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I work with them all the time… one of the easiest surgeries to rehab next to total hip replacement. usually have very good outcomes as long as you do your exercises and mobilize, especially in early days. Most people are off assistive device in 1-2 weeks. Days 2-3 are worst for pain.
Can use ice as needed but not generally recommended around the clock as it can actually slow healing. Ice is ice, so you don’t need a fancy machine.
We do classes to prep people for surgery and know what to expect. Patients are usually up walking within a few hours after surgery. Also a good doctor makes a difference.
Good luck!

I’m a PT and have worked across all settings of healthcare including SNF, assisted living, home health, rehab and now with case management in acute care.
The number one thing I tell older people as they age is stay active if you want to remain living in your home.
People become sedentary and little by little become weaker and moving into a facility becomes inevitable after they can no longer get around or fall, etc. I have 90+ year old patients thriving at home but they all have made a conscious effort to stay active.

The answer for your grandmother will depend a lot on her mental and physical abilities.
These are pretty much the options when people need care.
1- they can remain home with home health and caregiver support (this could be family members, privately paid caregivers- usually 20+ per hour, or even a PCA that Medicaid provides if your income qualifies)
Hospice care can provide increased caregiver support, supplies, DME etc. but they have to qualify with a terminal illness.
2- Assisted living facility- usually this is a private apartment inside a facility. They provide 3 meals a day and that’s pretty much it. They need to be mobile and mostly take care of themselves. Any additional physical assist is “a la carte”. You pay extra for baths, 2-hr nursing checks, etc. this is all privately funded and can cost anywhere from 3000-6000+ per month.
3- nursing home
There are 2 ways to enter:
1- under SNF level of care meaning you have a “skilled need” usually after hospital stay (IV meds, therapy, wound care). Insurance can pay 20 days at 100%. The goal is for these people to return home after getting “rehab”
2- under long term care. You have to go through the process from home and it can be lengthy. This costs 6000+/mo. depending on where you live. Most rooms are semi-private. But you have 24-hr care. You spend down until you meet Medicaid requirements. If you have significant assets they look back 5 years (so you can’t just put it in someone else’s name). If you have income your check will go to the state to fund Medicaid (any pension, social security, etc). I think you may get to keep 38 per month of it.

I tell people you will find good and bad at every facility. There are some amazing CNAs and there are some terrible ones. The reality is they are paid very low, over-worked and under- appreciated. Also most nurses at nursing homes are LPNs (low level nurses). They keep the costs down to make the highest profit. These are for-profit facilities with administrators getting big bonuses. Tour several and talk to the CNAs- they will be the ones providing day to day care. Visit often and even write a bio about your family member, this helps the staff know them on a more personal level, not just the elderly demented person they are meeting for the first time.
Also cms.gov lists star ratings for the facilities

You could probably ask your primary care doctor to request it. That’s what I did to get my MRI when the ortho office gave me the run around. She got it and uploaded it to MyChart.

Used it to figure out a vehicle repair part needed which ended up being much easier fix than taking it to mechanic.

Your knowledge all the details and rules of religions is impressive. But I pray you don’t lose the forest for the trees. Kind of reminds me of the Pharisees during Jesus’ time. They could talk a good game about religion but missed the whole point of why he came. The truth is none of us are perfect and we all are in need of His saving grace- Catholics, evangelicals, Protestants, everyone.

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But it's funny how often a person can think he's doing the Lord's Work when in fact, he's attacking the Body of Christ by attacking a fellow Christian.

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This is my biggest issue. Growing up non-Catholic, all I heard was other denominations attack Catholics. My grandparents were Catholic and something always just drew me to their faith. I know it’s the Eucharist now. As a Catholic, I have not heard negativity about other faiths. We believe that we are all one body of faith. I believe that Jesus Christ is the way to heaven, I read my Bible, and the sacraments help strengthen my faith. I believe my non-Catholic family will be in heaven with me one day.
But I will say going to non-Catholic churches now feels somewhat empty. Like they try so hard with emotional music and passionate speakers. When I go to Catholic mass, I get to experience Jesus’ real presence. That’s the reason I’m Catholic. All the other philosophical debates people get worked up to me is irrelevant. Faith is faith and we will never fully understand all the mysteries of God on this side of heaven. But I trust that one day it will all be revealed.

Gosh I haven’t read through all these pages but I may have a different perspective. I was raised in a Protestant/evangelical/whatever you want to call it household. My dad was Catholic and left the faith. Before I got married I converted to Catholicism because my husband was the most Christian person I had ever met. St. Theresa has a quote I love… “preach the gospel at all time. If necessary, use words.”
I think people leave the Catholic Church because they never fully understood the richness and beauty of their faith, my dad included. Does the catholic church have issues- yes! It’s an institution led by man on earth. There is sin, corruption, horrible things. No one is denying that. Look at the lineage Jesus himself came from…
Jesus Christ is the head of the Catholic Church, not the pope. But he did leave a leader on earth to speak with divine wisdom. Christ told St. Peter, “upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail…” it has tried. But in the end Christ will ALWAYS be victorious. That is our faith. Catholic means universal- all. Christ never meant for us to be divided, that’s how the devil gets a foothold. All this “us against them” we see in social media… what do we expect? The church can’t even support each other without this in- fighting. We are brothers and sisters in Christ. That is what satan wants… for us to attack each other.

I just think healthcare in America should be more preventative focusing on diet and exercise. But that doesn’t give any money to the pharmaceutical companies. It’s easier to just write a prescription. But I will concur many people are lazy and don’t want to put in the effort either.

Wow I have progressive… fingers crossed! ??

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Hole. E. Chit. It was hot.

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Son runs cross country and was running about 40 miles a week in that summer heat. I was so worried about him.