Re:3 Days and then home after THR ?

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Hi !

It's the surgeon. I had a Total Left Hip Revision in April 2005 using

Medicare with no supplemental, living in a ranch style (one level)

three bedroom, on my own, with a 13 year old child. I was in the

hospital for 4 days and then was transferred to a rehab for 12. It's

the surgeon that makes the decisions. They must request the services.

I interviewed at least five surgeons, PT , after care, and drugs were

on my list of discussion questions. I went all the way to Dallas from

Austin, Texas about 200 miles, to get all the services and attention I

wanted. Medicare paid for almost all of it. A friend gave me a ride

home in a Limo. I slept through most of the trip, it was a nice ride.

At home I had PT three times a week. A visiting nurse, a visiting home

health care worker to help me bath and change the sheets, etc., a

Social Worker, an occupational therapist. Whew! I was glad when that

was all over, I could rest. But I did not need for care! I received

the attention that I thought was necessary as a single parent who had

major surgery.

Again Medicare took care of most all the costs. I actually think I got

better service with Medicare than I did when I was using a PPO

insurance for the 1993 replacement.

Now that I volunteer for Meals on Wheels and More I realize I could

have gotten Meals on Wheels for both my son and I for a couple of weeks

at least, plus they have services that make minor repairs and do

grocery shopping. There is so much available now a days.

Enjoy!

Beverly in Austin

TLHR 1993 TLHRevision 5/2005

> 3 Days and then home after THR ?

> Posted by: " annainva " asargent@...   annainva

>

> Thu Mar 1, 2007 4:47 am (PST)

> Argh, just went to new surgeon in new home location in So. land.

> So different than my previous experience with care in Virginia. Here

> they make you go home after three days and I had to put up a fight to

> get a hospital bed. I have a 3-story house with bedrooms on 3rd, and

> will stay in the walk-out basement. Still 14 steps to get there from

> first floor. I have only 2 neighbors who are working during the day,

> as

> is my husband. This seems barberic to me. Was I spoiled before with

> being in the hospital for 5 days and then was transferred to a 2-week

> rehab/nursing home center ? Or is it the fact that now I am Medicare

> with Tricare for Life as supplemental insurance and maybe they don't

> pay as much ?

>

> Thank you all.

>