^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F *********************************************************** On Wed, 24 Sep 1997 06:00:02 -0400 Anne Rutherford <[log in to unmask]> writes: >It is a very interestng discussion > >The Canadian (my) experience meant a trip to Toronto from >Newfoundland >3-4 hrs by air for a 1day assessment >home to wait months for my turn >back to Toronto --another air ticket >into hospital Wed afternoon for op next am >delay opfinally at 3:30 pm finished just after 6 pm > out of Recovery room and back to my room 7pm >checked by dr next day at 4 pm said I could stay another night >as it wAs less than 24 hrs after surgery >left hospital Sat am >had to wait 1 week before flying home to NF >review of improvement done here in NF >It is a lot easier if youlive in Toronto > >I am giving " a patient's view of Pallidotomy" at our Newfoundland >Conference next week > >Anne Rutherford >