[mugwort2]

I called Ethan on his cell phone this past Tues. I figured he'd be in the hospital because that is where he told me he'd be. Found out he was home. I believe him that was going to the hospital. I didn't feel he was lying He explained his pdoc thought hospitalization would disrupt his physical therapy. No idea if that really was the case . I do believe him I never experienced any insincerity with him ever So now he's hypermanic, rapid cycling and there's no relief.

Why didn’t he let you know he wasn’t admitted?

[mugwort2]

He did let me know when he told me his pdoc said hospitalization would disrupt his physical rehab No idea if that's true that it would disrupt his rehab.

He might be telling the truth, but that sounds strange.

I don't know if your man is depressed or manic (because it's possible he finally crashed at this point), but if his life is/was in serious danger, then going to inpatient would be more important than going to physical rehab. And if his rehab was a severe case (e.g., crippling/excruciating back pain from a herniated disc or whatever), then I would guess the hospital might help with that while in IP since severe pain is something that needs to be treated. I know that my grandma got medical help while in IP, although hers was for an infection in her toe. And because she was there for a while, the IP dr agreed to offer her an occupational therapist. But this hospital she went to might be unique. Not sure. (She's deceased now as of August, though, after being moved to hospice.)

I don't know if his hospital would offer physical rehab, but I'm guessing if he were in the hospital for a while and his physical health issue(s) started to negatively impact his health in a severe manner, they would likely help in some way, even if it wasn't physical rebab. I just don't know how long it'd take the hospital to offer rehab, if they'd even offer it at all. But I'm just pointing out that hospitals CAN help inpatient patients with medical things. It might be ridiculously expensive for them to give him physical rehab, though, so in that case, money may prevent him from getting the rehab if he doesn't have the money. We got my grandma occupational therapy help because she was on Medicaid (I think plan B? Idk since I don't have Medicaid) and Medicare, so it wasn't costing us anything.

[mugwort2]

TBH IDK what to write in response to your reply No offense. I only know I believe him when he said his pdoc told him being hospitalized would jeopardize his physical rehab. We've been in a close relationship for 9 years. I never knew him to be insincere. Perhaps wrong but never insincere. Whether hospitaization would hurt his physical rehab I donot know I do know he told me his maternal grandfather was bipolar. I am glad your grandmother received help with her toe infection. Yes that hospital could be unique. I can't tell. The truth is everyone is an individual and so are most situations.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

I'm an OT and I can see going IP limiting physical rehab to the point that one needed to be chosen over the other. My IIP unit when admitted is 168 steps all around it (I've paced enough and have enough OCD to have counted many times) and that just restricts movement enough that anyone is going to lose some muscle unless they are up for some serious pacing which may not be the best exercise for a given injury. I've been in there where my roommate was getting PT but it was pretty limited since they can't go to a rehab gym, the walking is limited to the unit, exercises limited by needing to be done on soft beds that may not be the best support, can't use weights or walkers or anything that could be used as a weapon, etc.

I worked in a long-term care psychiatric facility for people with very severe psych illnesses and traumatic brain injuries and we were often limited by what we had to do to keep people safe versus what we might typically do in a given situation outside of the context of where I worked. For example we had to lock up those elastic bands for resistive exercise and supervise use at a close 1:1 because of someone wrapping one around her neck and pulling until it was removed by several staff members.

That's just my experiences but maybe that's what the "disruption" the dr referred to was.

[pirilin]

I don't understand the "My man" thing.
Did you buy him?.

And, assuming that you did, since he is your property, how come you talk on the phone once in a while, instead of being together all the time?.

Every time I'm "with" a woman, not because I bought her, but because she wants to be with me, we sleep together.
In the same bed. Night after night after night.

Have sex most every night. Unless she run out of aspirins.

Even then I don't dare to call her "MY woman".

Some affections kill. Everything. Even interest, let alone love.