Re: Hotel nights for CC & Recovery ?

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/3/2004 7:45:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, q.t@... writes:

Then, Friday return and after a check with the Dr. Friday am clear to return home if all is normal. So, all in all...you are right.....that makes 3 nights total. Does anyone have any experinece with how long that Friday appt. takes?Are you out fairly early or is it one of those where you are scheduled late and you wait all day type things?

Joy,

Those appoinments to see the doctor can take really long. Before I was discharged, I had to wait at least an hour past my appointment time to see the doctor. Maybe it was just that day, but I feel like it might be the standard. They are really busy there.

Jan

[Guest guest]

Hi Jan,

Yes, I just called them and they said that I would have the pre-op

tests Tue.and the proceedure on Wed. morning and then have a barium

swallow on Thur. morning and be discharged following but need to stay

locally. Then, Friday return and after a check with the Dr. Friday

am clear to return home if all is normal. So, all in all...you are

right.....that makes 3 nights total.

Does anyone have any experinece with how long that Friday appt. takes?

Are you out fairly early or is it one of those where you are

scheduled late and you wait all day type things? I would hate to

have to start a 3 hour drive late in the day. Maybe I should get an

extra night just to be on the safe side.

How should you feel by this third day? Some people sound like they

are feeling great. I can hardly believe they have had surgery at

all. If I had had the surgery locally here they make it sound like

such a BIG DEAL...with a morphine drip, and a stomoch vacuum, and no

food after for 2 days, and in the hospital for 3 days, and then no

lifting 5# for 6 weeks etc etc etc. But at CC they make it sound

like a tooth cleaning.

Joy

> JOY,

> TCC is not very good at telling people from out of town how long

they should

> reserve a room for. At least they didn't help me/my family too

much with

> that detail. You could always reserve a room at the CC guesthouse

for 3nights,

> and get something else if you have to stay longer.

> Jan in NKY

[Guest guest]

here is the link for anyone else that may need it .. im about to

have mine done come oct 4th - 6th ... pre-op first 2 and the op the

last .. and they do make it sound like its nothing , all i know is

that im tired of the meds and even the meds are startin to be less

effective now ..

CC guest house :http://cms.clevelandclinic.org/body.cfm?id=142

[Guest guest]

> Joy,

> Those appoinments to see the doctor can take really long. Before

I was

> discharged, I had to wait at least an hour past my appointment

time to see the

> doctor. Maybe it was just that day, but I feel like it might be

the standard.

> They are really busy there.

> Jan

ya know when i went there to for them to check me Xrays and stuff ,

it really didnt take that long at all ... but we will see when i go

on the oct 4th .. and looking forward to it as well

G