Any help for hip pain?
Hi Cherie,
I am just starting on this wls journey. I won't even have medicare coverage until May 1st, so I can't go to any appointments yet. From what I have read here so far, I have a long wait ahead of me with the qualifying and aproval process. I am so sorry to hear about how much trouble you are having with getting approved. I hope the appeals specialist will make a difference, so that you can get the help that you need.
I resisted the walker for a long time, and I rarely use it in my small apartment opting for my cane instead, but it is invaluable on the rare occasion that I leave the apartment, because with both hips being a problem, I wobble a lot and lose balance. The best thing I ever did was get the lift chair/recliner. Just go to a retailer and try one out. The incredible strain and intense pain that I felt when trying to get up from a seated position, was adding additional limits to how well I could get around. It seemed that I was causing more injury to my hips or causing muscle strains without it and that has gotten much better since buying the chair.
I am a blogger, so if you want to keep track of what I am doing to get wls and make suggestions if you have some for me, go to Beverly's Journey or check out my yarn obsession on Beverly's Yarn Crazy.
I look forward to getting to know you better and if you need to vent to someone or just discuss things, I am here. If you want my phone number just send me a private message.
Take care,
Beverly
I am just starting on this wls journey. I won't even have medicare coverage until May 1st, so I can't go to any appointments yet. From what I have read here so far, I have a long wait ahead of me with the qualifying and aproval process. I am so sorry to hear about how much trouble you are having with getting approved. I hope the appeals specialist will make a difference, so that you can get the help that you need.
I resisted the walker for a long time, and I rarely use it in my small apartment opting for my cane instead, but it is invaluable on the rare occasion that I leave the apartment, because with both hips being a problem, I wobble a lot and lose balance. The best thing I ever did was get the lift chair/recliner. Just go to a retailer and try one out. The incredible strain and intense pain that I felt when trying to get up from a seated position, was adding additional limits to how well I could get around. It seemed that I was causing more injury to my hips or causing muscle strains without it and that has gotten much better since buying the chair.
I am a blogger, so if you want to keep track of what I am doing to get wls and make suggestions if you have some for me, go to Beverly's Journey or check out my yarn obsession on Beverly's Yarn Crazy.
I look forward to getting to know you better and if you need to vent to someone or just discuss things, I am here. If you want my phone number just send me a private message.
Take care,
Beverly
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