I had my first of many VA appointments today in Caribou, Maine. It was one of the "meet and greet", giving them my medical history and seeing what my immediate needs are. I am optomistic! The crew there really seemed to care and were very attentive. I bombarded them with a ton of questions and no one batted an eye! They were all extremely helpful and made sure I understood everything. My nurse practitioner/case manager is on top of it! I have a complete lab work up scheduled for next week (19 Sept 2011) on Monday. She also put in referrals for dermatology, psych, and the all important...NEURO!!! She said I should be able to get those appointments all within the month. She made sure to put on the referrals that I was starting to experience new symptoms since last being seen by a physician. So I'm hoping that it will be on the sooner end rather than later. The only negative is that I have to go to Augusta, Maine, in order to see the specialists. However, the VA does offer a shuttle service from Caribou to Augusta, as well as lodging. So until Brookie moves to Vegas I will be able to visit her, but after she moves, I will have a place to stay!
FINALLY!!! A step in the right direction! It's been 1.5 years...and I've finally found a set of professionals that give a damn. :-D
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