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pnwmom

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32. I'm very glad you are doing well! But we have Traditional Medicare

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:07 PM

May 11

with a supplement, and it requires no approvals from the insurer, and everything is covered by the main policy or the supplement. We did carefully research this choice and it fit with our preferences. We and our doctors decide what care we need, not an AI at an insurance company.

This is especially important if you have a rare disease. Unfortunately, you can't know in advance if you'll be one of those people.

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Take it easy, man! obamanut2012 May 11 #1

Good for you Man! Hey Joe May 11 #2

Glad you're going to be ok MM angrychair May 11 #3

COPD is a pain LetMyPeopleVote May 11 #4

You are one lucky man malaise May 11 #5

Glad to hear you got good care mcar May 11 #6

Good heavens, that sounds scary! Glad they figured out the problem quickly Ocelot II May 11 #7

I "quit" smoking about a month ago, now it's Juul and chantix, I don't really miss cigs and Shellback Squid May 11 #8

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Glad you're on the mend MustLoveBeagles May 11 #10

Wow! Glad to hear you're doing better! CaptainTruth May 11 #11

Hang in there leftstreet May 11 #12

Thanks for this post, MineralMan! calimary May 11 #13

Advantage Plan User here Mollyann May 11 #14

I'm so sorry you have COPD, but I'm glad you were able to get such great care so quickly. Please highplainsdem May 11 #15

Just curious about what supplements helped her kidneys. Thanks likesmountains 52 May 11 #48

A good vitamin B complex with additional choline and inositol, which are two of the B vitamins usually highplainsdem May 11 #58

THank you so much for your detailed reply. likesmountains 52 May 11 #60

You're welcome! That post ended up so long that I wasn't sure anyone would get through it, but I thought highplainsdem Tuesday #68

Choline is also important for the liver IbogaProject Tuesday #65

You're welcome! It's important for the brain, too. Eggs, especially the yolk, are probably the most highplainsdem Tuesday #67

note... SonOfNebanaube Wednesday #76

'Glad you were appropriately diagnosed, treated and doing much better... hlthe2b May 11 #16

Glad to hear you are still with us. jmbar2 May 11 #17

One day, in your future, You are going to feel.........GREAT. Zackzzzz May 11 #18

Wow this is a good story with a great ending! FakeNoose May 11 #19

I agree that tobacco is the devil-weed. ShazzieB May 11 #42

Oh MM mountain grammy May 11 #20

Welcome to the club PatSeg May 11 #21

Thank you for your post. Good to hear you will soon be Polly Hennessey May 11 #22

My wife is a RN. She's my angel and has multigraincracker May 11 #24

Ok Lucky. multigraincracker May 11 #23

Goodness!!! Bet that was fun! (Not!) hamsterjill May 11 #25

Yikes, that must've been scary for you and the missus. Jedi Guy May 11 #26

Wow...84... PCIntern May 11 #27

That must have been quite a scare. greatauntoftriplets May 11 #28

Glad you are still with us, MM. Sending vibes for complete recovery niyad May 11 #29

Glad you're feeling better. SimplyHadEnough May 11 #30

I'm glad you're doing better &:have a handle on things dflprincess May 11 #31

I'm very glad you are doing well! But we have Traditional Medicare pnwmom May 11 #32

I am glad you are back. Continue your road to recovery. LoisB May 11 #33

Feel better/Get better! H2O Man May 11 #34

So you're good for another 100,000 miles now.. Permanut May 11 #35

Thanks for letting us know! Richluu May 11 #36

This is so good to hear! DeeDeeNY May 11 #37

I'm so glad you are getting better and received good care when you needed it lostnfound May 11 #38

Glad you are back! Trueblue Texan May 11 #39

I am very glad you are on the mend, MM! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E May 11 #40

Glad you're back, MM!! 70sEraVet May 11 #41

So you have a new and shiny COPD Club card. Welcome! madamesilverspurs May 11 #43

Glad you're ok! Maeve May 11 #44

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Wishing you all the best for a quick recovery. MLAA May 11 #46

Glad you are back home, MineralMan. gademocrat7 May 11 #47

PAY ATTENTION TO THE DOC'S INSTRUCTIONS AverageOldGuy May 11 #49

Wishing you a speedy recovery, I am sorry to hear you have had to go through all this. Bev54 May 11 #50

Feel better MM lostincalifornia May 11 #51

Ahhh man, going through the tribulation and coming out on top, so to speak. I'm glad you are still kicking and SWBTATTReg May 11 #52

You are quite a valuable mineral- PuraVidaDreamin May 11 #53

Glad you are feeling better Bettie May 11 #54

Here I was worried rzemanfl May 11 #55

You are Lucky with your excellent genes, Cha May 11 #56

Feel better. We need you. mr715 May 11 #57

MineralMan bdamomma May 11 #59

Dear MineralMan MIButterfly May 11 #61

I have Medica but will check into the Aetna plan Randomthought Tuesday #62

Pulse oximeter! Aussie105 Tuesday #63

Sending healing vibes to you, MineralMan! HeartsCanHope Tuesday #64

I'm glad you're doing OK, but surprised to see that you were still smoking! LeftInTX Tuesday #66

Glad you made it through that ordeal. So much sticking and poking. 😫 Clouds Passing Tuesday #69

An O2 of 84! No wonder you felt awful. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #70

So far, no cravings, thanks to the nicotine patches. MineralMan Tuesday #75

I'm in a skilled nursing home for two weeks myself for trasitianal living myself for 3weeks AllaN01Bear Tuesday #71

Sorry to hear that. I worried about that, so I'm glad MineralMan Tuesday #73

Good to hear you're getting back on your feet, MM peggysue2 Tuesday #72

Yeah, that's my plan. MineralMan Tuesday #74

First: so glad you are recovering. Now, my experience with Advantage plans: Joinfortmill Saturday #77

Ni doubt there are situations where MineralMan Saturday #78

Completely agree. I was always satisfied with my Advantage plan. Wishing you well. Joinfortmill Saturday #79

So glad you're feeling better mvd Saturday #80