Kamalarry said:

thanks.... so I guess I will have to check out the Custom Cool as well....

love the small fry but was afraid of redundancy
then again: there cant be to many shades of awesome....

did you escape from the Psychiatric ward?

Next week I pick up my new Rx reading and Ray-Ban sunglasses.

Seems so strange but so nice being home!  

@mjp28 said:

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As of this morning my last full day here will be Wednesday 7/10 home Thursday 7/11 afternoon.

it's been a long haul this time all of April, May, June and part of July....... about 100 days!  Whew!

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Of my own free will (?) I pray God will bless you with a permanent stay at home this time around. What an ordeal!

As of this morning my last full day here will be Wednesday 7/10 home Thursday 7/11 afternoon.

it's been a long haul this time all of April, May, June and part of July....... about 100 days!  Whew!

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@diehardbrownsfan said:

Unfortunately some of those places will keep you to the max even if you don't need it to collect the dollars.

I often wondered about that, I can see the incentive to do that ~but~ they do have to meet the weekly Medicare progress criteria to continue to get paid from Medicare......I'm there now on my PT and OT and have to stay qualified on my wound progress to stay here. I'm going through all of the doctor's follow-ups now on that.

I do have an important appointment on July 18 on that my last appointment.

@lbc-mike said:

are you doing better now??  holy shit man.

In short about 13 days in the hospital for a small operation then 40 days in a specialty hospital for intensive IV treatment when that was over on May 22 into a rehab facility to get over from the first two about 44 days now and almost finished about 96 days total........ doing well.

Make sure if you know anyone who has Medicare that they have a good Medigap policy with the F coverage this can get REALLY EXPENSIVE!!

Medicare alone only pays for 20 days of rehab IF you qualify after a 3+ day hospital stay days 21-100 are on you for $167.50/day or about $12,160 out of your pocket. Days 101 on are all your responsibility!

After 60 plus days out of everything you can requalify again for the 100 days.....got it? I've seen people get kicked out of here because they could not pay!!

Oh BTW my Medigap F plan covers all Medicare HOSPITAL A and B coverage plus an additional 365 days. It also pays for the day 21-100 out of pocket costs.

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So I'm almost home now 5 doctor appointments scheduled before I leave and two after that, how dreary..   But had a new cute blonde  nurse yesterday named Heidi so I'm getting by....... wonder if she's back tonight? 

Oh the wife and I generally get a nice carry out meal after doctor appointments....... maybe Mexican or Chinese tonight?

CARRY ON! GO TRIBE!

One more time! Well I've never been to......

@texasag1969 said:

Sounds like you should have moved to England. Holy cow!

UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE!  I wonder if that will ever come true in he good ol' USA? Well it's the 24/7 political season so argue on.

Oh exactly how would we pay for it now that we're $22,000,000,000,000 plus in debt? ..........ooooops looks like a political chat forum topic.  

@mjp28 said:

Well 6/26' about day 76 and counting mid-June turned into late June or early July to finish up the infection treatment and the doctors are being cautious about letting me go.

I'm learning a whole lot more about modern wound care and medical protocols.......and Medicare and insurance procedures and billing. This is going to be a Whopper!

Sounds like you should have moved to England. Holy cow!

@mjp28 said:

Just saw the doctor on 6/5 everything is going well should be out in 2 or 3 weeks..... maybe mid-June.

Day 65 and counting......... 

Well 6/26' about day 76 and counting mid-June turned into late June or early July to finish up the infection treatment and the doctors are being cautious about letting me go.

I'm learning a whole lot more about modern wound care and medical protocols.......and Medicare and insurance procedures and billing. This is going to be a Whopper!

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Didn't you say you had been an an accident and were paralyzed from the waist down?  I seem to remember that from many moons ago.

1987 I was completely independent and retired after that until this stuff hit in 2015.

My wife worked until 2017 and officially retired in 2018.

@mjp28 said:

Until I was about 64 I was in great overall shape until I got a tiny open wound, no big deal but it decided to tunnel inward toward my femur about 4-5" not good.  Infections and the antibiotics they use can potentially kill you quick.... even with professional athletes 

I've done very well all things considered but the rehab can be like boot camp.

Even still for 68  I'm in good shape....... several doctors are amazed for how bad it got. 

........... Oh for example take a ruler and picture shoving it r-5" deep in your hip with some nasty bacteria aimed at a big bone.  If the antibiotics do not work only surgery is next to cut it out or you're a dead duck.    

Didn't you say you had been an an accident and were paralyzed from the waist down?  I seem to remember that from many moons ago.

@the-gipper said:

WTF is wrong with you?  

And I mean that in the most sympathetic way.

Until I was about 64 I was in great overall shape until I got a tiny open wound, no big deal but it decided to tunnel inward toward my femur about 4-5" not good.  Infections and the antibiotics they use can potentially kill you quick.... even with professional athletes 

I've done very well all things considered but the rehab can be like boot camp.

Even still for 68  I'm in good shape....... several doctors are amazed for how bad it got. 

........... Oh for example take a ruler and picture shoving it r-5" deep in your hip with some nasty bacteria aimed at a big bone.  If the antibiotics do not work only surgery is next to cut it out or you're a dead duck.    

@mjp28 said:

No kidding the last 3 weeks on just one antibiotic a day ran over $17,000. And Ideas on 3 a day for more than one month before.

Wife opened the first hospital EOB and it was $99,000+ and many more to come. 

WTF is wrong with you?  

And I mean that in the most sympathetic way.

@texasag1969 said:

You need to buy stock in pharmaceuticals and rent out the couch next to the bed. Jessszzz!?

No kidding the last 3 weeks on just one antibiotic a day ran over $17,000. And Ideas on 3 a day for more than one month before.

Wife opened the first hospital EOB and it was $99,000+ and many more to come. 

@mjp28 said:

Just saw the doctor on 6/5 everything is going well should be out in 2 or 3 weeks..... maybe mid-June.

Day 65 and counting......... 

You need to buy stock in pharmaceuticals and rent out the couch next to the bed. Jessszzz!?

Day 65 and counting......... 

@mjp28 said:

^^^^^^^ yeah the nurses all dress like that here.    

You know why God invented the penis?

So you have something to hold on when nursy gives the sponge bath.??