Bruce
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Actually we did that for my Dad. My 2 step sisters each went up for a week, as did my sister. DD1 and I went for the 4th week though by then we weren't all that necessary.
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@Mini Horses ; I did touch on it with the Dr about care, recoup time and all. Said that I had a friend that lived alone and she went to a rehab for a bit, maybe 2 weeks, so that she could get help doing stuff since there was no one there to help her. And I said that I thought that would be a very good idea for me because with the farming and my son's full time job I did not want him to have to be worn to a frazzle worrying about being there for me too. Ins will pay for 14 or maybe 20 days? He said that I will only be in overnight, unless there are any complications, under normal circumstances. And they "assess" your abilities to be able to go home if there is some help..... and those that seem a little unstable they will send to a rehab center. He said that he will make that determination and that "perhaps I will not be ready to be home and do all that needs doing".... In other words, he was saying for me to NOT be ready to go home and he could make that determination to go to a rehab center. They will work with a rehab in my area, and our "local hospital" has affiliations with Duke Medical so that is good. I also said I had no objection to going to a rehab there in the area for the "allowed time", that I would not perish from no family close by for a few days or week. I am not one much for alot of company when I feel crummy. I don't like alot of babying, I like to be mostly "left alone". Not saying that I don't appreciate when people help, but I am not one to "need" people around me all the time.
When I had my arthroscopic, and came home late that afternoon, I just wanted to be left alone to deal with the pain and hurt and aches, without someone saying "can I do anything for you?" . It was after I started to feel a little better that company was more welcome. Besides, I know me, and I will recover quicker in a rehab if there is someone pushing me through the first few days/week of exercises, and helping me to keep on top of the pain. I love my son, but we would get on each other's nerves if I'm in a "sh...y" mood....
Plus, I tend to try to do too much sometimes, and I think I will need someone who can say, this is the limit for now, because I will push myself to do "one step more", sometimes to my detriment. We'll see. It is a ways off and I will be talking to the 2 different people in the office about the scheduling, and the PA that will be getting me set up for the "after" the surgery.
But yes, I plan to take advantage of all that I can. I have a good supplement ins, and a decent drug plan for med costs... and will take all I can get that is available to me. I've worked my tail off for years and have had next to no medical issues over the years except the 1989 car wreck, and then the 2007 one that was someone elses' fault when he hit me head on; "luckily" he turned right into the front of me and I was in the little town doing 25 mph so just destroyed my little truck but not like if I was on a road doing 55...and had to pay for the arthroscopic and my time off work for a couple of months. Other than that, maybe a sore throat trip for some antibiotics every other year or two.... I just don't go to the doctor much.
So I intend to get what I can.
When I had my arthroscopic, and came home late that afternoon, I just wanted to be left alone to deal with the pain and hurt and aches, without someone saying "can I do anything for you?" . It was after I started to feel a little better that company was more welcome. Besides, I know me, and I will recover quicker in a rehab if there is someone pushing me through the first few days/week of exercises, and helping me to keep on top of the pain. I love my son, but we would get on each other's nerves if I'm in a "sh...y" mood....
Plus, I tend to try to do too much sometimes, and I think I will need someone who can say, this is the limit for now, because I will push myself to do "one step more", sometimes to my detriment. We'll see. It is a ways off and I will be talking to the 2 different people in the office about the scheduling, and the PA that will be getting me set up for the "after" the surgery.
But yes, I plan to take advantage of all that I can. I have a good supplement ins, and a decent drug plan for med costs... and will take all I can get that is available to me. I've worked my tail off for years and have had next to no medical issues over the years except the 1989 car wreck, and then the 2007 one that was someone elses' fault when he hit me head on; "luckily" he turned right into the front of me and I was in the little town doing 25 mph so just destroyed my little truck but not like if I was on a road doing 55...and had to pay for the arthroscopic and my time off work for a couple of months. Other than that, maybe a sore throat trip for some antibiotics every other year or two.... I just don't go to the doctor much.
So I intend to get what I can.
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@Bruce , nice that you could do that for your dad. If I was close, I can imagine my sister would, and I know my son will do whatever he can, but he will have enough to do just keeping the farm animals fed and taken care of. It'll all work out...
greybeard
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FarmerJan.Make sure your insurance will fully cover less than 2 full days hospitalization. Some will not pay as good as they normally would if you do not stay past the 2nd midnight.
