Text 27660, 88 rader
Skriven 2007-03-06 20:32:00 av TIM RICHARDSON
     Kommentar till en text av BOB SAKOWSKI
Ärende: Re: THE WALTER REED STORY
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On 03-06-07, BOB SAKOWSKI said to TIM RICHARDSON:


BS>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:09:00 -0500, TIM RICHARDSON wrote:


> Of course, I have kept my regular doctor (he's on the list provided by
>Secure Horizons of physicians they deal with), and will show him this
>new medication > before I start taking it. If he approves it, that'll be
>great.


BS>Why wouldn't he approve?  The VA labels the meds by their generic
BS>names, IE: Zocor becomes Simvastatin, Imdur becomes Isosorbide, etc.


My job requires that I take a physical examination and be tested for illegal
substances on a yearly basis.


Part of the physical requirement is that my blood pressure be at or below a
certain standard. The medication I have been taking was prescribed by my
regular doctor about five years ago.


This doctor at the VA I have never seen before now, know nothing about, have
no experience with her excellence as a physician whatever. She prescribed a
medication I've never heard of, don't know what its ability to keep my blood
pressure at or below the standard set by the DMV for commercial drivers is,
and want an idea of what it is and what effect it will have on my blood
pressure in the long run.


The only doctor I trust to give me that information at this time is the doctor
I've been going to for over five years.


This VA doctor may very well be just fine as a physician, and what she
prescribed might work as good or better than the other stuff. But before I
start taking it I want my regular doctor to give me an opinion on it.


BS>Orlando, is exemplary but I would not presume that every OPC or VAMC is
BS>the same.


> I see the headlines, see Katie Couric's yammering about how terrible
> everything is, hear about generals and secretary's resigning and all, and
> wonder what world all that is taking place in. Because that isn't whats
> happening out here.


BS>Then you haven't been listening regarding the conditions at Walter Reed
BS>and other medical facilities which are used to provide care and
BS>treatment for the wounded.


Yes I have. And if conditions aren't up to par, it should be determined why
and corrected immediately.


BS>If you get your news from Fox it is understandable for they were pretty
BS>much non-stop Anna Nicole Smith coverage to the tune of some 10:1
BS>compared with the disgrace that is Walter Reed.



No.....I don't get my "news from Fox".......your and Otto Sauer's opinion on
that to the contrary.


The Walter Reed story has been all over the place; CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC; it
doesn't matter which newscast you watch, its been there.


Also.......the Anna Nicole Smith story has been all over the spectrum also.


If there isn't anything I want to watch on TV (no golf tournament, either) I
will turn on CNN. Its got `Anna Nicole Smith' goin' again. The next news
channel `also' is running the saga! So the only thing left to do is put a DVD
into the player and watch an old movie, or get involved in a computer game
that takes al my attention.


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