It is fun to see the body respond to the exercises that physical therapist Lance Harriman (Portrero PT in San Francisco) has prescribed for me. I am doing them every morning and night. The light at the end at the tunnel is still off in the distance but I can see it. I have been walking as much as I can, and learning to walk without a limp.
Went to the Half Moon Bay High School Surf Club Luau on Saturday night. There was a good turnout and the surf team did really well this season, placing 1st in quite a few categories. It is fun to support the team. When I went to HMBHS we had no surf team, and it is sad now that the school doesn't recognize surfing as a sport. Half Moon Bay is where one of the biggest surfing events in the world is held. Go figure! Last time I checked surfing was the sport of kings.
Make a difference everyday, take care, jeff
P.S. We received the first inpatient hospital statement, itemized and 4 pages long, totaling $71,766.90!! That doesnt include the doctors' bills. It's like a "retail" rate. UCSF (like most hospitals) will negotiate a cash rate, so you don't get hit with the full price. We were able to do that, since my insurance company wouldn't cover the procedure. Hopefully, after the $3k deductible, they will cover the surgeon and anesthesiologist. Lesson learned...after paying over $500 month for 5 years for insurance: read the fine print.
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It's been my experience that insurance companies will try to avoid paying at all costs. They certainly are not on the side of the patient even though we pay them loads of money.
ReplyDeleteThe money will work out. Dr. Vail is the most experienced resurfer in Nor Cal. When I had both my hips resurfed in 2001, the bill was $77K and the So Cal docs managed to get the insurance to cover most of it even though it was experimental at that time.
ReplyDeleteYou will be so stoked with your new hip. It feels stronger and more mobile than natural hip joints. Follow the precautions so the joint capsule heals, then build up to full contact no limits by 6-months out.
Love that Re"Surfed" lol!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow can you go wrong with a resurfer!
Perfect!
Great hanging with you at the golf event, Jeff. I think we generated some surf-stoke even at an inland event. :-) And hey...if you can drive the 17th already, surely you can paddle out for some head-high waves within a week or two.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, keep in touch and let's hit the water sometime.
Cheers,
Gregory