Same day discharge

Jet1 8 hours ago

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Following receiving my diagnosis of endometrial cancer on 5th March, I now have my surgury date for 2nd June.

My grade is 1 and told from MRI that it is early stage.The surgury is hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo oophorectomy.

I am having laparoscopic surgury and told today this will be done at day surgury with discharge the same day.

I am quite surprised that discharge will be the same day as was told it is considered major surgury. I am worried about pain control and generally managing after such a short stay.

Please can anyone help with my worries or share their experiences of same day discharge please?

MarmiteFan59 6 hours ago

I would have LOVED to have been discharged same day - might have got some sleep then! My hospital was planning to start offering same day later that year. They’ll only discharge you if they’re confident that you’re well enough and happy to go home. It’s worth asking if you would be discharged with or without a catheter. Re pain relief, I had no pain once my catheter was out and didn’t need any pain relief at all.

DidiOntario 6 hours ago

My hospital also offers same day discharge but I was kept in overnight. That was reassuring for me. I was discharged the next early afternoon after walking to the coffee shop in order to get a second cup of coffee.

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