Is that the earliest that you could get in?
Hi Sheryl, Yes, that was the earliest. I was Dr. Lenke's first patient on Dec 6, and by the time I left the office was overfilled to the point people were sitting in chairs out in the hall. Actually they offered me July 3, but I've been hospitalized enough to know even on minor holidays the staffing can become sparse. I want "all hands on deck" when my time comes. Thank you for your very kind thoughts and wishes. I'm 61 and everyone I know still works, so they can't just drop everything they are doing to wet nurse me. I completely understand, all but the very rich are finding it hard to live a comfortable life and have any discretionary income. This is why I spend 35% of my income on various health insurance policies. The insurance companies are more than happy to rake in the premiums, so let them foot the bill for an extended stay in a rehab. I think I've paid enough over my adult life to be entitled to whatever time I truly need. Nobody will want it to be as short a stay as posisible more than me. It is not as though I'm visiting a luxury spa, it is a major surgery rehab facility. In NYC of all places.
I don't envy you the 2 procedures. Ed described his and I don't know I could tolerate that. Dr. Lenke was a true revealation compared to the surgeon I was considering. The degree of my deformity, my narcotic intake, nothing made the slightest negative impression on him. I was so happy he exhibited no hesitation at all in taking my case. He asked me if I could lie flat on my back. I did so with some pain, and he was obviously pleased. He said "You have just saved both of us a couple of hours on the table." That is encouraging. He is a man on a mission, with a very special talent. I have no idea what Columbia pays him, but whatever it is he is worth it. Chet
Hi Sheryl, Yes, that was the earliest. I was Dr. Lenke's first patient on Dec 6, and by the time I left the office was overfilled to the point people were sitting in chairs out in the hall. Actually they offered me July 3, but I've been hospitalized enough to know even on minor holidays the staffing can become sparse. I want "all hands on deck" when my time comes. Thank you for your very kind thoughts and wishes. I'm 61 and everyone I know still works, so they can't just drop everything they are doing to wet nurse me. I completely understand, all but the very rich are finding it hard to live a comfortable life and have any discretionary income. This is why I spend 35% of my income on various health insurance policies. The insurance companies are more than happy to rake in the premiums, so let them foot the bill for an extended stay in a rehab. I think I've paid enough over my adult life to be entitled to whatever time I truly need. Nobody will want it to be as short a stay as posisible more than me. It is not as though I'm visiting a luxury spa, it is a major surgery rehab facility. In NYC of all places.
I don't envy you the 2 procedures. Ed described his and I don't know I could tolerate that. Dr. Lenke was a true revealation compared to the surgeon I was considering. The degree of my deformity, my narcotic intake, nothing made the slightest negative impression on him. I was so happy he exhibited no hesitation at all in taking my case. He asked me if I could lie flat on my back. I did so with some pain, and he was obviously pleased. He said "You have just saved both of us a couple of hours on the table." That is encouraging. He is a man on a mission, with a very special talent. I have no idea what Columbia pays him, but whatever it is he is worth it. Chet
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