Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 With only 11 days to go for my lower only surgery I am finding out that my surgeon plans to do this as an outpatient procedure. While this may sound a bit far fetched, I think he's protecting my financial assets with this plan. He has me checking in to the hospital for the surgery, and a 23 hour hold on me after surgery. That way I'm never officially admitted to the hospital, but get to stay the night if needed. Has anyone else experienced this for lower only? Dammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 I didn't exactly do it that way, but had a near variant. Checked into the hospital at 12:01 Tuesday morning. Had surgery at 7 a.m. Spent the night in a post-anesthesia intensive care unit and left on Wednesday about 1 p.m. Saved me one day's hospital expense. I was grateful to have that morphine pump the first night, and to have a nurse right at hand (but you have that at home, don't you?), but I didn't get into any trouble at all. My doc, however, had asked approval for up to a five-day stay, just in case. (Some folks have bad reactions to the anesthesia, painkillers, etc. Others sometimes encounter other troubles. It's rare, but it has happened occasionally.) I'd bet you'll be fine. Lower onlies have a lot easier time, I think, as we generally don't have to deal with the breathing issues and congestion that upper folks can encounter. And to answer you directly -- yes, some people have had surgery as outpatients. Some docs even have surgery suites in their offices, and do them there. Cammie > With only 11 days to go for my lower only surgery I am finding out > that my surgeon plans to do this as an outpatient procedure. While > this may sound a bit far fetched, I think he's protecting my > financial assets with this plan. He has me checking in to the > hospital for the surgery, and a 23 hour hold on me after surgery. > That way I'm never officially admitted to the hospital, but get to > stay the night if needed. Has anyone else experienced this for lower > only? > > Dammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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