I don't know if you have answered this previously, but what was the name of the hotel you stayed in and the daily rate for your entire 3 months stay? Is the hotel located in Chembur where Dr.Parihar's hospital is located?
I stayed at Hotel Maharana Inn, which is located in Chembur just a 4 minute drive (10 minute walk) from Dr Parihar's clinic. I attached a snippet from Google Maps to show just how close it is. There's another hotel or two just across the street from it as well.
Here's the website where you can see what the rooms look like: http://www.hotelmaharana.com/
It's normally 3500 INR a night but the hotel manager Paul gave me a 30% discount because of the extended stay. Including the luxury tax it was slightly over $44 USD per night.
I wonder if he can or rather will, go lower if someone stays for say 10 months...? Lol 
Did you negotiate with him beforehand or upon your arrival at the hotel?
Was it a busy sort of hotel, were there plenty of guests staying there do you think?
I sent an e-mail explaining that I was having major surgery and was going to be handicapped for a while, also asking if they had any discounts for those with handicaps or needing extended stay. He replied back with an e-mail giving me the special offer. If you plan to stay there for 10 months then you may even be able to negotiate a lower price than I was given. There's also a hotel where Dr Parihar is friends with the manager and the rate for his patients is even lower than the discounted rate I paid at Hotel Maharana, but it was always booked full and I never saw the interior. If you speak with him he can let you know about it and if there's space available you might even prefer staying there.
Maharana Inn isn't especially big compared to a lot of the other hotels in Mumbai as it was originally an apartment complex, so the environment is pretty quiet (although the rooms on the left side have windows facing traffic so if you want even more quiet at night it's best to ask for a room on the right side). From what I saw there were always people staying in some of the rooms but it was never booked full, and all the guests were Indian. There were times during the festivals where it was more packed and noisy, like for a few nights when they turned a large conference room into a nightclub, but that wasn't typical.
Thanks for the info.
Mumbai seems to be alot more expensive than Delhi especially accommodation.
Hotels are definitely more expensive and it's far more difficult to find an apartment or flat compared to New Delhi. But at least food and transportation is as cheap as it is over there. The difference between Mumbai and Delhi is pretty much the same as the difference between Shanghai and Beijing.
Update: 11/26/2014
I've been taking oyster shell calcium+vitamin D, zinc, and vitamin C each day to help with callus formation. Every once in a while I'll have a whey protein shake for the amino acids but I usually have a good amount of meat during the day instead. My legs have started to feel better, although there are still some issues. The side where the fibula is located on each leg is still sensitive and I'll have to massage them from time to time when they start to feel sore. I still get pain at the tops of my legs just below the knees if I move my legs too fast, particularly on the right one. The equinus is still present but barely. I was told when I left that it would probably take a month and a half to go away and it seems like I'll make that time frame. Standing is fine but walking is still too awkward for me at this point. Dr Parihar told me to mobilize slowly and continue with the exercises so I'm not killing myself over not walking around yet.
I thought only my mom, stepfather, and a close friend knew about my CLL, but I found out a few moments ago that my mom told most of her friends, one of which told her daughter who is visiting us now and probably thought I was pathetic when I lied and told her I was in an accident. My mom also told her aunt, who then told her kids, and now a ton of my cousins know and I get to see them in my frames for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Really irritated to find out so many people know. There are a few people who I would be horrified to find out that I got this however and I guess I'm lucky enough that they didn't find out about it. Probably because they haven't met my mom.
Mums will be mums, sorry about that.
I'll be staying in India for the whole process to avoid this as people tend to come over our place frequently
Did you tell her and the rest of your family to keep it a secret? This is one of the reasons why I wont be telling my family why Im going to India, will let them know when they pick me up at the airport and see me in a wheelchair lol. I would imagine my mother to be the exact replica of yours, she has a habit of telling her friends random things too.
How did the daughter react when she saw you again knowing you lied earlier? Did she say anything?
I'd also like to ask regarding the hotel you stayed at, I read about most of the things you had to say but if you were to go back for your femurs and did it in India would you stay there again? Was the vegetarian food ok? What about the staff? Were they ok with you being disabled and staying in your room all the time? Did they ask questions regarding the frame?
I plan on staying there too if they give me the same discount
Thanks
Rule 1 of LL: you do not talk about LL
ah dude! you should have made it crystal clear to your mom about this!
that's what I'll do. Tell my family again and again and again and again and again and again to NOT tell anyone.
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