There are about 50 different reasons I could benefit from house calls from doctors (depending on the caliber and integrity of the doctor of course). So, out of curiosity I called the number on Tuesday.
I spoke with a very nice lady (but one must keep in mind she is only a person at the other end of the phone for information purposes only) who first was interested as to why *I had not* received the letter by being a Medicare beneficiary. As well as Medicare being my only insurance. She thought that possibly because I may not have made a "certain increased number of visits" to the emergency room or to doctor's offices ... that that could have been the reason. Pretty poor reason! Besides... my condition of being a quadriplegic is very much why I do not go to doctors offices or the emergency room that often. I can't get up on the tables for examinations, have testing done for this that or the other thing because of troubles getting on and off the tables, etc. etc. etc.. *In other words, quadriplegics would benefit greatest!* To top it off... she told me that they were only targeting three states (California, Texas and Florida). Of course! Choosing the most populous states! Leaving the rest of us hanging out to dry on whether or not it will go any further. In any case... she took my information and gave me her extension # in case they do expand their target states. It's already more than half way through the program so I can't see them going any further and she can't either she said to be honest with me. Lori Michaelson C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post Tucson, AZ On Nov 10, 2007 8:25 AM, David K. Kelmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi John, > > I thought everyone on Medicare would find this Web Site informative. This > Study is being done in 5 States right now. I spoke with a Case Worker > conducting the Study in Texas, and she told me they had 15,000 volunteers > and were about halfway through the 3 year Study. She told me that the > results already in, looked ''very good'' so far. Stay strong. > > http://www.carelevel.com/aboutus.html > > With Love, > > CtrlAltDel aka Dave > C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post > Texas, USA > > > *"John S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > I truely hate emergency runs. I try to keep some anti-biotics on hand when > I feel a UTI getting ripe.Blood pressure pills for that. Check bowel and > bladder (worst I ever felt was actually bad gas) it doesnt kill you but it > can trigger AD till it does. It won 't let up either un till you do > somedthing to relieve the gas. (Rolling into comical positions) Fun > explaining that to a nurse. I figure I'm better off getting catheterized > here instead of the hospital. If bladder is full do not let out more than > 500 CC's every 15 minutes to prevent shock. Oxygen bottle can make your life > easier, but don't get addicted!! lol, C'mon you know you love to laugh when > they say that. I take oxy valium and vicodin. A little late for addiction > worries. > Ultimately, teres no guarding against all the things and combinations of > things that can cause AD. > I'm so happy to hear you are better, Naomi. You have my best wishes and > prayers. > > john > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2007 6:26:15 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] what's next? > > > I know exactly what you mean. I was in the hospital last night between > 3:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.. I had a real bad case of AD, which shots my > blood pressure up skyhigh. My head was pounding like someone was hit me with > a hammer. While at the hospital, they determined I had a severe UTI. They > changed my catheter and Foley bag, gave me an IV, with some morphine. And > the sons of load to determine whether the infection had got into my blood > and kidneys. I was blessed back it did not. They gave me an antibiotic and a > prescription for something for nausea. > > As bad as I felt, and as bad as I thought my situation was, I was reminded > of how blessed I really am. The ambulance brought in a 20 year old who had > overdosed on drugs. He was dead on arrival. His family and friends were very > distraught. > > Sometimes life gets hard, but I know the Lord didn't bring it this far to > leave me. > > > Naomi > > > > > > > See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > -- Lori C4/5 complete quad, 27 years post Tucson, AZ
