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Title: For Veterans, family and friends of veterans only.
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Published: Feb 26, 2015
Author: Pastor Bob Celeste
Post Date: 2015-02-26 12:51:20 by BobCeleste
Keywords: ACP
Views: 6586
Comments: 47

For Veterans, family and friends of veterans only.

The Good, The Bad, The Throughly Detestable.

The Good, The VA Hospital and medical staff Albuquerque, NM

I wasn't going to talk about this, but since the truth is starting to come out about the mid level and upper level management of the VA, I think this is the time to open a forum for Vets to talk about their experiences in the VA system, to tell us about the good, the bad and the throughly detestable.

My Account, by Rev. Robert M. Celeste, USN 6/61 thru 6/62, USMC 6/62 thru 6/65.

On October 5th, my wife and I left Maine to come to Rio Ranchi, NM to help our son and daughter-in-law with their three girls. Well we got there on the 23 and everything was wonderful.

Then on November 17th Dan and my wife rushed me to the VA Emergency Room, I thought I was constipated, it took the VA staff less than an hour to not only get me into the ER but get the first X-rays done, finding that I had a seriously blocked colon that would require emergency surgery, in under 30 hours I was being operated on, a foot of colon was removed and an colostomy bag installed.

The Doctors, nurses, techs, etc were excellent, I was alive and every member of the medical team and support staffs were doing everything they could to keep me that way.

On November 27th, I went home, weak but alive, my Surgeon, Dr. Reuben Last, one of the nicest guys God has ever created, spent a lot of time with me, and finally told me that while he had removed the cancer in my Colon, it was in my blood and elsewhere, that I was a stage three cancer patient and that the VA was offering me Chemotherapy.

It was then that Dr. Last and I had a long talk about my not wanting to have chemo and instead would be using massive amounts of raw, bitter Apricot Kernels, Apricots and prayer. His reply was simple, he said "Bob, this is the VA, here you are the ultimate decider of your care."

On February 6th I was once again rushed to the VA ER, this time with a Saddle Blood Clot blocking the main artery coming into the lungs from the heart, this was much more life threatening than my first visit. This time I got one of the dark blue, almost black under sheets made out of a rubberized canvas, used for patients not expected to live. And pain beyond belief.

Once again the Doctors and Nurses, the Technical people and all others, in the medical staff were superb, Six days later I was again able to leave.

The Bad:

On the second to last day, on the tenth of February, I had the misfortune of meeting a mid level manager. My wife and I were talking a little walk, as we went by a room, there was a voice, weak but clear calling out for help, it was to low for anyone not standing right outside the door to hear it, so only Cec and I could hear it, we immediately called for help, my wife louder than me. Within seconds Nurses and a doctor responded and were in the mans room, in getting there, a nurse bumped into this mid level bureaucrat, a woman who, told me she was from Massachusetts. In my conversation with her, she obviously was not happy that she ahd been bumped into, told me she did not like it in Albuquerque and wished she was in Boston, probably the only thing she and I would agree on.

The Throughly Detestable:

Two things fall into this category;

First: Dr. Vaughn The doctor who was suppose to be my Primary Care Physician for the time I am in New Mexico, this guy needs to be avoided by vets. Had he taken the time to read the results of the PET scan he would ahve known I was cancer free, but, during our initioal visit he mentioned the Chemo I was offered, when I told him I had turned it down and was using B17, he said "Well there is nothing else I can do for you." And that ended our visit. I am a diabetic, there is a lot more to me than cancer, cancer, that had he taken the time to look, if he had taken the time to prepare for my visit with him by reading my charts, the test and the other doctors and nurses notes, he would have known that the PET scan done on January 12th showed no signs of cancer.

The second is even worse. The city of Rio Ranchio.

Vets, you need ot avoid driving through the City of Rio Ranchio, NM at all cost, they ahd Red Light Cameras and SUV's parked on the side of the road that take pictures and issue tickets, and because theses tickets, they start at one hundred dollars, are not criminal, like those issued by the real police, but are civil, you do not have the right to demand to see the calibration dates, who calibrated them or ask for any other evidence that they don't want to give you.

Fellow Vets, let me tell you, the media lies, all of the medical staff I came in contact with at the Albuquerque VA are top drawer, it is the mid level managers and above that needs to be horse whipped along with their apologist in the media and body politic.

Let me just add this, I am now cancer free and had I been using Chemo when the Embolism hit, I would have been to weak to survive. Only one member of the medical staff, only one, a doctor, Dr. Vaughn, turned a deaf ear to my needs because I rejected Chemo, every other member of the medical staff was supportive and some even curious.

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#5. To: BobCeleste (#0)

Bob thanks for the info. With my small experience so far with the VA your comments are right on.

redleghunter  posted on  2015-02-26   14:05:13 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: redleghunter (#5)

I think, we as Veterans, must praise the good in the system, while as well spotlighting the bad.

When I travel back to Maine in 45 days, I want to know how the VA hospitals are in TX, OK, AR, TN, KY,OH,PA,NY,CN,MA,and NH. States we will be traveling thru.

Are there ER's I should avoid? Are there doctors I should ask for? Etc.

Maybe A K A will give us our own category, Veterans Hospitals and Doctors

BobCeleste  posted on  2015-02-26   14:21:24 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: BobCeleste, *Military or Vets Affairs* (#8)

I think, we as Veterans, must praise the good in the system, while as well spotlighting the bad.

When I travel back to Maine in 45 days, I want to know how the VA hospitals are in TX, OK, AR, TN, KY,OH,PA,NY,CN,MA,and NH. States we will be traveling thru.

Are there ER's I should avoid? Are there doctors I should ask for? Etc.

Maybe A K A will give us our own category, Veterans Hospitals and Doctors

I think this ping list should do as it is general enought and Pete has used it for VA stuff in the past.

You won't be travelling through my part of Texas (too far in state) for me to opine on the Temple Tx VA. But from what I heard the ER is very good, but primary care appointments hard to come by.

Plus if a Vet never enrolled in VA care to begin with they would have to fill out a VA 10-10 EZ form before seeking primary care and getting a VA benefits card. Income determines copays and such as well.

redleghunter  posted on  2015-02-26   15:11:56 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#12. To: redleghunter, BobCeleste (#9)

But from what I heard the ER is very good, but primary care appointments hard to come by.

Last time I called Primary Care at the base (WPAFB) they told me "9" days for an appointment for an ear ache, said forget it and hung up. Waited until 1500 hrs and went to the ER, not a soul in there got right in/out and prescription filled inside of an hour. Needless to say I don't call for an appointment anymore.

CZ82  posted on  2015-02-26 15:48:22 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: redleghunter (#9)

You won't be travelling through my part of Texas (too far in state) for me to opine on the Temple Tx VA. But from what I heard the ER is very good, but primary care appointments hard to come by.

How about the VA hospital in Amarillo?

BobCeleste  posted on  2015-02-26 16:05:10 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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