Re: Need help from New York folks!

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Actually things are screwed up normally I take the 1 train to the last stop I

hop on the ferry and from there I take a cab to his office.....Since Sept 11th

the South Ferry station has been closed to the best of my knowledge so you have

to take the 4 or the 5 or the 6 train to bowling green and then walk over to the

ferry....Walking down there is weird and sad...When I was down there to go over

to SI the military was camped out and there were blockades.....Just sad....Being

on the ferry not seeing the WTC was hard.....As for hotels I really dont know

much in that area..If I can be of help...let me know....

Lisbeth

prd2bbsn@... wrote: Hello all! I returned the info packet sent to me by

Dr Macura and am

waiting for a call to schedule an appointment. Since I'll be

traveling from central PA and have never been to NY city, I'll need

some guidance from anyone knowledgable about travelling there. If I

take a train, I'll end up at Penn Station. If I take a bus, I'll end

up on 8th Ave. What's my best move after that? A bus to Dr Macura's

office on Staten Island? A taxi? What if I need to stay overnight? A

motel in the area (they all look very expensive!)? Try to go to New

Jersey which is several miles away but motels are more reasonable?

Looking for any helpful recommendations here. Thanks!!

+Doris in PA+

Hoping for DS

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/21/01 11:21:35 PM, duodenalswitch

writes:

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Hello all! I returned the info packet sent to me by Dr Macura and am

waiting for a call to schedule an appointment. Since I'll be

traveling from central PA and have never been to NY city, I'll need

some guidance from anyone knowledgable about travelling there. If I

take a train, I'll end up at Penn Station. If I take a bus, I'll end

up on 8th Ave. What's my best move after that? A bus to Dr Macura's

office on Staten Island? A taxi? What if I need to stay overnight? A

motel in the area (they all look very expensive!)? Try to go to New

Jersey which is several miles away but motels are more reasonable?

Looking for any helpful recommendations here. Thanks!!

>>

Doris: They have express buses to Staten Island that run pretty regularly.

I would call Dr. Macura's office and get that info (I'm sure they deal with

people coming into the city pretty regularly) since I'm not familiar with the

lines and you will need one that runs to his office in particular.

You're talking about staying the night for your consult, right - not the

surgery? I would think that you would definately want to be close by and

that SIUH may even have somekind of recommended accomodations after your

surgery... I don't know of many hotels in the area or even if there are any

on SI, but there should be some bed and breakfasts or something like that...

I don't think the prices on SI would be as bad as in the city. I know

there's a hotel near us in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn (it wouldn't be easy to

get to by car -- there is a local bus that goes to SI from Brooklyn but I

think it goes up 86th Avenue and the hotel is by the Bay, not walkable). I

think it's called 'Sail's Inn' or something and the prices are cheaper than

the city, I'm sure.

Jersey may be a good bet -- You could take a ferry on over but once again I

know nothing about hotels in the immediate area.....

all the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25,2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

nine months post-op (soon to be 10) and feelin 'fabu

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 201 lbs/size sweet 16/large in normal people's clothing!

[Guest guest]

Doris,

I can't help you with the best way to travel to Dr. Macura. We live in PA,

but in the NE near NJ. We drove in for appointments. Did you know that Dr.

M also has a Brooklyn office. It might be easier to get to since you are

using public transportation.

Staten Island U. Hospital has a small hotel the run themselves for

out-of-state patients and family. (I wonder if on stayed there.

LOL).

It is very inexpensive only about $55/night. I don't know if you can get a

room there when you have your consult with Dr. M. The security office in the

hospital handles room reservations.

I hope Dr. M's office knows you are traveling so far so that they scheduled

the nutritionist and everything for one visit.

Rita Black

Open DS, Dr. Macura

4/23/01 400 lbs, BMI 63

5/1/01 391 lbs, BMI 61

5/22/01 368 lbs, BMI 58

6/21/01 350 lbs, BMI 55

7/31/01 328 lbs, BMI 51

5/22/01 368 lbs, BMI 58

6/21/01 360 lbs, BMI 55

7/31/01 328 lbs, BMI 51

8/23/01 320 lbs, BMI 50

9/25/01 306 lbs. BMI 48

10/21/01 295 lbs. BMI 46

11/20/01 283 lbs. BMI 44

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Hello all! I returned the info packet sent to me by Dr Macura and am

waiting for a call to schedule an appointment. Since I'll be

traveling from central PA and have never been to NY city, I'll need

some guidance from anyone knowledgable about travelling there. If I

take a train, I'll end up at Penn Station. If I take a bus, I'll end

up on 8th Ave. What's my best move after that? A bus to Dr Macura's

office on Staten Island? A taxi? What if I need to stay overnight? A

motel in the area (they all look very expensive!)? Try to go to New

Jersey which is several miles away but motels are more reasonable?

Looking for any helpful recommendations here. Thanks!!

>>

[Guest guest]

Hey Rita,

I was also thinking about the Dr. M's brooklyn office except that with the B & D

line running so whacked I dont know which train gets out there now....Doris the

phone # to the MTA is you can call and you will get EXCELLENT

directions to get to either of his offices...Interestingly enough I have found

that getting to his SI office takes me less time than his brooklyn office go

figure...

Lisbeth

" Rita B. " wrote: Doris,

I can't help you with the best way to travel to Dr. Macura. We live in PA,

but in the NE near NJ. We drove in for appointments. Did you know that Dr.

M also has a Brooklyn office. It might be easier to get to since you are

using public transportation.

Staten Island U. Hospital has a small hotel the run themselves for

out-of-state patients and family. (I wonder if on stayed there.

LOL).

It is very inexpensive only about $55/night. I don't know if you can get a

room there when you have your consult with Dr. M. The security office in the

hospital handles room reservations.

I hope Dr. M's office knows you are traveling so far so that they scheduled

the nutritionist and everything for one visit.

Rita Black

Open DS, Dr. Macura

4/23/01 400 lbs, BMI 63

5/1/01 391 lbs, BMI 61

5/22/01 368 lbs, BMI 58

6/21/01 350 lbs, BMI 55

7/31/01 328 lbs, BMI 51

5/22/01 368 lbs, BMI 58

6/21/01 360 lbs, BMI 55

7/31/01 328 lbs, BMI 51

8/23/01 320 lbs, BMI 50

9/25/01 306 lbs. BMI 48

10/21/01 295 lbs. BMI 46

11/20/01 283 lbs. BMI 44

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Hello all! I returned the info packet sent to me by Dr Macura and am

waiting for a call to schedule an appointment. Since I'll be

traveling from central PA and have never been to NY city, I'll need

some guidance from anyone knowledgable about travelling there. If I

take a train, I'll end up at Penn Station. If I take a bus, I'll end

up on 8th Ave. What's my best move after that? A bus to Dr Macura's

office on Staten Island? A taxi? What if I need to stay overnight? A

motel in the area (they all look very expensive!)? Try to go to New

Jersey which is several miles away but motels are more reasonable?

Looking for any helpful recommendations here. Thanks!!

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