It sounds like I had a different experience from the rest of you with rehab. After my initial 8-day stay in the hospital while they ran tests and diagnosed TM, my neurologist wanted me to go into a 10-day stay in the rehab unit of the hospital. My insurance wouldn't cover that. I couldn't drive myself to outpatient rehab and my husband had to go back to work, so I had no transportation or help to get there, so they paid for a physical therapist to come to my home 2 or 3 times a week for about three months. It seems to me like that would have cost them more, but I don't know -- probably not as hospital stays are expensive.
The girl who came was sweet -- she didn't mind if my kids came in and watched or tried to do the same exercises. She was short and petite and I am tall and...not petite...and I did wonder if she could handle it if I fell. Thankfully we didn't have to find out. She was great -- answered questions and gave me specific exercises for my concerns. I liked being at home because I didn't want to be in the hospital away from the family, and because I felt my adjustments could be tailored to the obstacles I would face in my own home rather than just general instruction in the hospital. I did wonder occasionally if I missed something by not being in rehab at the hospital, but it was out of my hands anyway. My only quibble was that it only lasted until I was able to walk in a stable fashion with a walker. I was thrilled with that, but felt I could have used some more fine-tuning. It never occurred to us at the time that we could try to push for that with the insurance company. But I do believe that physical therapy was the best thing for my recovery, next to prayer and God's grace. Barbara H. http://barbarah.wordpress.com
