Guest guest Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Wow what a big move - I've no info on Alaskan doctors for you unfortunately but wish you all the best with the move. > > Hi everyone, > > We have decided to move to Alaska so that our son can live at sea > level (he's still on oxygen). Is there anyone out there that has had > experience with the docs and hospitals in Anchorage? His > pulmonologist is the most important doc in his life right now and I > know there's only one at the Children's Hospital up there. I like > having choices so this is a rough one for me. > > Any info would be great!! Thanks! > > , mom to Wyatt 2 1/2 > > > -- " It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. " --Carl Sagan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Hello , It sounds as if you have given this move a lot of thought. I was wondering if Seattle, Portland or some places in California, which also have many areas at sea-level, could offer options. I thought there could be a greater variety of pulmonologists in those areas. We also moved to find a more positive area for our daughter and don't regret it a bit. However, we still feel sad that we had to leave so many friends. Thankfully we visit yearly or more often, but it is not quite the same as being there all the time. Keep us posted on your plans! Mom to Kendra, and Camille and her husband Nick Re: Alaska medical care Wow what a big move - I've no info on Alaskan doctors for you unfortunately but wish you all the best with the move. > > Hi everyone, > > We have decided to move to Alaska so that our son can live at sea > level (he's still on oxygen). Is there anyone out there that has had > experience with the docs and hospitals in Anchorage? His > pulmonologist is the most important doc in his life right now and I > know there's only one at the Children's Hospital up there. I like > having choices so this is a rough one for me. > > Any info would be great!! Thanks! > > , mom to Wyatt 2 1/2 > > > -- " It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. " --Carl Sagan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Hi , I don't know really anything about the Children's Hospital in Alaska, but I do know that Children's Hospital in Seattle is the regional hospital for Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Alaska. One of my son's " roomies " in the PICU after a surgery was from Alaska. We have had great experiences at Children's in Seattle, and have nothing but good things to say about the hospital. But it's a long way from Alaska. (mom to Evan, 23 months) Keedy wkeedy@...> wrote: Hello , It sounds as if you have given this move a lot of thought. I was wondering if Seattle, Portland or some places in California, which also have many areas at sea-level, could offer options. I thought there could be a greater variety of pulmonologists in those areas. We also moved to find a more positive area for our daughter and don't regret it a bit. However, we still feel sad that we had to leave so many friends. Thankfully we visit yearly or more often, but it is not quite the same as being there all the time. Keep us posted on your plans! Mom to Kendra, and Camille and her husband Nick Re: Alaska medical care Wow what a big move - I've no info on Alaskan doctors for you unfortunately but wish you all the best with the move. > > Hi everyone, > > We have decided to move to Alaska so that our son can live at sea > level (he's still on oxygen). Is there anyone out there that has had > experience with the docs and hospitals in Anchorage? His > pulmonologist is the most important doc in his life right now and I > know there's only one at the Children's Hospital up there. I like > having choices so this is a rough one for me. > > Any info would be great!! Thanks! > > , mom to Wyatt 2 1/2 > > > -- " It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. " --Carl Sagan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 , , and , Thanks for your responses. I have looked into the Seattle Children's and know that the more serious kids are sent there. We're hoping that by the time we move he'll be spending more and more time out of the hospital and that his lungs will be a lot better. Alaska has the perfect climate for him. That's why we haven't considered moving to a coastal city in the lower 48. > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > We have decided to move to Alaska so that our son can live at sea > > level (he's still on oxygen). Is there anyone out there that has had > > experience with the docs and hospitals in Anchorage? His > > pulmonologist is the most important doc in his life right now and I > > know there's only one at the Children's Hospital up there. I like > > having choices so this is a rough one for me. > > > > Any info would be great!! Thanks! > > > > , mom to Wyatt 2 1/2 > > > > > > > > -- > " It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in > delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. " --Carl Sagan > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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