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Pre-Treatment Options => Pre-Treatment Options => Topic started by: Jeff on February 17, 2007, 01:15:00 PM

Title: St. Vincents/Seton Hall and cell phones????
Post by: Jeff on February 17, 2007, 01:15:00 PM

Hello,

I will be having surgery at St. Vincents in LA in April. Since I am already deaf in 1 ear, this surgery will leave me completely deaf. After my last surgery, I got to have an extra stay in the hospital due to a CSF leak. During that time, I used the telephone in my hospital room to call my wife when she was over at Seton Hall and I wanted to talk to her (I also used it to call the 6th floor nurse station when my call button wouldn't work, but that is another story ;). Obviously that will not work when I am deaf, so we are hoping to be able to use cell phones to send text messages.

So...... has anyone used a cell phone from a 6th floor room?
Has anyone used a cell phone in Seton Hall?

Thanks for sharing,

Jeff

Title: Re: St. Vincents/Seton Hall and cell phones????
Post by: Lisa Peele on February 17, 2007, 02:26:35 PM

I used my cell phone in my room when I was there in June, 2004.

Title: Re: St. Vincents/Seton Hall and cell phones????
Post by: 1wareagle on February 17, 2007, 02:44:05 PM

I was there in Jan. 07 and the cell phone worked fine. I didn't try to text messages but i'm sure it works too. Good luck! Ellis

Title: Re: St. Vincents/Seton Hall and cell phones????
Post by: Joef on February 17, 2007, 04:36:48 PM

I used the cell every day while I was there ... with friends .. work... wife..  parents.. just about everyone!

what you need is a Blackberry .. I send text messages, internet browser , internet email, and phone ! all wirelessly
(I have it thu work, so I'm not sure what it costs!, I've not checked!)

Title: Re: St. Vincents/Seton Hall and cell phones????
Post by: Desilu on February 18, 2007, 05:07:34 PM

Hi Jeff,

I used my cell phone at Seton Hall and it worked fine. I didn't think about using it in the hosptial. Hope things go well for you. You'll be in my prayers.  Ann

Title: Re: St. Vincents/Seton Hall and cell phones????
Post by: Jeff on February 18, 2007, 10:30:48 PM

Thank you all for your responses and encouragement. We will bring phones and use them if necessary. Hopefully, I'll get out in 72 hours like I did last time. But... this time I am praying for no CSF leak; that's when a phone would really come in handy.

Joe, I have looked at the Blackberry and it is pretty expensive (but I do have technolust for it ;)). I am not much of a traveler and wouldn't have need for it's capabilities. Unfortunately, I am purchasing other assistive devices and won't be getting a Blackberry soon.

Thanks again,

Jeff

Title: Re: St. Vincents/Seton Hall and cell phones????
Post by: vcschaub on February 19, 2007, 11:53:44 AM

I had my surgery at St Vincent's in November of 2005. My cell phone worked fine both in the hospital and at Seton Hall. Good luck to you.

Title: Re: St. Vincents/Seton Hall and cell phones????
Post by: pearchica on February 19, 2007, 07:29:56 PM

Jeff: good luck with your surgery. Take care, Annie