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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 4150752" data-attributes="member: 42584"><p>" <strong>Suggestions on things to tell the social worker? I have no idea what they have to offer or what I’ll need? </strong>"</p><p></p><p>If the Social Worker you get is anything like the one I had when I went through physical therapy for my rotator-cup injury, she will ask you all kinds of questions, then recommend the things you will need. I ended up with:</p><p></p><p>a 'shower chair'</p><p>a 4-pronged cane</p><p>a second 'regular' cane</p><p>a non-wheeled walker</p><p>several grab-bars for wall mounting </p><p>a shower 'wand' to replace my fixed shower head </p><p>a rope & pulley exercise thing that fit over the top of a door for arm/shoulder exercises</p><p>several 4" wide elastic bands of different tensions for exercises</p><p>a sheaf of printed physical therapy exercise instructions complete with [how to] photos</p><p>a huge wedge-shaped foam pillow to help me sleep more comfortably</p><p>a gazillion 800mg Ibuprofen caplets</p><p></p><p>I'm Service-Connected so the total cost to me was an $8 co-pay for the Ibuprofen. Say what you want about the VA or about 'socialized medicine' but I wouldn't trade my VA medical care for anything.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 4150752, member: 42584"] " [B]Suggestions on things to tell the social worker? I have no idea what they have to offer or what I’ll need? [/B]" If the Social Worker you get is anything like the one I had when I went through physical therapy for my rotator-cup injury, she will ask you all kinds of questions, then recommend the things you will need. I ended up with: a 'shower chair' a 4-pronged cane a second 'regular' cane a non-wheeled walker several grab-bars for wall mounting a shower 'wand' to replace my fixed shower head a rope & pulley exercise thing that fit over the top of a door for arm/shoulder exercises several 4" wide elastic bands of different tensions for exercises a sheaf of printed physical therapy[B] [/B]exercise instructions complete with [how to] photos a huge wedge-shaped foam pillow to help me sleep more comfortably a gazillion 800mg Ibuprofen caplets I'm Service-Connected so the total cost to me was an $8 co-pay for the Ibuprofen. Say what you want about the VA or about 'socialized medicine' but I wouldn't trade my VA medical care for anything. [B][/B] [/QUOTE]
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