ptsd Tomorrow is my PTSD C& P NERVOUS!

[pumibel]

Hi everyone! I have not been in here for a while since I have started some classes. I bet I have some catching up to do! Last week I received a phone call from VES to schedule all of my exams ASAP, so tomorrow is my PTSD exam. I have been stressing about it for the past few days, but I know that cannot help. Next week I have to see the dentist on the 25th, a regular general medical doctor on the 27th, and on the 29th I have a bunch of X-rays and an echo-cardiogram scheduled. 

The VA had sent me a letter, dated for the 24th of December 2015, stating that they could not settle my case under the FDC program because they needed to know where all of my aches and pains were located. I was not surprised that they were going to remove my claim from the FDC, but the reasoning was suspect. I had provided all of the pain locations on my claim, and when I go to eBennies and look at my pending claim, I can see all of the places listed. Today I received another VA letter stating that the Dec letter was an error, and that all of my appointments would be scheduled very soon, so my claim would stay in the FDC program after all. yay!

I still do not know where my STRs are! The agencies from which I have requested my records (except for my local VA records) have all sent me letters stating that they do not have them. Argh!

I hope everyone here has had a pleasant holiday season and a good start for the new year!

EDIT: I was going to ask a few questions, and I totally forgot! Here are my most pressing ones:

Should I bring notes with me?

What do they do during the PTSD C&P? I have only answered some survey questions in the past and didn't discuss the actual event. I am very anxious about that!

Edited January 20, 2016 by pumibel
Forgot to ask my questions!

[TALON II FE]

Don't leave out the Granddaddy of Buffoonery...HOUSTON VARO IN DA HOUSE!!!

[flores97]

Thank you Pumibel, I admit I was pretty upset after that exam, it was a shock to me. I was also extremely po'ed that these people were being paid to talk down to vets. I might have been able to understand if my medical condition hadnt been so obvious at the time, including the malar"butterfly rash" i had on my face along with the obvious swelling.  

[flores97]

7 minutes ago, TALON II FE said:

Don't leave out the Granddaddy of Buffoonery...HOUSTON VARO IN DA HOUSE!!!

Sorry, Talon, I don't know how I forgot about Houston! You are correct, they should have been first on the list!

[TALON II FE]

41 minutes ago, flores97 said:

Talon, I'm sorry you got screwed. Regardless of you being 100%, he should have paid thorough attention to your medical history, and I know what you mean about dome of the insulting tactics the examiners use. At one of my c&p exams, I'm in the examing room waiting for the doctor, which was right next to the nurses station. I was at the beginning stage of a lupus flareup, so my face, hands, joints were swollen and i might have been slurring my speech a little from pain when the nurse took my vitals. I hear the doc greet the nurses(he had just come in), and one nurse says, in a loud whisper, she's weird, i think shes on dope or something. (Well yes, as a matter of fact i take around twenty pills per day to pretend to control my conditions), to which the doc replies, well, thats nothing new. The care and consideration provided were outstanding, not.

That is awful!  My mother lives with me now, she has both Rheumatoid Arthritis AND Lupus together, so I know what you are going thru and they are 'supposed' to be professionals!  I was at BAMMC at a neuro appt in the spring and overheard a AD neurologist belittling vets, retirees, etc.  He was complaining about wasting time and resources on us.  It would have hurt less if he kicked me in the stomach, it was terrible.  I served, was so close to the tip of the spear that I cut by it and this a-hole doc (not many neurologists going on missions with us, I'll leave it at that) is complaining that they are wasting resources on me?  It was a complete betrayal and it took all that I had to walk out of there without spilling blood.  "Where O' where, do they find these pretty, high horses to ride..?"

[flores97]

Talon, i salute you for not losing it right then and there. I hope somebody reports his sorry a@@.

[pumibel]

14 hours ago, TALON II FE said:

That is awful!  My mother lives with me now, she has both Rheumatoid Arthritis AND Lupus together, so I know what you are going thru and they are 'supposed' to be professionals!  I was at BAMMC at a neuro appt in the spring and overheard a AD neurologist belittling vets, retirees, etc.  He was complaining about wasting time and resources on us.  It would have hurt less if he kicked me in the stomach, it was terrible.  I served, was so close to the tip of the spear that I cut by it and this a-hole doc (not many neurologists going on missions with us, I'll leave it at that) is complaining that they are wasting resources on me?  It was a complete betrayal and it took all that I had to walk out of there without spilling blood.  "Where O' where, do they find these pretty, high horses to ride..?"

This made me want to cry (I would be sobbing but for my MH meds, for realz!). It sounds to me like this neuro is in favor of euthanasia (a la "Logan's Run") if he thinks treating ANY patient is a waste of resources. He is saying that some lives are worth more than others. Furthermore, the fact you are in his office means that he is getting paid and increasing his practice and potential salary. He my be AD now, but that has to change sometime, and that will make him a vet, a retiree, or both. AD patients take priority at the VAMFs, so his argument is Null/VOID.