It's been 2 weeks, 3 days. Her pain is on and off. She's been moving around slowly. We see her pcp tomorrow and spine doctor May 1. I've been reading it should be several weeks before starting to allow healing. So we could either ask her pcp tomorrow for a referral for home pt or the ortho on May 1. Definitely need home pt bc essentially she only goes out to doctor appointments and needs help getting out of the house (the Medicare requirements for home pt). Don't want to rush into pt before healing has had a chance to take place. I also trust the ortho a lot more than her pcp...
Experiences/thoughts?
But I’m sure this depends on many individual factors.
She was in her 90s and did well with the pt/ot. Key for her was taking the pain meds so she was able to do the pt.
Kyphoplasty was suggested by my sisters friends. Her docs said she was not a candidate. Everyone who got that had instant relief it seemed.
Her CHF flared in the first rehab due to the horrible food (salt). She wound up in ICU and then the hospital rehab before she came home with a hospital bed. It was a big down turn in her health.
We were both traumatized by the first rehab experience. The next time she needed rehab I insisted on a rehab that was NOT in a NH. She did great.