Thanks so much everyone. I am so thankful for this website. You guys give me so much valuable information. Its hard not having anyone pushing me, motivating me, and helping me find things to get better since my family has pretty much acepted the fact that this is how I am. but you guys are like my stroke family always giving me great advice

Running off of my motivation from Friday night, I decided to make some phone calls today. First I called Bioness and left a message for the sales rep I have been working with to give me a call about how I can purchase the bioness to use at home. Next, I called the nearest facility that has the H200 to see if I can test it again and start this process from the top to see if insurance will pay this time. Then I called my Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor but still no answer. The last time I talked to her she said I should be getting a call to schedule OT with a therapist that is trained in e-stim but I have not heard from the OT or from her! I have called her numerous times in the last month and have been waiting on Voc Rehab to help me since last October when I first tried the bioness.

Well Im tired of waiting. Thanks to Will's comment on my last blog, I now know that there is such thing as a certified hand therapist. I looked it up and it just so happens that the certified hand therapist closest to me is at the same place that I was supposed to be getting scheduled for OT at. So I called her. She'd actually never heard of bioness H200 before either but she did say they do e-stim at her facility and she knows my pain management doc. I contacted scheduling and found out my insurance will cover OT there so I called my pain management doc and set up an apointment for this Wednesday so that he can write me a perscription for OT e-stim.

One thing I have learned is when you are a stroke survivor you have to stay on your toes. You guys have taught me that there is so much out there for us. We just have to go after it. I was not making the progress I wanted when my ot just had me laying on a mat by myself stretching for 30 minutes so I believe that by me being diligent, I will see tremendous progress this time with a new certified hand therapist, new therapy center, and electrical stimulation. Even if I have to go at 7:00 every morning before work I will because I am just so determined to get my hand back no matter how hard I have to work at it