OK it’s not really a cage. Just a partial cage. An expensive partial cage.
This is a bone growth stimulator, which my physiatrist prescribed in January. Getting the prescription through the insurance review and approval process took six weeks. And it’s not cheap either: $4500, of which I’ll owe about $1000.
Since it’s a prescription device, it’s got all sorts of very specific parameters. I can use it just once a day for 30 minutes at a time, and it should be used about the same time every day. As you can see from the photo, I can't sit down while using it. So I stand around awkwardly or try to do stuff that doesn't require bending over. I'm holding the controls, which don't really fit into most pockets. So that adds to the awkwardness of standing.
The device resets at 10 PM Central and flat won’t let me double up doses in one day. It’s also metered and has 270 doses. Once I started using it, the clock started. When I hit the 270th day, that’s it, the device becomes nothing more than weird looking trash. It also can’t be recycled, which bothers me a lot.
It also can’t go through an x-ray machine which means if I’m still using this when I head to Idaho for our family reunion, I can’t take it with me.
Since it’s a prescription device, it’s got all sorts of very specific parameters. I can use it just once a day for 30 minutes at a time, and it should be used about the same time every day. As you can see from the photo, I can't sit down while using it. So I stand around awkwardly or try to do stuff that doesn't require bending over. I'm holding the controls, which don't really fit into most pockets. So that adds to the awkwardness of standing.
The device resets at 10 PM Central and flat won’t let me double up doses in one day. It’s also metered and has 270 doses. Once I started using it, the clock started. When I hit the 270th day, that’s it, the device becomes nothing more than weird looking trash. It also can’t be recycled, which bothers me a lot.
It also can’t go through an x-ray machine which means if I’m still using this when I head to Idaho for our family reunion, I can’t take it with me.
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