/St. louis U

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Martha,

Just something to consider. When was diagnosed,

our PCP told us we could choose either hospital. He

said that the number one doc on liver transplants had

left so it was a toss up. has been in

the business longer at the transplants, but I know SLU

has some great docs too. The head GI in 's group

is the one that treated that singer, I forgot who, for

her hepatitis thing a couple of years ago. Now the

real issues with vs. SLU.....My friend's

husband was in recently for liver problems.

Unfortunately he died before getting a transplant. He

had hep c and had gotten really bad. They got a liver

and his wife went home to change since she knew she'd

be there a long time and when she got back, someone

who had overdosed came in as Status 1 and guess who

got the liver. Let's debate that one....anyway.

has a parking garage which costs per hour. The

hospital is so huge, it takes forever to get around.

They only have 3 channels that don't work so you have

to get cable at $10 per day. Apparently they can only

charge for 7 days per visit, but still. SLU, parking

garage is right across the street. You take your

ticket in and get it validated. No matter how long you

are there, it's $1 per day. The head surgeon who had

been doing all the living donor transplants at

recently switched over to SLU. Though would

like to think he was treated poorly at times at SLU,

believe me, the stories my friend told me about her

husbands treatment far out-gore anything that

ever endured. Neither is in the best neighborhood so

that's a toss up. One of 's surgeons I was told,

does many transplants that wouldn't even touch.

People that were so sick, it might not make their

numbers seem so wonderful. Just a few things to think

about.

Ruth,,,all of you have a great weekend.

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