My veteran suffers from degenerative disc disease (DDD),
herniated discs, radiculopathy, and intense chronic pain. In May of 2012 my veteran bent over to put
the toilet seat down and experienced shooting pain in his back that was worse
than normal. He immediately called his
PCP. The PCP was so concerned he asked
my veteran to come in that day so that he could be sure nothing serious
happened. The PCP worked through his
lunch to care for my veteran and have him admitted in order to get his pain
levels down. He continued to check on my
veteran until he had a bed in the hospital.
Going above and beyond was not something new for this
PCP. He would constantly stay in contact
with my veteran in order to ensure his pain levels were at a manageable level,
his medication was doing what it was supposed to with no adverse effects, and
he personally returned telephone calls.
He was careful with my veterans care, often referencing books or calling
departments while we were in his office.
He was also very reassuring that my veteran mattered and that he should
not feel bad for getting treatment for his pain (or mental health). He was genuine and sincere, patient and
caring, and put my veteran first. This
made managing my veteran’s care easier and we felt like we were part of a
team. Not once did we ever feel like the
VA was working against us, but rather always felt as if the VA was working with
us and with my veteran’s best interests in mind.
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couldn't be happier to hear this! Unfortunately my husband deals with the same injury and is treated like an addict whenever he complains of pains from an episode. The worse part is we never know what triggers the pain, and it is crazy that something as little as putting the toilet seat down can be it!
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