how long after op are you discharged. advice.

[3andahalfmonkeys]

dh has gone in this am for an op this afternoon. was told this morning he was going down at 1.30. rung at 4 -he had only just come back up and to ring back at 6pm. how likely is it that he will come home tonight - and I presume they will not let him leave ward alone. I have 3 dc's and hospital is 45 mins away.

I suppose it depends what the op is? I had my wisdom teeth out under GA last year and they wanted me to stay overnight but I asked to be discharged and they had to monitor my blood pressure every 20 mins for 3 hours post-op and then they let me go, but they require you to be accompanied home and that you have someone with you at all times for 24 hours after a general anaesthetic in case any complications arise.

Depends on what op is for and how he recovers afterwards.

I had a couple of day time ops a couple of years ago. Both times I went in the morning and was first in. Was allowed home late afternoon IIRR. Had to eat first - a very dry sandwich from what i remember. I had to be accompanied home, couldn't drive obviously, and have someone with me overnight.

I am collecting him if discharged but have dc who will prob fall asleep the later it gets so am worried how to collect him from ward iyswim.

hulababy his is only a day op but other day ops he's had he's always been in the morning whereas thus time he'd only just come up from theatre about 4.

Did he get to come home?

I doubt I;d have been discharged had I had my op at 4pm.

yes he did get discharged at 7.30. apparently sister didn't want him there as he had started with diorhea