Question for Centennial (Nashville) post-ops
My mom is going to be staying in the room with me after my surgery. I've read that the Women's Hospital at Centennial guest bed in the patient rooms is a chair that folds out into a bed. I'm a little concerned about my Mom's comfort while she's there with me, because I will probably be in the hospital for three days after surgery. Can anyone give me a better description of the chair/bed? She's overweight and 60 years old, and I'm just afraid she's going to be so uncomfortable. Can she sleep in it like a recliner? Is it really narrow, or is it really hard? Also, do you generally get a private room, or do you have a room mate? Anything at all you can share would be much appreciated. I've tried in vain to actually just find a picture of one of their rooms. Thanks!
The chair is not like a recliner. it just folds down to a tiny bed. My 6 ft husband had to sleep in one each time we had the kids. 3 different hospitals in two states and they were the same lol. You can always ask if they have a room with a couch. Otherwise....it really is not going to be fun for your mom. =(
on 1/17/13 3:45 am
My husband was overweight and 67 when he slept on the little fold open thing. We could have afforded a hotel room for him, yet he chose to stay with me. I just asked him about it and he doesn't remember much about it. He had surgery at the main hospital a few years before my WLS. Same story only I wasn't that old, yet was massively overweight. Yeah, it wasn't a Beauty Rest, but I'd do it again in a heart beat.
If she cannot tolerate it, ask local hotels if they give discounts for situations like this. I got a discount for the night we stayed before I went into the hospital at the Holiday Inn just blocks from Centennial.
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First nite, my daughter and I stayed in a room that Dr. Houston's office had given us the name of. After my surgery, my daughter and husband took turns sleeping in the chair. My room was small, and the chair was wedged against the wall. You have private rooms. The hospital gave my Hubby the name of hotel close by and we got a much better price there. Good luck