Bionic

Yeah buddy, now its time to just sit, and stare at it! It Never gets old either! Congrats!

Challlad

Happy birthday you guys!

That is how I feel, honestly. The other big issue is that people get arms, hands, knees, feet, etc hearing aids....wear them a few times, hang them up, not wear them at all, then a new device comes out, and they must have it.....so they get more insurance paid items....and the cycle continues. Now....because of all that, I am required to have my prosthetist office fax over a script with all the good I am looking to get, to my primary doctor for a signature to verify that I truly need requested items. I understand this, and have no issue with it, but its a joke because the regular medical doctors always sign anything that has to do my arms, and the majority of the visit it the doctor all excited to see a prosthetic arm in action...they aren’t going to NOT sign it. Also, some hands have odometer like devices inside, that once the hand it Bluetooth connected to a laptop, the prosthetist can see how many times you open/closed, or “cycled” the hand/device...helps with warranty, and insurance.

Thanks, I believe it, its pretty unfortunate, and screwed up people get denied for wheelchairs for so long. The lady at the office is a fighter though, have not waited to awfully long thank god. My parents fought left, and right when I was a kid for this stuff, insurance likes to call these items “luxuries”. You are very luxurious having two real arms lol

Yes, JUST the insurance approval can take well over a year. True story, an employee of a huge prosthetic company just finally was approved for a new hand, hand only, after well over a year of resubmitting for insurance approval. The prosthetics office I use is very good, and keeping a fire under my insurance provider, usually 3-6 weeks roughly to get me approved, pretty fortunate. Although, my last big expense was in 2013-ish when my last arm was built, so technically I am long over due. I will say that it never gets easier, and insurance now always denies the first round of submitting for approval, so keeping fingers/toes crossed.

Imagine that!

Update: the gentle fabricating my new arm for the research study, should be completed in 2-3 weeks. I also just submitted to have a new arm built...when I originally started this thread that was the goal, but I had broken that hand. Insurance will not fix a hand, then approve the purchase of a new one, which is obviously understandable. It has been over a year since, so I would like to get a new arm/hand/wrist rotator, etc.... just figured I would update those following

I want a 6.7 dually

Garlic & earl

It is definitely different, its not just you, we eat it thinking it is better for us....seems drier.

Wheat pasta, brocorri, shramp, cheddarjack, grated parm, and cow massage

Anyone playing in Wallkill?

What a great day that looked to be

Gotta love a beater

Miles definitely add up fast. 44k on my 17 Escape. You sound like you live further from work now in your home thread, 45 mins each way, watch those miles really pile up now lol

Gross, step on him already

Box push dinner...

Awesome!

Ever tried Rollins Pond state campground/park? Its busy but a nice lake to paddle, with tons, and tons of lakes surrounding. i also have heard Follensby Clear pond is absolutely beautiful, which is about 20 mins past Rollins....i drove past it, and it is very nice. I want to paddle that one weekend.

It could be I think, not positive though, It had no current when I went twice, so I paddled out a couple miles, and paddled back to my vehicle. Point A back to point A

Do you have a kayak or boat? i like the Raquette River, it is flat water, near Axton Landing, and The Crusher boat launches. I like to paddle Stoney Creel as well.