Calling all Veterans-Denied Treatment at VA Pain Management Clinic

[Maria]

Can you take this public in some way? This is horrific! You serve your country and are made to suffer as a consequence? I think NOT! I'm sure there is an ear that is willing to listen (publically) should you want to take it there re the treatment you're not getting. Really you served this country and suffer the consequences but should suffer no more in the manner you're describing... that's horrendous.

Btw while I was a civilian I worked for the VA system as an RN in Cardiothoracic medicine and Neurosurgery (San Francisco) for a few years and while I found some things far superior to civilian medicine I know the "system" can bog things down even further because it is such a massive system to deal with.

Don't apologize for any rant here.. we all do it.. systems are systems and seem to leave the human out of the loop so often. I do hate to hear of nurses that don't listen or are part of the roadblock system. Having been on both sides of the bedrail I can say that being on the patient side who isn't being listened to is really just so demeaning and so unnecessary. This SHOULD NOT happen period!

There's got to be a way of effecting the change that you need.. I pray you find it ASAP~ Maria

[ajspine]

Hi Maria,
Thank you for your response. I am currently working on some ideas and pulling together and emailing this to quite a few of my Vet buddies, that know quite a few more, and so on, with the same problem. I am also starting my own website and FB page. Trying to set this up as a Non profit for Vets and then starting looking around for Donations to get an informative Documentary made about how Veterans are NOT treated for their chronic pain. I am going to start asking these other veterans to email me their stories or post them to the website once it is up. And of course we won't be able to use everyone but we will use as many vets as possible in the actual Doc.
This will take a long time and will be a painful road. But I am disgusted with the way Veterans are treated when it comes to pain. They throw drugs at me for everything else and they WAY OVER medicate PTSD but they under treat and under medicate severe chronic pain.
The last month of my life has been ruined and I hope with this new Dr. at the civilian Pain clinic I can get the help I need. I will keep everyone on here updated.
Thanks Maria and Mark,
AJ

[teg]

Hi AJ,

I don't come by here very often and just saw your post. I am a disabled veteran and received my rating from the VA in 1997. I do not use the VA medical services because I have the option of using my retiree benefits instead.

My local DAV was very helpful when I had to deal with the VA and getting my disability benefits. Have you had the chance to work with the DAV

Good luck and take care,


Thelma

[ajspine]

Hi Thelma,
I am so glad to hear from another Vet on here, Thank you for your service. I have not worked with the DAV before and I am not sure they could help when it comes to this, But I will give my local chapter a call this week. I do have an app with my VSO because they also took my Disability this month for a Debt I do not owe and have in writing that I do not owe them. It never ends end with the VA, if its not one thing it is something else. I am sick of just turning in paperwork and being ignored.
If you do not mind I will PM you with the details of my treatment and the new website and FB page that we are puling together. You can take a look once it is all up.
Thanks again and I will PM you soon.
AJ