This morning I got up and was able to do 10 steps without getting too dizzy my blood pressure to drop a little but not as bad as yesterday. I did also make it to the bathroom and use the bathroom, which was amazing the little things that happen, they give me hope.
Well, I’m now able to walk to the bathroom with a walker and use an actual bathroom. I know it doesn’t seem like a lot, but it was a huge huge step. My dad made it in last night he is currently at the hotel, love my Hotel family for assisting with the room for him. I definitely miss everybody. I miss the normalcy. I miss interacting with guests. I just miss The Hotel. I mean The Hotel’s been a part of my life for four years and I go there almost every single day and not being able to do that and not being able to sit in the lobby and interact and joking with my coworkers has been tough.
My new normal is The trying to get out of bed the using the bathroom just trying to be normal or a little normal or I don’t even know what it would be at this point. I am learning a lot about the healthcare system. I mean I always knew it was bad and crappy. I’ve been pretty lucky about stuff being covered up until today. I found out this morning. That insurance will not cover me going into a rehab facility even though that is the best course of action, they deem it unnecessary. They are trying to put together a plan that will give me the best results and insurance will cover because they don’t know if insurance will cover a daily outpatient physical therapy which is what I would need if I go home.
I admit I wasn’t thinking like that. I was thinking more. Oh well insurance will cover it. Well insurance isn’t gonna cover it so now it’s like oh what do we do now? now it is very much. Let’s see what the insurance company will cover. It is sad to know that your doctors are not in charge of your care. The people who went to school for this spent years in the field doing this, I mean my physical therapist has been doing it for 49 years and he knows what the best course of action is and the doctors trust him because he’s been doing it for 49 years but the insurance company is like nope sorry. I’ve heard stories in the past about insurance companies, but this is the first time I’ve had it happen to me. I mean your doctors recommending the best course of actions so you can get the best treatment so you can recover faster and get back to a normal life but your insurance companies like no sorry you’re gonna have to go this route which adds an additional month to recovery it’s like what are we doing here? Insurance will cover me sitting in the bed in the hospital doing nothing but they won’t cover me still in the hospital on a rehab floor. Someone make this make sense to me. I mean if I get out of the hospital, I’m saving them money and I’m closer to getting back to my normal life where I’m a productive member of society. I truly don’t understand it. I know it’s money but is absolutely ridiculous.
On a brighter note, I did walk down the hall today to the next room 609 and back without getting lightheaded, huge accomplishment. I ordered a shower bench today for my bathroom, is the one that the occupational therapist recommended. I’m trying to be a little more optimistic. I will say it’s very hard.
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 