Ellis Hopsital question
Jennifer,
I had a private room & yes, at times it was noisy but not too bad. Besides I really think any hospital can be given the right cir****tances. I had the nursing staff shut my door when they left the room, especially at night. I knew I wasn't going to get a good night's sleep after the first night (I was drugged up good & still feeling the effects of the anesthesia.) I knew I could sleep & get a lot of rest once I got home. BTW I had the BEST nurses during the overnight shift!!! I don't know who laughed more me or the male nurse I had!! (his name escapes me at the moment - it was over a yr ago after all - Jeffery maybe.)
Cece
I had a private room & yes, at times it was noisy but not too bad. Besides I really think any hospital can be given the right cir****tances. I had the nursing staff shut my door when they left the room, especially at night. I knew I wasn't going to get a good night's sleep after the first night (I was drugged up good & still feeling the effects of the anesthesia.) I knew I could sleep & get a lot of rest once I got home. BTW I had the BEST nurses during the overnight shift!!! I don't know who laughed more me or the male nurse I had!! (his name escapes me at the moment - it was over a yr ago after all - Jeffery maybe.)
Cece
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass... it is about learning how to dance in the rain!"
Having worked in hospitals for 16 yr or more as nurse/NP and having had 3 surgeries, I can say rooms are luck of the draw unless an elective, self pay surgery (when I had my plastic surgery I had private room! worth the $5K for 2 nights? umm maybe)
You can request a Private, depending on availability that may or may not be able to be granted (those with issues needing private room for infection control or immunity take precident) as well many insurance companies WILL NOT PAY the extra fee, if you request and are granted you may incur that cost. Roommates can run the rane from awesome to totally NOT awesome (like the woman who had a convict and police guard in her room!) or like myself who had a 90 yr old + demented woman who called out all night with call bell, getting out of bed, yelling.....sigh
But alas in the scheme of things hospitals have never been a place of rest or relaxation with meds and vitals etc around the clock. I frame it as a SMALL part of the journey perhaps less than optimal but so far in the future now it neither matters. Be well..I know the more aniouos I became the more the little things seemed to take on a life all there own (my need to control something!)......
You can request a Private, depending on availability that may or may not be able to be granted (those with issues needing private room for infection control or immunity take precident) as well many insurance companies WILL NOT PAY the extra fee, if you request and are granted you may incur that cost. Roommates can run the rane from awesome to totally NOT awesome (like the woman who had a convict and police guard in her room!) or like myself who had a 90 yr old + demented woman who called out all night with call bell, getting out of bed, yelling.....sigh
But alas in the scheme of things hospitals have never been a place of rest or relaxation with meds and vitals etc around the clock. I frame it as a SMALL part of the journey perhaps less than optimal but so far in the future now it neither matters. Be well..I know the more aniouos I became the more the little things seemed to take on a life all there own (my need to control something!)......
Take Care, 
Jamie Ellis RN MS NPP
100cm proximal Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh Albany, NY
320(preop)/163(lowest)/185(current) 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery)
Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King www.albanyplasticsurgeons.com
http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jamiecatlady5/
"Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"
Jamie Ellis RN MS NPP
100cm proximal Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh Albany, NY
320(preop)/163(lowest)/185(current) 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery)
Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King www.albanyplasticsurgeons.com
http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jamiecatlady5/
"Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"
Yep... At Ellis is the luck of the draw.. I personally had a room mate, two friends both had private rooms.. But it doesn't really matter... The nurses will be in and out every 10 minutes anyway or something will be beeping...
Lisa... HW/ 314.7 SW/ 280 CW/ 180ish
RNY ~ 01/25/2008 Terrence Clarke (Ellis Hosptial Bariatric Center).... Lower Body Lift with butt lift and upper thigh lift ~ 07/14/2009 Sanjiv Kayastha (K Plastic Surgery) -- LOVE IT !!!!
I was lucky enough to have a private room when I had my surgery, my wife had a room mate. So she would suggest that you bring a sleeping mask and ear plugs as her room mate was a night owl and up to 3 or 4 am.
Hopefully you will only be in the hospital for 2 nights. The staff at Ellis will take excellent care of you, they are the greatest.
Jim
Hopefully you will only be in the hospital for 2 nights. The staff at Ellis will take excellent care of you, they are the greatest.
Jim
Hey Karen. I'm having my gallbladder out this monday and my bypass on the 16th. I haven't yet been to a support meeting but hope to start right after surgery. My days have been filled with drs appointments and kids lol. Just got back from a second ultrasound of my gallbladder this morning at Ellis..in this crappy weather.
When is your surgery?
-Jennifer
When is your surgery?
-Jennifer
Hi Jennifer.....
i'm having surgery on the 23 of Feb.i'm having the banding......you are very courageous to go with the full bypass...i know what you mean about the doctors appt.......i am off shortly in this snowstorm to my Primary doc for my surgical clearance appt.good thing i work 12 hours shifts and have a few days free.not sure how people manage all these appts with a 40 hour work week.......... i had my GB out a few yrs ago....you'll do great...........i'm trying to figure out how to upload my pic to this site........... lets keep in touch.....
karen
i'm having surgery on the 23 of Feb.i'm having the banding......you are very courageous to go with the full bypass...i know what you mean about the doctors appt.......i am off shortly in this snowstorm to my Primary doc for my surgical clearance appt.good thing i work 12 hours shifts and have a few days free.not sure how people manage all these appts with a 40 hour work week.......... i had my GB out a few yrs ago....you'll do great...........i'm trying to figure out how to upload my pic to this site........... lets keep in touch.....
karen
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