I can't believe this, but now they are letting people go home the same day they have surgery that requires general anesthesia???? My future m-i-l had surgery today, for a hernia. Not a super complex operation, but it required her to be totally under, and it's scalpel, not laser. I couldn't believe they would do something like that and not keep her overnight for observation--especially given that she is 76 years old! She was home a few hours after the surgery, and the hospital didn't even prescribe her any painkillers! My fiance is staying over at her house tonight, because her surgeon insisted she not be alone--yeah, no kidding! I spoke to her before and she sounded like she was still half doped-up from the anesthesia, except she was in quite a lot of pain. This is completely ridiculous!