My New Comp exam for my heart

[Riven37]

This morning at ( AM I'm heading to the VA for my new comp exam for my ischemic heart issues I'm not worry because I already have 100 % this is just ****ing off the VA system (making them work for me) lol This is how stupid the VA comp system has become on Thursday and Friday I have nuclear heart stress tests after my new comp exam how dumb.

[buggoffextco]

I like my VA hospital and the caregivers there, I have nothing but nice things to say about it. I'm sorry you feel the need to make them work for you as I feel mine has been quite good.

[Riven37]

Our VA is connected to our biggest college, its a teaching school all vets are Ginnie pigs.

I like my VA hospital and the caregivers there, I have nothing but nice things to say about it. I'm sorry you feel the need to make them work for you as I feel mine has been quite good.

[Riven37]

Back from comp, a few questions, listen to my chest, wrote down all my meds done in 15 minutes. He did say I should have problem from here on out, you'll get connected to your heart and AO.

[buggoffextco]

I go to the VA in Pittsburgh, it is attached to the University of Pittsburgh Medical School and is also a teaching hospital. I don't feel like a guinea pig there, sorry you feel that way about yours.

[DMZmarine]

sorry to hear of your disabilty ..are you going to be ok??WHAT ARE YOUR SYMPTOMS BROTHER...I HAVE A STINT IN MY LEFT LEG....MY MAIN Artery Was blocked to my left leg...would that qualify for the new agent orange disability.
semper fi

[Riven37]

Ischemic Heart Disease is cause from Agent Orange it gives you harden arteries and cuts your life short. This only effects the heart.

sorry to hear of your disabilty ..are you going to be ok??WHAT ARE YOUR SYMPTOMS BROTHER...I HAVE A STINT IN MY LEFT LEG....MY MAIN Artery Was blocked to my left leg...would that qualify for the new agent orange disability.
semper fi

[Riven37]

Here's an example for you....10 years ago i knew another vet who went into the our VA for a foot procedure on an ulcer on his foot, No he did not have diabetes. Days later vet I knew who also new the guy told me he (vet 1) had died, I said what...it was due to a Hospital mistake instead of working on his foot, the VA worked on his heart...there was a law suite on the doctor because he also worked at a local hospital end of story. There are many said issues like this one botched operations, mistaken identity etc...

sorry to hear of your disabilty ..are you going to be ok??WHAT ARE YOUR SYMPTOMS BROTHER...I HAVE A STINT IN MY LEFT LEG....MY MAIN Artery Was blocked to my left leg...would that qualify for the new agent orange disability.
semper fi

[Troutzilla]

Back from comp, a few questions, listen to my chest, wrote down all my meds done in 15 minutes. He did say I should have problem from here on out, you'll get connected to your heart and AO.

This is the same way mine went once I got in to see the examiner...she spent about an hour reading thru my VA file and the reports from my private Dr. She then called me in and asked a couple of questions..." can you walk 3 blocks"..."how many flights of stairs can you walk up " and if could shovel snow. Discussed my meds and I was out the door...see ya !!

I had a PTCA done in 1996...http://www.heartpoint.com/angioplasty.html ...so I'm just waitIng until they come up with the regs in the CFR... it's going to be interesting to see what they do.

Semper Fi

[egbutler1]

Mine is attached to UC Davis Med School but those guys are only used for the influx of new patients and you only see them till you get a permanent doctor, I have yet to have a bad experience. I was getting ****ed for the first 6 months since it was a always a diff doc at the mental health center and I had to answer all the same questions like 100 different times, but everything got done and now I don't have to deal with that anymore. Hope it gets better for you bro. I just had my re-evaluation for PTSD the other day and the doctor was all fired up that I only got 50% guess we will see how that pans out in a few months.

[Riven37]

Had part one of my stress test today and I failed it. I was unable to walk long enough on the treadmill so they did the test chemically, part II tomorrow...all good towards my new AO claim.

[DMZmarine]

Good luck with the test and claim.I have had 3 of those tests .2 were drug induced(there a *****).The second day is a cake walk.
Semper fi

[DMZmarine]

Semper Fi

[HereandThere]

I go to the VA in Pittsburgh, it is attached to the University of Pittsburgh Medical School and is also a teaching hospital. I don't feel like a guinea pig there, sorry you feel that way about yours.

I was driven from the the VA hospital in Wilkes-Barre to the VA in NYC and found out that they also take Vets to the VA hospital in Pittsburgh.
Now that has to be a LONG day and stupid when they can just send them up the road to one of the best medical centers on the country,Geisingers medical center.
I was sent there to see a ENT specialist. So go figure.