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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | None of the three hospitals I have had recent experience with allow use of cell phones in the rooms -- they said they can interfer with certain monitoring equipment. However, all had in-room phones and these could be hooked up to the bed so that patients with limited mobility could use them. You should ask about this.
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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