I'm nearing the magic age of 65..... please share your Medicare knowledge and experiences

[groundloop]

I've been doing research online trying to learn as much as possible about my options before my birthday later this year, and while I feel like I understand Medicare a little bit better than before I also have a lot more questions.

Given that insurance companies manage Medicare Advantage plans I had initially vowed to avoid that and stick with traditional Medicare. However, I'd really like to have vision and dental coverage so maybe I need to go ahead and find a Medicare Advantage plan which offers those and (hopefully) with an insurance company which isn't too difficult to deal with.

So I'd love to hear from anyone that's already on Medicare and what your experiences have been.