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I've started again because of the Baclofen pump that was placed six weeks ago. In fact, I am in the hospital right now for five days for what I thought was going to be more intensive P.T. (versus three hours a week outpatient). I'm lucky to be getting 2 hours a day, and my copay is $500 a day, $3,000 max out of pocket. I am so disappointed and want to go home, but I'll stick it out two more days. We have made good progress and the pump flow has been adjusted twice, but I expected so much more.

Once I'm out of here, my wife and I need to figure out a way to get me an hour of P.T each week - even if it's a cash basis - before all of my outpatient P.T. insurance benefits are used up. One thing that has contributed to this is going for so many years without consistent P.T. (due to insurance only covering so many visits). We plan to turn the front bedroom of our house into a therapy/work out room. We have a lot of free weights we use, but we need to get a therapy table for my wife to stretch my legs and arms on. Our bed is too soft to get the most beneficial results, and she loses her footing a lot.

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