Question:
Currently my treatment team is advocating for me to get into Remuda Ranch.
Though this may or may not be a possibility, I am becoming less certain about
it, as I am NOT Christian (but I am willing to get whatever else I can out of
the program). my insurance will only cover the NY Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in White
Plains, NY. I was there once before in '98 and got about as much support as a
broken bra strap. I am likely to end up withdrawing from school at the end of the semester (to
save my high GPA) but its pretty much agreed that I need treatment. Any suggestions? Does anyone have comments about either cornell or remuda
(anyone been to Long island Jewish?). please dont tell me you get out of
treatment what you put into it, because i think that is only true to an extent.
Answer:
how about Laureate, in Tulsa, Oklahoma? Their program sounds very
good and they are careful about the refeeding protocols, they don't rush
people through the program. They provide several levels of care, starting
with the acute inpatient unit. The next step down is residential, within the
same building, I think, and then a patient moves to Transitional Living, in
another building. All therapy and recreational groups are done in the
Clinical Building and patients are not in their sleeping rooms except in the
evenings and nighttime. Laureate uses several treatment modalities, not
focusing on any one thing as being "the" way to help patients. The ED
program is for women only and there are usually about 12 patients on the
adult unit and another 12 or so on the adolescent unit. The adults and
the adolescents do not have any interaction and do not have groups together. A couple of people from the internet have been at Laureate and could give
you more information about it as well. Check out the website at
http://www.laureate.com .
NO! Do not go to LIJ unless all you need is refeeding and no therapy from
what I have heard. i am so exhausted with treatment finding. the process is long and discouraging and draining...
now my team is looking at River Centre in Ohio. But im 21 and its a partial
program. meaning 2/3 of the weekdays and all weekend i will be on my own. Um,
ok. Yah right.
if i lived in Ohio and could live at home, it looks like a great program. and
i've heard good things about it. but why the hell would i go all the way to
ohio for a partial program? if i could control my eating on my own, i
woudlnt NEED a clinic!
I spent a good bit of the summer in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin and Rogers
Memorial. I really do think they have a good program, I just had a big
problem with their strict rules against exercising too much. But it
is a good place, and the people are nice...
if you want more info, just ask me and I will tell you what I know. (I went to Laureate years ago and it was really good, but from what I
hear it's very different in structure now... though I am sure it's
still good!)
I am just curious to what a typical day at a treatment hospital is
like. I don't know if I could ever go through with such a thing. I
am so stubborn in my ways, I don't think I could give in and follow
rules regarding how my day goes; food, exercise, free time etc ... I
sometimes wonder if I need a real dramtic change and help in order to
overcome my ED, but I'm afraid to give up all my freedom. I also
don't think or know if my disorder is really that bad. To me it seem
unbearable at times, but then at others it's okay. What are some
guidelines as far as when a person may need inpatient care. I know if
you are near death, but what else? I am so desparate now, I just want out of this hell, but don't know
how to do it.
You sound a lot like me. I am _really_ stubborn and don't like
_anyone_ telling me what to do. If you told me not to jump off a
bridge, I probably would just to spite you. I had the same fears when
I went into the hospital...and for the first few days was a total pain
in the arse, refusing to do anything they wanted me to.
After a few days, though, I realized that it was pointless and I
decided to just go with the flow and do what they want. You know what?
It felt IMMENSELY good to be able to let go of my control for a while.
It was a huge relief and helped me realized what a huge burden my
always having to be in control and being so stubborn was on me.
It would be really hard when you first go into treatment, but I bet
that if you can let yourself let go, it will feel really really good.
Sometimes we need to just let ot hers take care of us and do what they
say.
I am still really stubborn now and the hospital certainly didn't take
that away. But it was a nice and much needed break and I think the
only way that I could really get any better.
As far as needing treatment, I think that if you feel like it is
unbearable well then treatment would help. It sounds like everything
in your life is pretty stable and you have a good support system so
now might be a good time.
