Adult CF Center in Los Angeles?

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lhkraus

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My daughter is ready to transition from her pediatric center to an adult center.  We are about equal distances to USC and Long  Beach.  Does anyone have any experiences, positive or negative, at either center?<br>
 
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lhkraus

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My daughter is ready to transition from her pediatric center to an adult center. We are about equal distances to USC and Long Beach. Does anyone have any experiences, positive or negative, at either center?<br>
 
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lhkraus

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My daughter is ready to transition from her pediatric center to an adult center. We are about equal distances to USC and Long Beach. Does anyone have any experiences, positive or negative, at either center?<br>
 
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musclemania70

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USC was much better in my opinion and I was cared for by both centers. It is in a strange area of the city and there are not many places to order food from when you're in the hospital, but the care is better.
 
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musclemania70

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USC was much better in my opinion and I was cared for by both centers. It is in a strange area of the city and there are not many places to order food from when you're in the hospital, but the care is better.
 
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musclemania70

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USC was much better in my opinion and I was cared for by both centers. It is in a strange area of the city and there are not many places to order food from when you're in the hospital, but the care is better.
 
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DjFunkyFife

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I use USC also, even tho i dont have another adult center to compare it to, their care seems good, i was actually in their hospital , and that care was also phenomenal... BUT, i will say this... If i go into USC and tell them something's wrong, like, i've got some chest burning, or some extra cough, their default answer is, "do some more of the vest..." "take more hyper-sal... " crap like that... Loma linda would every now and then (at least once a year, sometimes twice) prescribe me oral antibiotics... I'd go in there for a checkup, or sometimes call and say i'm sick, and after their tests, they'd sometimes give me oral antibiotics... home IV's once... sometimes i'd even get a dose in the mail from my pharmacy without even previously knowing that they had prescribed it. USC, not so much. I'm in my third year at USC (i stayed at loma linda till i was 26, till they basically kicked me out, cuz loma linda in 15 minutes away, versus USC, an hour away) at USC they have not once in these three years prescribed anything... it's either all or nothing... either "do more treatments" or "come to the hospital." With the care i recieved at Loma Linda, i was only in the hospital a combined total of 8 days, which was two visits, in the 8 years i went there. USC had me in their hospital for one of their two-week-ers within 6 months. I know they do most of the same tests... they should be able to see whats growing inside me and find something to treat it with. (i know i didnt just coincidentally start having bugs that arent tratable the minute i transitioned from Loma Linda to USC.)

I guess my main point is, i felt better on a daily basis at Loma Linda than i do at USC
 
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DjFunkyFife

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I use USC also, even tho i dont have another adult center to compare it to, their care seems good, i was actually in their hospital , and that care was also phenomenal... BUT, i will say this... If i go into USC and tell them something's wrong, like, i've got some chest burning, or some extra cough, their default answer is, "do some more of the vest..." "take more hyper-sal... " crap like that... Loma linda would every now and then (at least once a year, sometimes twice) prescribe me oral antibiotics... I'd go in there for a checkup, or sometimes call and say i'm sick, and after their tests, they'd sometimes give me oral antibiotics... home IV's once... sometimes i'd even get a dose in the mail from my pharmacy without even previously knowing that they had prescribed it. USC, not so much. I'm in my third year at USC (i stayed at loma linda till i was 26, till they basically kicked me out, cuz loma linda in 15 minutes away, versus USC, an hour away) at USC they have not once in these three years prescribed anything... it's either all or nothing... either "do more treatments" or "come to the hospital." With the care i recieved at Loma Linda, i was only in the hospital a combined total of 8 days, which was two visits, in the 8 years i went there. USC had me in their hospital for one of their two-week-ers within 6 months. I know they do most of the same tests... they should be able to see whats growing inside me and find something to treat it with. (i know i didnt just coincidentally start having bugs that arent tratable the minute i transitioned from Loma Linda to USC.)

I guess my main point is, i felt better on a daily basis at Loma Linda than i do at USC
 
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DjFunkyFife

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I use USC also, even tho i dont have another adult center to compare it to, their care seems good, i was actually in their hospital , and that care was also phenomenal... BUT, i will say this... If i go into USC and tell them something's wrong, like, i've got some chest burning, or some extra cough, their default answer is, "do some more of the vest..." "take more hyper-sal... " crap like that... Loma linda would every now and then (at least once a year, sometimes twice) prescribe me oral antibiotics... I'd go in there for a checkup, or sometimes call and say i'm sick, and after their tests, they'd sometimes give me oral antibiotics... home IV's once... sometimes i'd even get a dose in the mail from my pharmacy without even previously knowing that they had prescribed it. USC, not so much. I'm in my third year at USC (i stayed at loma linda till i was 26, till they basically kicked me out, cuz loma linda in 15 minutes away, versus USC, an hour away) at USC they have not once in these three years prescribed anything... it's either all or nothing... either "do more treatments" or "come to the hospital." With the care i recieved at Loma Linda, i was only in the hospital a combined total of 8 days, which was two visits, in the 8 years i went there. USC had me in their hospital for one of their two-week-ers within 6 months. I know they do most of the same tests... they should be able to see whats growing inside me and find something to treat it with. (i know i didnt just coincidentally start having bugs that arent tratable the minute i transitioned from Loma Linda to USC.)
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<br />I guess my main point is, i felt better on a daily basis at Loma Linda than i do at USC
 
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lhkraus

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hmm. thanks for that info.  It's always good to know in advance what to expect.  No way would I want my daughter to go into the hospital to treat an infection until she's exhausted every other treatment alternative. <br>
 
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lhkraus

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hmm. thanks for that info. It's always good to know in advance what to expect. No way would I want my daughter to go into the hospital to treat an infection until she's exhausted every other treatment alternative. <br>
 
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lhkraus

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hmm. thanks for that info. It's always good to know in advance what to expect. No way would I want my daughter to go into the hospital to treat an infection until she's exhausted every other treatment alternative. <br>
 
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