Re: Hello group, was just wondering if I might know places to stay in New York?

[Guest guest]

ie,

Here is a link to Pet friendly hotels in NYC. I'd call the hotels anyway just to

verify that it's

true.

http://www.nyctourism.com/pet-friendly-hotels-new-york.htm

I can guarantee you that it will be expensive, so be prepared. The only other

thing I could

suggest is to look at Craigslist NY and see if anyone is looking to sublet their

apartnent for

the time you are going to be there. That might be a less expensive bet. I'm sure

there are

also online services aside from Craigslist that you could find sublets also.

The hospital may also be able to provide some suggestions--

Good luck,

Edie

>

> Hi all:

>

> Well, my appointment for Dr. Boachie is on the 7th of next month

> which is coming soon. This will be my second visit with him and

> unless Dr. Lenke in St. Louis has a completely different approach, I

> most likely will be going with Dr. Boachie (who I believe to be a

> great guy as well as surgeon).

>

> My question is would anyone in this group know of a place where I can

> have my two assistants (who are like my family) stay while I am in

> New York in the hospital? According to Dr. Boachie I could be there

> from a month to six weeks. And ultimately I would love to be able to

> bring our dog. I noticed the last time I was in New York " the upper

> East side " it was so cool, everyone was out walking their dogs along

> the side walk, even though it was a big city. My primary attendant

> is 68 years old and our dog who is like our family would be a big

> support for her, as well as myself just knowing that she has that

> company back in the living quarters. The last time I was there I

> stayed in a place that was actually connected to the hospital, it was

> nothing fancy but like a little apartment. (So I am just planning

> ahead for New York, just in case).

>

> I know nothing about St. Louis, I have never been there, but please

> chime in and anyone can tell me about St. Louis also.

>

> Strangely enough when I went to San Francisco UCSF last month the

> surgeon Dr. Deviren was so very nice and so confident in his

> ability's. But the last words we had together was that he was going

> to gather me some e-mail address's for people that I can contact for

> referrals that have had him operate, but first he had to obtain their

> permission. But I've never heard back from him or anyone from UCSF.

> That did not give me a good feeling. I like to think of myself as a

> kind of guy no one would forget :-) LOL.

>

> Thank you all again, and for all who is having surgery or recovering

> I wish you only the very best and look forward to reading good posts.

>

> ie PS. Oh, I did hear about one interesting thing, that in the

> past couple of years they use fiber-optic in finding the pathway for

> intubation for the general anesthesia. I thought that was very cool.

>

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Hi ie, I'm glad to hear of your upcoming appt w/ Dr Boachie. I know if you choose him you will be in experienced hands along w/ a great hospital and specialized staff. That is where I had my surg 10 weeks ago. I believe Dr Boachie overstates your hospital stay assuming worse case senario. He told me my stay at HSS would be 2-3 weeks and I was dreading it. I had no complications after my A/P 1day surgery and was released after 9 days there. Afterwards he wanted me to Rehab as an in-patient so they admitted me to NY Hosp for Bone and Joint diseases. I was there for 6 days. Dr Boachie had me standing and walking 4 days post op, and thankfully my pain was minimal due to excellent pain mgt. I was actually so surprised at my low pain level, I was actually dreading the killer pain to kick in, but it never did. I remember the excruciating pain associated with my previous 2000 surg for a relatively routine

decompression and fusion for spinal stenosis; I was crying in agony. Thank God... not this time. The staff at HSS are so well-trained in spine care and were so attentive to my needs. I highly recommend this choice and wish you well in your surgery. Dr. Boachie is God's gift to his patients and his hands are blessed. Robjstfrankie <Jstie@...> wrote: Hi all:Well, my appointment for Dr. Boachie is on the 7th of next month which is

coming soon. This will be my second visit with him and unless Dr. Lenke in St. Louis has a completely different approach, I most likely will be going with Dr. Boachie (who I believe to be a great guy as well as surgeon).My question is would anyone in this group know of a place where I can have my two assistants (who are like my family) stay while I am in New York in the hospital? According to Dr. Boachie I could be there from a month to six weeks. And ultimately I would love to be able to bring our dog. I noticed the last time I was in New York "the upper East side" it was so cool, everyone was out walking their dogs along the side walk, even though it was a big city. My primary attendant is 68 years old and our dog who is like our family would be a big support for her, as well as myself just knowing that she has that company back in the living quarters. The last time I was there I stayed in a place that was

actually connected to the hospital, it was nothing fancy but like a little apartment. (So I am just planning ahead for New York, just in case).I know nothing about St. Louis, I have never been there, but please chime in and anyone can tell me about St. Louis also.Strangely enough when I went to San Francisco UCSF last month the surgeon Dr. Deviren was so very nice and so confident in his ability's. But the last words we had together was that he was going to gather me some e-mail address's for people that I can contact for referrals that have had him operate, but first he had to obtain their permission. But I've never heard back from him or anyone from UCSF. That did not give me a good feeling. I like to think of myself as a kind of guy no one would forget :-) LOL.Thank you all again, and for all who is having surgery or recovering I wish you only the very best and look forward to reading good

posts.ie PS. Oh, I did hear about one interesting thing, that in the past couple of years they use fiber-optic in finding the pathway for intubation for the general anesthesia. I thought that was very cool. Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Games.

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