Laporoscopies

Ok so for those that have had them what did you do after you had it done.

Did you stay overnight in hospital? or was it day surgery??

My first was day surgery and it was done at the public hospital. The second was private and was done in the afternoon but I went home at 8pm even thou I was meant to stay overnight.

This time I am thinking that I should do the overnight stay as it would pobably do me the world of good to have the night to have someone at my call all the time to help out. And have the boys stay at their grandparents place (hopefully they will have them).

With the one that I was scheduled to have in Dec (but didn't have as PG) I was scheduled to stay overnight.

HOLIDAY!!!

Meals brought to you etc...

If you can get the kids looked after, then defintely stay overnight as I'm sure the last thing that you are going to want to do is look after them straight after surgery.

I stayed overnight. I had it done privately and had planned to go home, but I couldn't pee so had to stay there.

I went privately and stayed overnight. I had a drain in and that wasn't removed until the next morning. I was definately happy to be staying, I really wasn't in any state to be going home the same day

I've had 2. I went privately both times with fertility associates but had 2 different surgeons. The first I was sent home one hour after I woke. The second time I had to stay overnight. It was nothing to do with my health...it was simply the way different specialists do it. I was 100% fine to go home both times but the second doc ALWAYS keeps his patients in. I preferred going straight home.

The pain is very very minimal. The hardest part is the gas pain under the collarbones. The first time it was unbearable. The second time I stayed upright in bed moved around more after the surgery and hence it was better. I was also so cautious after the first one as I expected to hurt but really it wasn't very sore at all.

My problem is that both times I have managed to get an infection it the belly button cut.

I think i'm going to stay i'm pretty sure my gyne's policy is overnight stay - and really I think I should i'm not paying anything so should make the most of it (yay for nil excess )

I;'ve got a few I need to do but i'm going to do them after I see my gyne.

I love them too especially after the wonderful treatment we got with Andrew.

That'll be a good refund.

as for staying in overnight......DO IT!!!   i love staying in hospital, especially now i have kids....it's like a little holiday

I found the op quite painful    But then again, I am a bit of a wuss    Took me a good few days to be able to walk around comfortably.

And I have loads of receipts to claim back from Southern Cross - thanks for reminding me!!