuggy
    moonbuggy Glennie68

    Posted

    Glennie

    You will be fine. Everyone's recovery time is different. You are having 2 procedures done in one really. Not everone who has a Nissen has a hiatus hernia repair. I had mine done first thing in the morning and I was still really dopey until tea time (nothing unusual there LOL) 

    Please let us know how you get on (and stock up on plenty of soup) smile

    • Glennie68
      Glennie68 moonbuggy

      Posted

      Hi Moonbuggy,

      Thanks - you're a star!

      Made soups last week and frozen them in little handy size pots, got breakfast milkshakes and all kinds of sloppy things like custard and jelly - just hope it gets done before the sell by dates go out!

  • tiswas24537
    tiswas24537 Glennie68

    Posted

    they like to stress you dont they , i dont know what to say hun . i dont even no what the op is . so i cant comment . but it does sound like you should be kept in afterwards to make sure things are ok.

    iv noticed they just cant seem to get rid of you quicker enough after an op these days. wishing you well .sorry you have been given extra stress at this diffitcult time .

    • Glennie68
      Glennie68 tiswas24537

      Posted

      Thanks Tiswas - It is stressing me - and that's not the best! Burning the midnight oil now - as I can't sleep! It's been so long in getting to this stage - to have it moved at the last minute - and it could happen very easily again.
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