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VA and Military Hopitals Provide Substandard Medicine for Retirees - Avoid Pt2

I was injured in a traffic collision and went to the Naval Hospital ER by ambulance and made another within three days. Totally negligent in disregarding my complaints and condition. Provided unrelated diagnostics and even made errors in the medical record that failed to indicate the cause and failed to treat for my complaints of head, neck, and shoulder injuries. All injuries were later revealed by another facility. Why were they so negligent and incompetent? I think it was because I'm a retiree but they don't care and consequently provide a substandard level of treatment.

A typical entry was "patient will improve by taking adequate dosage of pain medication". Took a pelvic X-Ray and CAT of my stomach though I complained of head, neck, back, and shoulder pain. I even had trouble lifting my right arm!Seemed to intentionally avoid addressing my complaints. Though I eventually filed a formal complaint requesting explanation and record corrections they were very belligerent about not making mistakes. Within a week I went to the VA Hospital and the attending doctor was more understanding and accurate by taking X-Rays that revealed problems in my neck and shoulders while scheduling an MRI. Surprisingly, he explicitly advised me that the VA is not a place to get treated for injuries! I thought this was absurd but what I had learned after nearly a year of delays, seeing different doctors clueless about my condition but ready to provide pain shots, two needless and torturous physical therapy processes, and even having a scheduled surgery get canceled without notice or without rescheduling validates his advice. Their treatment method is through pharmaceuticals and injections. These are not remedies. My faith and confidence is not just shaken but I abhor and resent what they did to me.

Don Sexton of CA @ Nov 08, 2009 00:06:43 AM