Status: Good

[learnteach]

Injury healing apace, no exact prognosis of "done". To clarify, I'm actually fully functional--I can walk, run, dance, no pain, no worries, but that's not the Doctor's orders. I can drive my car and climb into the way high up van. I can be in polite company.

The required wound care regimen is easy, and mainly consists of getting the leg up. If I don't do it, after about 8 hours the wound will hurt a little bit, and I'll be cranky, especially because I know I'm not healing.

The really cranky thing is dealing with filing the paperwork; I'm getting conflicting answers, people who won't accept or return calls, and while the same department is responsible for patient billing and charity applications, the energy is devoted one way.

There's a TMI post about wetpacking, but you can figure that out yourself. Also, I need to avoid tempting activities in the heat, because that will promote leaking. Eww.

So, plan for now: FOLLOW Doctor's Orders. Leg up, hot pack, wound care.

Comments

[ladiesbane.livejournal.com]

I'd help with the healing if I could, but you seem to be taking care of that. Good news, and be not weary in well doing! Paperwork and calls are my meat, though, so if I can help, let me know.

Keep up that good work!

[judith-s.livejournal.com]

Can we hire you? I need someone to spend a few hours chasing AT&T and various other idiotic companies about bills. Both hubby & I suck at this mightily. We would love to hire someone whose frustration meter is differently calibrated.

[ladiesbane.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, my frustratometer is factory standard. Insurance is my career and medical claims are my vocation, or I would be happy to help.

I have yet to meet a skilled and patient wrangler of AT&T and will consider such to be legendary or extinct until I have seen a breeding pair. Good luck!