the p.t. guy called
 

he will see me at 5:15. He said that isn't the regular time and it will be mostly questions (and yawns). I am scared

I hope the PT guys is really good for you.
And yes that is pretty late but they have to assess you so many days/hours after they get the referral. So maybe that is even an on call PT? or he is working later than normal. At least they are responding to the referral.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
(((((HUGS))))
bizi
Just to let you know, there is a lot of paper work when you are admitted to a home care company.
Either a nurse can admit you or even PTs can admit you. Not sure if you have already seen the nurse....still trying to get caught up in threads...forgive me that I have missed posts.

Bobby,

I guess he is coming over for paperwork and some questions to get
started on an assessment or plan.

You might like him. I hope he is good for you.


M

richard seems nice. he asked a lot of questions and had me demonstrate how I walked, at on the toilet and got in and out of the bathtub twice. he is hyper and knows nothing about bipolar.a few times he asked if i was depressed lol/
next week he is coming on monday at 9 and friday at 3:45. he is a real new yorker

medicare said i would have to pay 20 percent and the visiting nurse ***. said
medicare would pay it all.

i got the answer from the supplemental insurance company. she wasn't a nitwit. each year I have a deductible which I knew of and then they pay the 20 percent

Sounds like a plan....:)
We have met our deductible for the year, I hope yours is not too much.
I need to get a new pdoc, one who accepts my insurance.
My friend Doris who I went on my trip gave me her name...I will call on monday to see if she takes my insurance.
bizi

richard seems nice. he asked a lot of questions and had me demonstrate how I walked, at on the toilet and got in and out of the bathtub twice. he is hyper and knows nothing about bipolar.a few times he asked if i was depressed lol/
next week he is coming on monday at 9 and friday at 3:45. he is a real new yorker

Bobby,

Is Richard going to come twice a week for a certain amount of weeks?

I am glad that he is nice.

M

Medicare pays for a certain number of weeks but you can get an extension. they do it by cost. My right leg is so weak. He told me to raise it and seehow long I could hold it up with his pushing it down. It immediately went down. that is either a good or bad sign, I don't limp. It was stronger before so maybe with the right exercises I can do it again. I held the left leg up much longer. I rolled up one rug which I tend to trip over. I like that rug. I will ask him again why i went down hill with the other therapists. He is really hyper and doesn't sugar coat anything.

I'm glad that Richard was nice. It sounds like he gave you a proper assessment. I'm very happy about that :)

It is a bad sign that you weren't able to keep your right leg up... it means it's very weak and needs some work to strengthen it. He will probably want to do a lot of work on that, and give you exercises to help with it. I'm glad that you will tell him about your former PTs and ask why they may not have been able to help you. I know that question really bothers you :hug:

When I was a home health aide and PTs or visiting RNs came into homes, they always recommended that patients get rid of area/throw rugs because they could lead to trip and falls. I'm sorry you have to pull up your pretty one :hug:
Corey wanted one in the living room, and I said "no" unless he wanted to put it under the coffee table.

Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Supplemental Plans work differently than other plans. There are only "deductibles" for certain things.
If you have a Medicare supplement plan, I thought they would cover the 20% Medicare won't pay. I didn't know that those plans had deductibles... I'm sorry you have to pay that Bobby. How much is your deductible, Bobby?

I live in MA where you can't get a Medicare Supplement plan if you are under 65 unless you have end-stage kidney disease.

this year it is about 183 dollars so i already spent that. I have to fix the rug.
the leg was so weak. next year i don't know what the deductible will be. we are nearing the end of the year so i think the visits i am entitled to start all over again.

$183 isn't too bad. I think we spend that much without even knowing it.

I paid my drug deductible without knowing it, but it was about 1/4 through the year.The meds with deductibles end up being too expensive to take anyway tho. I make my pdoc and mdocs pick other meds.

i don't ache from yesterday after all the exercises. he told me not to do anything until I see him on friday. I was waiting for aches. even my back didn't hurt. i dont like the idea of using a walker. I don't know if it is vanity or else i feel clumsy or not in control.when I get the mail and stuff I don't use anything. the thought of it makes me want to cry.
at least i use fresh direct the online food delivery service.

The exercises are not supposed to hurt. I like him from what I gather here.

Fresh Direct is a godsend. I am glad that you have it.


M

I thought afterwards I would ache

I agree with Mari...
I like what I hear about Richard and his work so far :)
And the exercises should not cause you pain... that would be a sign that he was overworking you.

I know that you do not like the idea of the walker :hug::hug::hug:
I wouldn't like it one bit either. I don't know that it's really "vanity" Bobby. For me I think that it would be hard to acknowledge that I would have to accept THAT kind of/that MUCH help.
But you are having difficulty with balance and have had some falls, and the walker will help with that. Maybe with more exercises you can graduate from the walker, but I think it's something that you should try to warm up to- at least for now... I know that it has to be hard tho...

We all love you and want you to be safe :hug::hug::hug:

I hope you work on using the walker. Maybe decorate it and make it
not so plain.

Sorry you don't feel comfortable using it.

Donna :grouphug::hug:

I don't know why I am so blocked about it

It's your decision. And you can change your mind whenever you want to.

If you do not like it for now, do not worry about it. :hug::hug::hug:


M

I think it is a perfectly normal response :hug::hug::hug: