Posted on Jun 5, 2015
Medical Treatment Facilities, Are You Getting The Care You Need?
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Trying to get a consensus on our current medical treatment facilities and if you are getting the care you need. I've noticed a lot of fellow service members going to see there Primary Care Providers and leaving with almost no diagnosis or one that was completely inaccurate.
IN NO WAY AM I DISRESPECTING OUR MEDICAL PERSONNEL. I understand the limitations that are put on them. I've had conversations with my PCM and he too like a majority of us are overworked, undermanned and asked to produce more.
IN NO WAY AM I DISRESPECTING OUR MEDICAL PERSONNEL. I understand the limitations that are put on them. I've had conversations with my PCM and he too like a majority of us are overworked, undermanned and asked to produce more.
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I stopped going to them. I was really sick and needed to see a doc within a few days. Their first available appointment... 6 WEEKS!!! I paid my own bill and went to a civilian... he got me the right antibiotics and I was feeling better within 2 days! And I got in the next day! I refuse to go to the VA... don' want them turning me into a zombie drug addict or taking away my rights if I accidentally say the wrong thing. I love my civilian doctor... a fromer IDF soldier! He knows what's going on!!
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CPO (Join to see) Chief, contrary to what many say, I think that the level of care at our Naval Hospitals is top notch. I have had three procedures completed at Portsmouth Naval Hospital (PRK, Scar Revision and Rhinoplasty) and have to say that I don't think I could have gotten better care. Aside from the Hospital, the Doctors that I have had assigned to my units and ships have generally been above average.
As I get ready to go ashore permanently, I think that health care offered by my future employer is going to be a major item of interest.
As I get ready to go ashore permanently, I think that health care offered by my future employer is going to be a major item of interest.
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Jamie, it may be great now - I didn't especially care for the ENT folks back then. I got a sinus infection post op from a sinus endoscopy - the surgeon didn't place the turbinates correctly and the sinus didn't drain. The ortho department had to change the cast on my broken hand about 10 times in 6 weeks because they couldn't manage to make a cast that fit my arm and didn't aggravate swelling or cause allergic reactions...
Not all is great. But that was in the '90s too...
Not all is great. But that was in the '90s too...
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I'm still waiting for a follow-up appointment with my PCM at the VA to find out the results of my latest blood work. It's been about a month now.
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