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Posted by Joe on 10/13/2005, 5:54 pm
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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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