Medicare, for instance, will not pay fully if you have day surgery in the afternoon, are under observed care that night and are released to go home the next morning or afternoon.
Look for '2 midnight rule' and '3 midnight rule'
Medicare, for instance, will not pay fully if you have day surgery in the afternoon, are under observed care that night and are released to go home the next morning or afternoon.
Look for '2 midnight rule' and '3 midnight rule'
Mini Horses
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Rehab works! By all means, do it. They will actually pay for longer if you need "skilled nursing care". Definitely check the # of nights hosp stay, etc.
I know that they have to have "rules" so that the "systems machinery" can tabulate from there but, really some is insane. Mom passed 15 min before midnight, last day of month & lost all of her retirement money benefits for that month as she didn't live the "entire" month. 15 minutes! Deposit on 1st, retracted on 5th.
Yep, Uncle Sam.
I know that they have to have "rules" so that the "systems machinery" can tabulate from there but, really some is insane. Mom passed 15 min before midnight, last day of month & lost all of her retirement money benefits for that month as she didn't live the "entire" month. 15 minutes! Deposit on 1st, retracted on 5th.
Yep, Uncle Sam.
greybeard
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My father went on a ventilator the morning of May 31 '07 after a severe stroke and being resuscitated (cardio only) by EMTs and then they transported him to the hospital just a few blocks away. We were tasked early the same evening, with making the decision to leave him on life support or not and one of the Drs mentioned how close it was to the end of the month, but we did remove him from life support within an hour of them asking what we wanted to do.
Evidently, that Dr was familiar with SS policy on that kind of thing.
Evidently, that Dr was familiar with SS policy on that kind of thing.
Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Miss @farmerjan,
This is a bit off topic, but in case you get some down time and want to watch some YouTube videos of someone somewhat like you, then you may want to check out this channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPrjNXauwMYMWUig4vPQbA
The woman bales hay for a living in North Texas (Grayson county, north of Dallas). She recently lost her husband to a heart attack, who had been the one to run the hay business, but she decided to keep on doing it with the help of her 2 sons. Maybe you can identify with her a bit.
Senile Texas Aggie
This is a bit off topic, but in case you get some down time and want to watch some YouTube videos of someone somewhat like you, then you may want to check out this channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPrjNXauwMYMWUig4vPQbA
The woman bales hay for a living in North Texas (Grayson county, north of Dallas). She recently lost her husband to a heart attack, who had been the one to run the hay business, but she decided to keep on doing it with the help of her 2 sons. Maybe you can identify with her a bit.
Senile Texas Aggie
Mini Horses
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Yep!
Bruce
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I think the hardest part of post surgery at home is getting OUT of the house. Driving won't likely be something you can do for a couple of weeks. By week 4 when DD1 and I went to OR, Dad was driving and doing grocery shopping. He didn't really need us there. I'm sure the first couple of "nurses" were quite helpful getting food into the house and cooking it.
Used to be you wanted to have your babies at the end of the year, tax deduction no matter how many days they existed during the year, but no expenses for most if it Of course since there are no longer any personal deductions, I guess people can have their kids any time of the year 
Yeah that makes a WHOLE lot of sense. We'll pay for 2 nights but not 1. Way to save money, having people make SURE they are there past midnight twice. Are the hospitals in cahoots with the insurance companies??
That is BIZARRELY stupid! Yeah, the person had no expenses the first 30 days of the month.
Used to be you wanted to have your babies at the end of the year, tax deduction no matter how many days they existed during the year, but no expenses for most if it
Of course since there are no longer any personal deductions, I guess people can have their kids any time of the year 
Baymule
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In rehab, you won't have to worry about meals, they will be cooked and all you have to do is show up to eat--or have it brought to your room. No laundry-be sure to take the least amount of clothing possible with your name in indelible ink on the inside, several places. Make sure the articles are not your favorite clothing-sometimes they disappear. No driving or having to get a ride to therapy, it will be right there. Go to therapy every day, even if they schedule you for 3 times a week-go EVERY day. You can rest on the weekends. Check out places that offer therapy for after you get out of rehab. Make sure that you don't get sent somewhere that it is inconvenient to get to or far away.
