On 23 November 2010 08:53, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Made it successfully through my surgery and have recovered enough to be on
> my own again. I'm not experiencing any real pain post-op, and just a low
> level irritation from the catheter. That's supposed to come out about a week
> from now, so I guess I'll just have to deal with it until then.
>
> The people at the VA Hospital in Durham, NC were wonderful. The only
> complaint I have is with the food and I don't blame the Durham VAMC for
> that.
>
> They closed down the hospital kitchen a couple of years back and the food is
> out-sourced to some company up in Virginia. Cooked twice a week, trucked in
> & held in storage until heated to serve to the patients. It was the most
> god-awful tasting and smelling crap I have ever encountered, including
> airline food.
>
> Although, I think it's the same catering company.
>
> Anyway, the taste and smell was so bad I'd start vomiting every time I tried
> to eat. I finally managed to choke down a few tiny bites and figured out to
> hang on to the juice pack & crackers.
>
> I'd make it a part of the contract for this sort of outsourced catering that
> the corporate executives and board board of directors of the company doing
> the catering be required to eat their every meal from the menus they provide
> to the VA.
>
> Bet the quality would improve drastically. PDQ!
>
>
> Anyway, I'm up and around and more or less mobile and on the way back to
> normal. Gonna close this right now, gotta go chase some kids off my lawn.
> ;-D
Welcome back, John!
The bad food is on purpose, so the patients are more willing to leave
early. It saves millions each year.
—M.
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