who travelled for op..quick question…

im travelling from cardiff to highgate, planning to stay in nearby hotel night before op because as a day case I will likely have morning admission…ok so I saw nurse yesterday and she said its myas policy to stay close by after im discharged from the hospital incase of emergency ect, however I wasnt told this when I had my first consultation or surgeon consultation. so basically I made childcare arrangements only for the day of op not for the following day and its not possible to change either, do they check when you leave hospital if your staying somewhere ect. x x

They never asked me but then maybe that’s because they knew I lived less than an hour away xx

its if you live more than an hour away hun yeah, I live like 3 and half lol. xx

I know but im saying maybe they didn’t ask where I was staying because they knew I lived within an hour of the hospital xx

lol I knw hun, im wondering if they will double check if im staying nearby, as in I dont plan to lol im going straight home, did u find the journey home ok? xx

Yes basically they ask anybody who lives more than an hour away from the hospital to stay in a hotel just in case anything happens overnight so u can get back to the hospital quickly. It’s only because the general anesthetic stays in your system for 24 hours so it’s in case u have a reaction to that or any of the meds they give u x

do u know if its common to have a reaction to GA? thing is I really cant stay up london 2 nights ive got 3 kiddies being looked after back in cardiff everyone I know works and they have only booked 1 day off to help me…I wasnt told this in february so the arrangements were literally for one day…xx

I honestly done know Hun, I’ve never heard of anyone texting to it but don’t take my word! Do u have someone travelling with u and staying with u to look after u for the first 24 hours? If so then that will help xxx

I couldn’t have travelled straight after Hun and I only had local as I was still very weak off the anesthetic, they asked me a few times were I was staying xx

ok thanks girls for advice, im going up by car and my partner is driving me there and back xx

I am travelling from south wales too! Dreading the drive! I haven’t booked a hotel yet but i am planning on staying the night before and the night of my surgery, which is a bit of a pain, and extra money :/ I am sure you will be ok though, i haven’t seen any posts on here where people have had to go back, maybe just stay at the hospital for a little bit longer in the day just to make sure you are definitely ok to go home x

hi emily, yeah its gonna be a pain spending more money on hotels, really wish they would of said from the off that I need to stay close by after my op, but they didnt, ive only been told yesterday, tbh tho im not going to, im going home when im discharged if there was a major problem ide go to my local A&E but I think ill be fine. xx

the nurse said to me its myas policy to stay close by they could refuse surgery if i dont comply, so if they ask me…. im gonna tell a lil porky and say that I am lol tough shit haha. xx

Yeah if they ask just say you’re staying at the hotel that you stayed in the night before, they’re not going to ring the hotel to check lol they’ll never know! xx

Yeah I was absolutely fine 🙂
My friend kept apologising every time there was a bump but it honestly didn’t affect me xx

thanks girlies would be in a pickle if it wasnt for this forum…defo get more communication on here lol xxx

They didn’t check with me if I was staying close by. It depends how fast you drive as to how far your away also 🙂 xxx

The hospital never mentioned it to me they just said you can go home now. I did check into a hotel nearby as mya told me too and I didn’t wanna take any chances. But no they didn’t check up on me

Hey @dreamboobies25 im 2 weeks PO and im from cardiff, they didnt check with me to see if i was staying close and was a day case. To be honest the last thing i wanted to do was travel back home after my op even though i was feeling good, the bumps in the road you feel all of them soni would advise to stay close if you can. I stayed at the holiday inn express in golders green. Hope this helps xx

Anyone feel sick or dizzy on the way home?

thanks @kelly think im gonna chance it tho babes…nothing like ur own bed lol xxx

I’m telling them I’m staying in a hotel, my PC told me to say that as I’m a day case too xxxxxx

hey im travelling from cardiff to highgate on tues 18 march . i found a hotel today for 99£ the quality matrise 4* 4 miles away from hospital and was 150£ yday a night. i dont want to stay i want to go home but better to take advice i guess. i have kids to so i will b up hopefully n out on wed to go straight home !

No hun bless ya lol yes it is advised to stay close by just incaseof an eemergency within the first 24 hours out surgery but its up to you. You can go home but it’s sensible to stay close by if you live longer then hour away from hospital

Hey sarah, just added you, they didn’t tell me till the second consultation I had in Cardiff had to stay over hotel, I thought everything was paid for in the price lol… I’m debating what to do whether to stay over or not, I live Newport just the thought paying another 100 out for hotel food, new Bras etc adds up don’t it xx

You will just want to get home after your op. I was so glad I went home when I still was abit dosed up on the anesthetic. The next day I was more sore and my boyfriend said he was so glad we decided to come home straight after coz the car journey the next day would of been a nightmare! It’s like when u go to the gym your always most sore then day or two after xxx

Hiya I came from Swansea and stayed over night for the night b4 and the night after. They didn’t check though. I felt fine. Went out for food when they discharged me x

lol thanks girls for answering my query, I know ill just want to come home, ide miss my kiddies too much to stay away bit sad but thats me lol. cant be away from them especially after an op, my partner will be driving so I guess I can just sleep the 3 hr drive. cant wait only 2 weeks 2 go now x x x 🙂 oh and ive added/accepted you all xx

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