Second one down & good news

[Sailorsong]

Well today I had my second appt. up in Nashville and found out what it was for. The C & P referred to "Compensation & Pention and was in refference to my knee problems.

The good news is that the doctor I saw agreed that my knee problems are service connected and as such all medical needs for them will be completely covered at no cost to me. I have worried about that for some time and have put off getting anything done with them because of that. What a relief that is! :)

Next week I have my first Neurology Appt. at the VA. I am hoping that I will get some good news from that as well. But with the way things have been going I sure won't be holding my breath.

Dennis

[Sailorsong]

I have only been going to the VA since this July. I decided to try them out because the civilian doctors around here are really lousy.

When I was seeing one doctor (the only family doctor in my small town) I needed him to fill out a certification of my disability form. This was 2 months after my 3x bypass and a referal by him to a neurologist. On the form he put that I had no heart or other problems and not disabled at all.  

Another doctor I saw about my allergies did the usual tests and then said I'm not allergic to any of the usual things so go away.  The last time I was tested for alergies I was allergic to almost everything under the sun.

Dennis

[Lulu54]

Dennis,
I can only hope your good experience recently can be seen as a change within the whole system - yes, I am a Pollyanna and will always continue to hope for the best.

be well, Lulu

[doni54]

Hi Dennis,

I'm glad everything is going toward the positive and that any expense with your knees will be taken care of through the VA.

My dad was a veteran of WWII, and suffered with heart disease.  The VA can be a daunting experience and getting the meds is like running a marathon.  It was tough dealing with them at times.

I'm sure you've learned over the years the best way to get what you need through the VA.  I will say a prayer that everything goes smoothly with the neuro.

Take care and keep us informed!!

doni

[Sailorsong]

Unfortuneately the treatment of Vets isn't as good as my posts sound. I have just been lucky lately with the doctors I have been seen by.

My friend and neighbor recently had the VA give him an Rx for one of his needed meds that was 1/8 his normal dosage. It took him over 1 month in order to get them to fix that. During this time he was doing a lot of sleep walking and tearing up of his home in his sleep as he suffers a lot from PTSD. During this period I really was afraid he would end up killing himself so I spent a lot of time checking on him. The main problem was that his previous PCP had transferred out of the VA here and it took him 3 months to get them to assign him a new PCP. He still hasn't been able to get an appointment to see his new PCP after almost 2 months since the assignment of the new PCP and 9 months since he saw his last PCP.

They have also messed up in my treatment a couple of times as well. Once they gave me an RX for my BP that was 2x what it was suppose to be. And just Yesterday I found out that the MRIs of my knees that I had dropped off the 18th of last month are not in my records. This is why when I have my Neuro appt next week I plan on taking another copy of my brain MRIs with me.

Dennis

[Lulu54]

Dennis,
It sure appears that your medical care has been on the improvement plan recently - your last few posts appear that the doctors are paying real attention to you and your symptoms and not just giving you lip service.  It sure is redeeming my faith a bit in how we treat our vets.  Be well, Lulu

[Quixotic1]

Yay for the one and fingers crossed for the second.  Good to see you and sorry I've not been around.

Quix