Vamc Changes Vets Appts More Than Underwear Changes

[halos2]

VAMC has been changing appts around/canceling them/ rescheduling them/ giving other vets my appts and rescheduling me...WTF????

I am sick and tired of the fuc*ing incompetent azzholes here that do what they want when they want with no regard to my travel of 3 hrs one way 137 miles ofwhich 90 on 2 lans narrow country roads...They give my scheduled appt to other vets and give me new dates...I can't take it going there ever week my back and legs hurt so badly I am down for days after...

They give me an appt then change it and say not confirmed/give to another vet and reschedule me,,,so who confirms the new appts and changes??

Told pt advocate yesterday and she agreed this was wrong to do this to me, but not able to change anything...told her I wonder if the statue of limitations ran out for me to go after the F'ed up NP that screwed my C&P exam could have legal actions taken against her???? Doubtful now years later.

Travel/lodging doesn't make it better if one is in severe pain and the drive causes more trauma...Before they would even schedule me 5-6 appts in one day and I never missed any, yet the more I fight with the VARO, the more the VAMC jacks with my scheduled appts...

I am so sick and tired of their games with my life and psyche too :angry:

No they won't fee base either...even though I have gone to neuro Dr since 1980...they want me to see the one at the VARO...

Edited June 17, 2010 by halos2

[Notorious Kelly]

Sorry you're dealing with this grief, halos.

Seems to be a regional thing; Vegas screwed me repeatedly sometimes canceling DAY OF appointment, which screws up your schedule. But Vegas and San Francisco were ghetto compared to Portland and other VA's.

I'm afraid some of the problem may be vets claiming their situation is an emergency when it isn't in order to be seen sooner.

I have no idea what the other reasons may be.

Hang in there! :)

[carlie]

halos2,

Have you ever checked to see if their is a CBOC closer to you than the VAMC is ?

carlie

[john999]

The VA started this crazy program where you can't actually make an appointment in advance. You make an appointment to make an appointment. I see my shrink every three months supposedly. When I leave his office I can't make an appointment to see him in three months. I get a letter from VA two months later saying it is time to make an appointment with my shrink. Now I have to call the VAMC and make an appointment with my shrink. Often this means another month or longer to get the actual appointment. They don't trust me to make an appointment and show up three months later without a dozen reminders. I can't actually plan things. I have never missed an appointment, but I and others are treated like incompentents. I found out by accident I have an appointment with the pain clinic in July. If it screws up my schedule, too bad. They owe me treatment but they don't make it easy. My VAMC has the most modern equiptment there is ,but the problem is getting access to it. My foot hurts for two days after a trip to the VAMC even with my wife pushing me in a wheelchair. I wait in the hot sun for a shuttle bus to get to the hospital. I open a vein to get some cheap meds and document my disabilites.

[Pete53]

Its another shell game the VA is running so that they can say on paper that Vets can get an appointment in 30 days or less. I have been at VA waiting to see Doc and get a call on cell phone that my appointment has been rescheduled.

One of these days a Veteran is going to snap.

[john999]

Right, and when some vet goes crazy and guns down a bunch of people at a VAMC the reaction will be metal detectors and pat downs. We think it is hard to get access to your VA doctor now! The problem that drove the vet out of his mind won't be addressed. It will be group punishment for the rest of us.

[SANDMAN]

I make my appt with my psych doc when i leave my appt. It never fails , 1-2 weeks before next appt i get a cancel letter ( 75 % of the time ).

Now check this out, last week i get 3 letters in the mail on the same day from VA. I get a little anxious as i have a NOD in and am expecting some news. How i opened these up in the right order i don't know.

First letter confirming appt , 2 nd letter canceling 1st letters appt and 3rd letter rescheduling 1st letters appt . Ha Ha serious it really happened.

So now i'm pissed and anxious ( where are my meds ) Ha Ha !!!!!!!