Going in for my 4th post-op interview with VA Orthopedics Tuesday. It’s not good. The new hip is fine – very happy with that. But unfortunately my lumbar sustained collateral damage in the procedure back in January, and I have not recovered from the surgery. They were in denial after the symptoms settled out and began solidifying a few weeks ago, so now I have to return and demand attention. I never had any complaints about the VA before now. But lately it takes forever to get anything done and seems they treat me like a hypochondriac these days. I am beginning to doubt whether or not another primary care appointment with VA gets on my schedule ever again, considering how long it took to push this most recent surgery through the system.
Musings of a minor megalomaniac