FINGERladder
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
April 3, 2018 11:47pm CST
Good Wednesday high noon to each of us on this side of the world.
At long last, my sister was seen by the hospital physiatrist, and Dr. J diagnosed my sister with an inflamed right shoulder tendon inflammation or tendinitis, a diagnosis I thought before, after analyzing her complaints and checking it on the internet medical links.
Her rehabilitation treatment started today from 9AM to 10:30AM. There were many stages, and this is the third rehab done- finger ladder. In counts of 10, at frequency of 10, my sister climbed the ladder with her right hand fingers, front and sideways.
Her rehab schedule is 3 times a week. She was thinking of the fees, but I told her that her daughters send her money for her medicines anyway so that should not be a problem.
I posted her pictures on FB so her daughters will know how their mother is.
And I and she will head to the city proper for some errands. I will be back.
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@LadyDuck (502466)
• Italy
4 Apr 18
@ridingbet It's not a discount, it is fully covered by the health insurance we are "obliged" to pay.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Apr 18
@LadyDuck there are some out-patients here who do not pay anything to the government and still they receive benefits like discounts. inpatients as well.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Apr 18
our Philhealth here i think is only for inpatients. i have to ask if out patients are discounted as well
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
4 Apr 18
i agree. she shouldn't worry about the fees at all.
i would feel bad if a family member i'm helping is not using the money i send for something important like their own medical care.
i don't have fb, but i would update her daughters, too, by texting or email.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Apr 18
my sister is secured as far as paying her medicines and treatments are concerned. we never ask money from her anyway because i have a job and my son is paid for his online writing.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
4 Apr 18
@ridingbet she's quite contradictory, isn't she? she doesn't want to enjoy treating herself (when she's at her daughters') but she doesn't want to spend it for her own health, either.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Apr 18
@hereandthere yes that is true and that we always argue about.
my sister goes to LBC office to get the money sent by her daughters for her medicines and treatment. but she keeps it in her bank. like today, she is complaining of shoulder pain. i told her to go to rehab and she said,"dagdag bayad na naman" (additional payment again). precisely your kids send you money for your meds, and yet you refuse, is what i respond. "who will inherit the money , if it is for you?"
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Apr 18
that is true, but provided the patient agree with the procedure and will not refuse anything the doctor suggests to be done.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Apr 18
we can do that even without the finger ladder. we can imagine running our fingers up until our highest reach, so the ball and socket of our shoulder is functioning well.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Apr 18
yes, but her next rehab will be next week. i sometimes get irked when she says she will delay her rehab again because she feels ached. i tell her, one rehab treatment will not treat her problem; it takes several rehab treatment so her shoulder will be better.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 Apr 18
@aureliah but my sister is losing patience because she wanted to be well after the first rehab. she is contradicting herself--- refusing the urgent treatment and wanting to be treated immediately. hahaha
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@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
7 Apr 18
@ridingbet Thats true. Treatment is a progress not a one-off thing
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
4 Apr 18
Finally. It had been a long wait for your sister and you. I am glad that she is getting the proper treatment and she will be looked at. Hoping all is okay. Have a great day ahead to both of you, Ingrid. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Apr 18
thanks. after lunch, we both went out to the city proper for some personal errands. we arrived home at 4PM and it was so tiring day for us. son was alone at home.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 right now, my son went to the city proper to pay our phone and water bills. i am alone, ahh, of course 'pala', with my sister. hahaha
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
4 Apr 18
@ridingbet seems you had a long day today. Take a rest now, Ingrid. Your son is not alone anymore. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Apr 18
thank you. her kids are so concerned to her so there will be no problem with that
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