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Posted by DeanTerrell
on 10/16/2006, 5:35 pm, in reply to " Overheard at the VA Hospital (not humor)"
68.105.201.62
Actual C&P Exam.. Male patient.(MYSELF) Dublin Ga. V.A.M.C.
Hernia Evaluation - No history of malignancy or Peritoneal Turberculosis. (This is a rare Female Ovarian Cancer)
I contacted Washington D.C. Board about this and waiting an outcome.
--Previous Message--
: Man in wheelchair during CP exam for kidney
: failure. Dr asks "are you having
: trouble walking"?
: Vet :"I can't walk anymore". Dr,
: " you're probably out of shape, you're
: not 25 anymore".
: Dr asks are you on blood pressure
: medications? Vet: "yes" Dr
: "your'e a little high today 220 over
: 115" .Vet "I've been told that's
: because of my kidney problem" Dr "
: well you're at 18% kidney function but I
: don't think your're kidney's are the source
: of the problem" Vet all my other
: doctor's in private practice told me it was
: related to kidney function" Dr , no
: comment.
: Vet why is it Doc that the woman down in the
: transplant section told me that so many
: Vietnam Vets are in kidney failure"?
: Dr: "listen the government has been
: extremely generous to Vietnam Vets by even
: allowing these things to be Agent Orange
: related"
: Things overheard in the VA waiting lobby:
: Vet " this pain is killing me"
: another vet "aren't they giving you
: medication"? vet "My prescription
: is empty"? other Vet :"Have you
: seen anyone yet"?Vet: "not yet
: I've been waiting here 4 hours". Other
: Vet" Can't you contact you're
: doctor"? Vet: "No they sent him
: back to India when they jerked his green
: card, He's the guy that removed half my lung
: for the cancer" Two hours later : Vet
: asking same vet "have you seen the doc
: yet'? Vet with cancer "not yet".
: Vet told by Dr " it seems you were not
: in Vietnam , Not in combat and not exposed
: to agent orange" Vet, Doc my DD214 says
: USARV Vietnam with service and campaign
: medal ,CIB, and agent orange is presumed. Dr
: " you better get down to the
: eligibility people and get that
: corrected". Vet "my DD214 is the
: first document I ever showed the VA. When I
: first talked to my VSO he pulled me up on
: his computer and even it showed Vietnam
: service. Dr. They use a different system
: than the VA, better get it fixed if you can.
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