where to stay in delano

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> Yes Liane.... it can be expensive to travel... It is a 11 hr drive

for us

> and we have to stay in a motel.... I'm not sure how we will make

all the

> finances work, but we feel it is worth it in the bigger picture to

have the

> balance of competence and caring.... good luck, Janne

janne, when you start looking at hotels in delano, call the shiloh

inn. they have special rates for the ds patients, and the rooms for

after surgery (while you are waiting to get drains and staples out)

are set up to accommodate surgery patients. we stayed there the

night before my surgery, and then for 4 days after i was released

from the hospital. they were very accommodating to our needs. i

would suggest bringing a bean bag to help prop up in bed - that was

the one thing that really helped me before i got home to my recliner.

as far as the hospital goes, my husband stayed with me the entire

time i was in - i slept in the recliner (i couldn't handle laying in

a bed) and he slept in my bed. it really helped to have someone who

could get what i needed when i needed it, i was more likely to ask

him than bother a nurse. everyone at the hospital was great, and i

can never say enough good things about the incomparable dr. k!!!! he

is awesome, as is his entire staff.

best wishes,

~amy~

open ds 4/13/01

-80 pounds gone forever