Medical Update - 2/16/10 (Part 2)

As neurology was leaving, the coordinating therapist came in with a representative from California Children's Services (aka CCS - formerly known as Crippled Children's Services). CCS is the state program that picks up where our private insurance leaves off.

The doc asked how things were going and I explained that we were working on getting a bath chair for Annie so she can sit up in the bathtub (currently she does not have enough trunk strength to sit up in the bath on her own so she face-plants in the water). The doc wanted to make sure someone had written a prescription for the chair and I said we had the Rx.

Here is one example:

I explained were also were working on getting a stander but didn't have an Rx for it yet. The doc wrote one on the spot.

Here is one example:
Since as things stand now (pun intended) walking is not part of Annie's future, it would seem odd that she would need a stander. In fact, bone density is largely influenced by weight bearing. If Annie's leg bones do not ever bear weight, they can grow brittle. The standers are designed to lock the knees and hips in place so that they support her body weight.

Next, I mentioned that we were hoping to get a bonified wheelchair. The doc wrote the Rx on the spot (we have recently learned that they in fact make WC's for children as young as 9 months - wish we would have known that a year ago!)

The CCS gal said we needed to call our Insurance Co. to find out what dealer they covered, then we needed to call the dealer to get the medical codes, then call the Insurance Co. with the codes . . . blah blah blah.

In the end, CCS said they would cover anything our Ins would not. Nice!

And that was that.

(to be continued)