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Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 08:40 PM
Replies: 21
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Posted By Katie
PS, I really miss your old avatar with the bony...

PS, I really miss your old avatar with the bony x-ray :D

Although I always appreciate pictures of our four legged friends. Who is that anyway?
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 08:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,549
Posted By Katie
Thanks Justin. I had been scrolling through the...

Thanks Justin. I had been scrolling through the archives here and came across a few posts that recommended having a private nurse at the Lenox, that the night staff is often short handed, etc.

I...
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 06:05 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,549
Posted By Katie
So to be blunt, what use would they be, and if...

So to be blunt, what use would they be, and if any, how do you go about getting one? (I haven't checked the Lenox Hill site yet...on my way to see if they address this)
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 06:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,271
Posted By Katie
A timely quote....

that I found on another forum that deals with adhesions and their consequences.

I thought it was quite appropriate considering what some of us have been going through in our struggle to get...
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 05:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,741
Posted By Katie
Good on you ;) Yes, please keep us posted, and...

Good on you ;) Yes, please keep us posted, and don't forget your past records that show you NEED this stuff!
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 05:27 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,549
Posted By Katie
So would they just bug the night shift to get the...

So would they just bug the night shift to get the proper meds if the other nurse was busy? How would they assist with that? If my husband stayed overnight if we got a private room, would that be...
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 03:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,741
Posted By Katie
Dear Mary, So WHAT??!! ;) They can do...

Dear Mary, So WHAT??!! ;)

They can do something for you for the pain, they are just choosing not to, probably because of what I've mentioned before. I have taken my hospital records from...
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 11:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,741
Posted By Katie
Here is the post from Cindylou, after she ended...

Here is the post from Cindylou, after she ended up with a lot of pain after having a steroid injection. I haven't gone through both threads, so don't know how similar they are. Hope this helps.

...
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 11:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,741
Posted By Katie
Oh, forgot to add to be very careful about asking...

Oh, forgot to add to be very careful about asking for pain medication by name if you go into a hospital and talk to someone who does not know you well.

The staff is very well versed in looking for...
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 10:58 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,741
Posted By Katie
Didn't someone else on a recent thread have a...

Didn't someone else on a recent thread have a similar problem and went to the hospital for a morphine IV mixed with a muscle relaxant or valium or something?

The muscle had started spasming and...
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 03:50 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 8,360
Posted By Katie
Click on the main forum...iSpine...then click on...

Click on the main forum...iSpine...then click on 'new thread'...that will get you a thread of your own ;)
Forum: iSpine 04-26-2009, 03:48 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
It's not just Air Canada...United was almost the...

It's not just Air Canada...United was almost the same, as were most others I've checked. It is also the amount of time it takes to fly that relatively short distance that is convincing me to...
Forum: iSpine 04-25-2009, 11:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,549
Posted By Katie
Private nurse for Lenox Hill Hospital?

I think I saw in a few posts that people have recommended hiring a private nurse while at Lenox Hill Hospital, to ensure that the patient receives all the ordered medications.

Did I read this...
Forum: iSpine 04-25-2009, 07:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Thanks Maria. We actually did this trip just...

Thanks Maria. We actually did this trip just over two weeks ago, down to see Dr. Bitan for a consult. We took it easy and had no problems other than being exhausted by the time we got home. We...
Forum: iSpine 04-25-2009, 02:03 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Justin, the other thing about flying, when I went...

Justin, the other thing about flying, when I went to that supersaver website, was that almost all of the flights were five to seven hours because of layovers...that's almost the full time required...
Forum: iSpine 04-25-2009, 02:00 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Maria, that is a very smart idea. And what makes...

Maria, that is a very smart idea. And what makes it even better is that we could put a mattress in the back of our vehicle ;) Everything folds flat and it would hold a double size air mattress or...
Forum: iSpine 04-25-2009, 03:09 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Justin, are you kidding me? Wow, you really did...

Justin, are you kidding me? Wow, you really did get a deal! I have checked both Air Canada and United, and the second one was only three hundred cheaper...just over $1400. And I checked lots of...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 04-25-2009, 02:55 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 19,937
Posted By Katie
Oh Kathy, I'm sorry you are feeling so awful. ...

Oh Kathy, I'm sorry you are feeling so awful.

I picked up some virus, even though I also had the flu shot, and ended up with pneumonia which is just now going away. It's been almost two months...
Forum: iSpine 04-24-2009, 10:51 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Harumph! $1800 for the cheapest return flight...

Harumph! $1800 for the cheapest return flight from our city to NYC! That's almost the same price as flying to Germany! It only cost us $200 in gas for the same trip two weeks ago.

Off to check...
Forum: iSpine 04-24-2009, 10:32 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Thankfully Dear Heart is extremely good at...

Thankfully Dear Heart is extremely good at navigating....we got to Lenox Hill Hospital on the first try without a map of the city...and traveled down on one of the 80 highways, 81 or 85 I think,...
Forum: iSpine 04-24-2009, 09:36 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
So my only issue with taking the car is finding a...

So my only issue with taking the car is finding a place to put it. The parking anywhere near the hospital will cost us over $70/day x a couple of weeks. And we need to get the insurance updated to...
Forum: iSpine 04-24-2009, 08:00 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Justin, would traveling by car, even if we broke...

Justin, would traveling by car, even if we broke it up over two days coming home after surgery, be a really bad idea? Would it be any worse than flying 12 hours from Germany, etc? Is it more the...
Forum: iSpine 04-24-2009, 07:51 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 8,305
Posted By Katie
Hi Rosy, I thought I had read somewhere here...

Hi Rosy,

I thought I had read somewhere here about someone else having problems. Hopefully they will read this and chime in.
Forum: iSpine 04-24-2009, 02:49 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Justin, Thanks so very much for this. It is...

Justin, Thanks so very much for this. It is exactly what I was hoping for...some advice from someone who has been there, done that ;)

Is Laguardia the main airport, the one most of the flights...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 04-24-2009, 02:34 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,935
Posted By Katie
Wow, what a varied world we live in. Terry, you...

Wow, what a varied world we live in. Terry, you bowl me over with all you have on your plate! How much of that were you able to keep up before surgery?

I'm somewhere in between ;) After you...
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