Va Seeks Womens Input

[broncovet]

This article points out womens input is sought to improve their services.

http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/07/07/1106977?sac=Local

While I can see the value in asking their opinion about services, it seems rather odd the VA singles out females, asks their opinion, while the other 92% or so of the Veteran population, the men, are not asked a thing about input on our services. I dont think I am being sexist in thinking maybe the men deserve a level of care closer to that the female Vets get.

Not suprisingly, I went with my wife to go to her Docs appointment at the VA. Her waiting room was tastefully decorated, not crowded, with almost no wait time. However, downstairs where I go, there is a crowd of dozens and dozens of Vets, and long waiting lines for just about everything. I get maybe 2 minutes with the doc, and if I forget to tell my doc something...its back in another 45-60 day "line" to wait my turn for an appointment. My wife, however, can get a medical appointment at the Va in way less than a week.

While I am glad my wife gets better medical care than I do, it just would seem to be fairer to other Vets if some of the resources presently used exclusively for female Vets were applied to reduce the wait for male Vets. Gee, I dont care if my doc is female or not, and I dont even care most of the time if she specializes in womens health care, since I think many, if not most of the things about our anatomy are very close to the same. My arthritis in my knees, for example, is probably not a lot different than a woman's arthritis of the knee.

[Testvet]

is this the point where I can say "I told you so"? rofl

[Tbird]

My waiting room at the women's clinic is nicely done also. However the wait is still long, I am still limited to one issue and I am still rushed through the process. As Carlie stated it was worse in the 90's, I always got asked where my husband was, I'm the veteran I would say. I went to the VAMC in 90's for extreme abdominal pain it took them an hour to find stirrups for a table to do a pelvic exam and I don't think they had much experience doing that either.

Broncovet I don't asume to have walked a mile in your shoes, don't assume to walk a mile in mine.

[broncovet]

Yes, Test..you can say "I told you so". Well, so far only one tomatoe...no rotten eggs...and no one has yet "TP'd" my icon...yet?

I know! Maybe I will try pouring it on THICKER...on second thought..Im wiser now...NO.

How about a womans joke! Ok?

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The man loved to beachcomb. Once on the beach he picked up a lamp that had washed ashore, so he dusted the sand off, and Poof..out pops the Genie.

The Genie Said, "I dont know what you heard about the "3 wishes crapola...it isnt true..you got ONE so it better be a good one".

Gee...the man did not know what to do. He was wealthy and had everything he needed...condo in Hawaii, fine sports cars....

"Ok, Mr. Genie...I want a bridge built from my mansion in LA to my condo in Hawaii across the Pacific Ocean, so I can drive my sports cars back and forth"

"Wow"...the Genie Responded. "While I can do that, it is the largest project undertaken by the human race. The water is 20,000 feet deep, and this bridge will be more than 3000 miles long. It will take every man, woman and child on earth 50 years to complete this bridge. Isnt there SOMETHING that would be a little easier that you could see done in your lifetime?"

"Yes. You are right. Instead, I just wish I could understand women" The man replied.

"Uhhhhhhh." said the Genie, " Do you want the bridge to be two lanes or FOUR?"