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Seal

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Re: After surgery, at the hospital, I wish I had brought .......................
« Reply #45 on: April 21, 2009, 04:52:40 pm »
i brought nothing, and I wore the rattiest clothes I could find.    They were warning us about the increase in theft at the hospital due to the economy.  Wouldn;t know my luck?      I got it all back!       Now I have to throw them out!
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Diagnosed 1/14/09 - 2.4cm AN right side --- about 70% cycstic
Retrosigmoid wiih McKenna & Barker - total removal successful on April 13th. 
Issues: balance, facial & mouth numbness, hearing loss right side
Results:   numbness gone, balance is good, SSD right side. Great results.

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Re: After surgery, at the hospital, I wish I had brought .......................
« Reply #46 on: April 22, 2009, 01:30:04 pm »
Quote from: Seal on April 21, 2009, 04:52:40 pm
I brought nothing, and I wore the rattiest clothes I could find.    They were warning us about the increase in theft at the hospital due to the economy.  Wouldn't know my luck?  I got it all back!    Now I have to throw them out!

That's funny!  :D  I never considered using the hospital as a method for getting rid of old clothes.  Very resourceful!  I brought my regular clothes (but nothing too valuable).  However, like you, I didn't lose a thing!  :)

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Re: After surgery, at the hospital, I wish I had brought .......................
« Reply #47 on: April 22, 2009, 01:50:55 pm »
Quote from: Jim Scott on April 22, 2009, 01:30:04 pm
That's funny!  :D  I never considered using the hospital as a method for getting rid of old clothes.  Very resourceful!  I brought my regular clothes (but nothing too valuable).  However, like you, I didn't lose a thing!  :)

Jim

I lost a tumor, and someone ran off with most of my hearing.  Does that count?  ;)
 
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-Had to cut hearing nerve to get "sticky" tumor, so SSD right side.

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Re: After surgery, at the hospital, I wish I had brought ........................
« Reply #48 on: April 22, 2009, 02:36:24 pm »
Good one, Ernie!  :D  I lost those things and about 50 pounds too!! ;)
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Re: After surgery, at the hospital, I wish I had brought ........................
« Reply #49 on: April 24, 2009, 07:55:03 pm »
I brought an old pair of glasses and took off the bow so it could fit even with the bandage on my head.   After about two days, they unwrap the bandage so I could wear my regular glasses. 

If you're having surgery at St Vincents (affliated with House Clinic) and staying at Seton Guest Hall.   You may want to bring some DVD or VHS tapes.   The rooms don't have cable, so the TV selection wasn't too good.   The TV room has a VCR and DVD player.   The available tapes and DVDs are old.... so they are always asking for donations.
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