RE: Re: Another question for Belgium Surfacehippies

[Guest guest]

Dear - As far as the other meds - I did not have any of those but

if you do I would bring them. Jump in anyone to correct me, but I don't

believe they are equipped to provide their own version of those meds.

They obviously need to know about them. Other than that, can't think of

anything. Good luck, you'll meet great people and have a wonderful

experience.

RBHR De Smet 2/4/04

Re: Re: Another question for Belgium

Surfacehippies

Hi and (Gray),

Thanks for your quick responses. I'll definitely take my Tylenol #3

along

for the flights to & from Belgium! I was also thinking about other

prescription medications for non-pain indications, such as high blood

pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, hormone replacement therapy, etc.

and

non-prescription meds like glucosamine/chondrotin. Did either of you,

or

anyone else that's been to Belgium, need meds for other medical

conditions,

and did the hospital supply them or allow you to use your own supply

from

home?

Thanks again for your help!

Przygoda

- Re: Another question for Belgium Surfacehippies

> Hi ,

>

> I took along the medication I was taking at the time (Vicodin), and

> the folks at the hospital did not inquire about it nor about where I

> had purchased it. Fortunately, I stopped taking them the day of the

> operation and have not needed one since.

>

> Best of luck to you; you have made an excellent choice in Dr. De Smet

> and the staff at the Jan Palfijn Hospital.

>

> LBHR 2/4/04 De Smet

>

>

> > Hi All!

> >

> > What did you do about bringing prescription (and OTC) medications

> with you to the hospital? I'm a hospital pharmacist, so I know that

> here we strongly prefer that patients use the hospital supply.

> Hospitals don't want the legal liability of having their employees

> administer medications of questionable origin. We may (and almost

> certainly do) have some medications that are unavailable in Belgium,

> and visa versa.

> >

> > Counting down the days until I leave for Belgium!

> >

> > Przygoda

> >

> >