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which lawmakers are the ones I should contact? I can find numbers if I know what ones I need to look for. So far, every home health provider that has come agree I should not be home. Even with the family that is here, I should not be here trying to care for myself.

At least today, I have a LARGE lidded cup that is filled with drink for me and my pain meds are next to me...I have a nurse, a PT and an OT coming. I told one of them on the phone yesterday that I had spent all day yesterday unable to get food. I didn’t get anything to eat until almost 7 pm. She said “Oh, we’re going to find a way to fix THAT”

Here ya go State General Assembly You need to find out who your state Rep and State Senator are click on their tabs on the top of the page and click members. You'll likely need to know your district I guess that would call it or your Rep and senators names. Oh and I'd call the governor too. Tell them all this is a medical emergency. Look up your state health and human services commissioner and contact that office as well.

Hey I know it's a lot but usually it works or has worked for us all these years. Tell them you can't walk and were sent home with no help or ways to eat etc. KEEP NAMES OF WHO AND WHEN YOU CONTACTED THEM. If this is Medicaid your state health and human services likely has it's own Inspector Generals Office. They also handle these situations.

Sorry I can't be more help. I know Tennessee's system fairly good and over the years I've been in more of these situations than I care to count. The last round was a couple months ago when the state was paying the medicaid HMO for Medicare Part B co-pays which is injectiables and inhalantandts through Nebulizers and the pharmacy was hitting us with it at $200 a month. This was for Asthma Meds.

A few more things and this isn't to scare you but just some things you need to know when the spine is dysfunctional. if you feel your urinary tract is blocked or bowels become stopped up and you start getting a head ache call 911 and get to the ER.

There is a condition called Dysreflexia which can happen. If you can't whiz your body can start going into shock. Once symptoms begin it is very important to seek immediate medical help. What they will do is insert a Foley Catheter if it's the bladder and that stops the crisis. This condition is a possibility for spinal cord and spine injury patients. It is not something to let get out of hand. I know this because I was trained to know this from a spinal rehab center. It likely won't happen but it is good to know ahead of time info so you don't let it get too far out of hand.