RUREADY Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I cant believe choice approve me for one year of treatments through outside provider. So now is a good time to ask your doctor for more treatments because they was only giving out 12at a time Now its 48 for me ArNG11 and pumibel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted February 11, 2016 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 11, 2016 RUREADY What type ''treatments'' are you referring to? I am seeing the MH LCSW for counseling with my PTSD and they had me going once a week and changed it to once a month and now they changed it back to every two weeks. The thing that concerns me is the counseling don't seem to be helping me. ....Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 6 hours ago, Buck52 said: RUREADY What type ''treatments'' are you referring to? I am seeing the MH LCSW for counseling with my PTSD and they had me going once a week and changed it to once a month and now they changed it back to every two weeks. The thing that concerns me is the counseling don't seem to be helping me. ....Buck Buck it acupuncture treatment for back problems but if you are having problems for MH I don't like group therapy I only get one on one service through MH. I just don't like listening to everyone else complaint but mines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted February 11, 2016 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 11, 2016 yeah I understand I am not in group therapy just one on one PTSD therapy. Seems the VA is getting better with the choice program, I had a private sleep study done outside the VA using the choice. I hope every veteran gets a shot at the choice program for any need. Espalda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espalda Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I've responded on this thread in the past, and would like to update. After 7 years of successful pain management; I took some advice from the message board and reached out to various "up the chain" types...and thought the Director of Pain Management at VA Palo Alto, CA had actually re authorized me back into Veteran's Choice program where I was being treated for my pain for 3 subsequent visits, was on the road for treatment for a procedure that VAHC had not even mentioned, (all of this after VA had "red flagged me as DRUG SEEKER")understand I have never deviated from requesting increase, missed appointments. Nothing. Today, I get call from same Director of Pain Management, since I have not heard from Vet Choice about the reauthorization, that I was mistaken, he could offer me nothing but traveling the 40 miles to his clinic and of course that would be NO Opioids. I cannot travel the normal transportation route, and he assured me he had listed me, as Undue Travel Burden, but he would still not reauthorize. Have a nice Day! So, you tell me- how with all these qualifiers; and my Severe Pain that the Spine Specialist in my Community has agreed to treat Veterans, is only 3 miles from my home; has more compassion than those treating Veterans? Did I mention, that my Opioid meds has not changed in 7 years? Is anyone in Washington listening? Honorable Dr. DavidJ. Shulkin, your New Veteran's Choice guidelines don't mean anything to these people that have to care for us Veterans. I was a Medical Officer for 9 years caring for thousands of brave Men and Women who served this Wonderful Country and I am appalled at the service and the way I am spoken to by the staff at the VAHC and told if you want Narcotics "Go Buy a Health Care Plan." I say to them- without my Service to this Great Nation they would not have a job, and now they are talking to us like we are their BURDEN? If not for us, willing to Wear the Uniforms and guarantee their freedoms, they couldn't get a job except working at a County Teaching Hospital. Gbadass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 3 hours ago, Espalda said: I've responded on this thread in the past, and would like to update. After 7 years of successful pain management; I took some advice from the message board and reached out to various "up the chain" types...and thought the Director of Pain Management at VA Palo Alto, CA had actually re authorized me back into Veteran's Choice program where I was being treated for my pain for 3 subsequent visits, was on the road for treatment for a procedure that VAHC had not even mentioned, (all of this after VA had "red flagged me as DRUG SEEKER")understand I have never deviated from requesting increase, missed appointments. Nothing. Today, I get call from same Director of Pain Management, since I have not heard from Vet Choice about the reauthorization, that I was mistaken, he could offer me nothing but traveling the 40 miles to his clinic and of course that would be NO Opioids. I cannot travel the normal transportation route, and he assured me he had listed me, as Undue Travel Burden, but he would still not reauthorize. Have a nice Day! So, you tell me- how with all these qualifiers; and my Severe Pain that the Spine Specialist in my Community has agreed to treat Veterans, is only 3 miles from my home; has more compassion than those treating Veterans? Did I mention, that my Opioid meds has not changed in 7 years? Is anyone in Washington listening? Honorable Dr. DavidJ. Shulkin, your New Veteran's Choice guidelines don't mean anything to these people that have to care for us Veterans. I was a Medical Officer for 9 years caring for thousands of brave Men and Women who served this Wonderful Country and I am appalled at the service and the way I am spoken to by the staff at the VAHC and told if you want Narcotics "Go Buy a Health Care Plan." I say to them- without my Service to this Great Nation they would not have a job, and now they are talking to us like we are their BURDEN? If not for us, willing to Wear the Uniforms and guarantee their freedoms, they couldn't get a job except working at a County Teaching Hospital. you need to call VC and keep calling them until you get the treatment My last authorization approve for 48 visits in which is a year treatments if go once a week. I was going twice a week. If you are having trouble with the Pain DR go to the Director office and file a complaint you will get an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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