3rd Day After Surgery - LEFT FOOT
Howdy! My mother had to go to work today (as she should), so I took a bath today by myself. Not too bad, just have to be patient AND CAREFUL.
My dad took me to my first post-op visit with Dr. West. (Way to go Dad!!)
I was charged my co-pay again (for my plan it's $25)
The pump was removed. No pain there. (it has no needles. tubes directly into skin.. weird.)
I was charged my co-pay again (for my plan it's $25)
The pump was removed. No pain there. (it has no needles. tubes directly into skin.. weird.)
4 hours after pump was removed I got the munchies for two hours, then my appetite was gone again.
All of the sutchers used are desolvable except for the ones used on the outside for the bunionectomy of my
5th metatarsal. (pinkie toe)
5th metatarsal. (pinkie toe)
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| One screw for my 1st metatarsal and 6 screws for my 4th metatarsal bone graph. |
See the heel? It has a filler. My own bone is suppose to grow back within 2 years time.
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Submitting my short-term disability claim
First thing this morning I called in my claim. A few things...
1. The person I spoke to was only someone who collects information. They do not handle the claim. He wouldn't let me give him any other info outside of the answers to his questions. Before hanging up I insisted he let me speak. While some of the things I wanted to say may not be important to the claim itself I didn't want to make a mistake and leave out information that would make a difference. I wanted to give a true picture of my recovery challenges.
After saying my peace, he was very humbled at what I had shared and changed his tone completely. So that was that.
2. A few days later the person handling my claim called me. She asked if the bunionectomy was done with or without osteotomy. (she also asked for tons of personal data, contact info, dates, etc.) Apparently this is a big factor on how things are categorized and approved on their end.
I did not have this answer on hand, but called Dr. West on his cell phone and quickly got an answer. My Chevron bunionectomy was with osteotomy.
3. She's suppose to contact my surgeon [and my employer if necessary] in order to make a complete decision. But she shared with me that she would be approving me for 2 weeks disability. I was taken aback by the short time, but not too shocked as my experience so far has taught me that people really think Brachy correction is as simple as a bunionectomy (never mind that I had TWO bunionectomies done on the same foot WITH the Brachy at the same time!)
I then shared with her my real situation and real challenges post-op. For the most part because I have a desk job and it's considered foot surgery, it's viewed as hardly anything major. But I pressed in to paint her the real picture. I was polite, but I worried about sounding like someone who just didn't want to go back to work. Which is not the case at all.
She then decided to approve me for 4 weeks with still needing to speak to my surgeon. So things are pending right now.
Submitting my short-term disability claim
First thing this morning I called in my claim. A few things...
1. The person I spoke to was only someone who collects information. They do not handle the claim. He wouldn't let me give him any other info outside of the answers to his questions. Before hanging up I insisted he let me speak. While some of the things I wanted to say may not be important to the claim itself I didn't want to make a mistake and leave out information that would make a difference. I wanted to give a true picture of my recovery challenges.
After saying my peace, he was very humbled at what I had shared and changed his tone completely. So that was that.
2. A few days later the person handling my claim called me. She asked if the bunionectomy was done with or without osteotomy. (she also asked for tons of personal data, contact info, dates, etc.) Apparently this is a big factor on how things are categorized and approved on their end.
I did not have this answer on hand, but called Dr. West on his cell phone and quickly got an answer. My Chevron bunionectomy was with osteotomy.
3. She's suppose to contact my surgeon [and my employer if necessary] in order to make a complete decision. But she shared with me that she would be approving me for 2 weeks disability. I was taken aback by the short time, but not too shocked as my experience so far has taught me that people really think Brachy correction is as simple as a bunionectomy (never mind that I had TWO bunionectomies done on the same foot WITH the Brachy at the same time!)
I then shared with her my real situation and real challenges post-op. For the most part because I have a desk job and it's considered foot surgery, it's viewed as hardly anything major. But I pressed in to paint her the real picture. I was polite, but I worried about sounding like someone who just didn't want to go back to work. Which is not the case at all.
She then decided to approve me for 4 weeks with still needing to speak to my surgeon. So things are pending right now.
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