I think the VA is being practical. The news makes a big deal about how many have died in Iraq and the public forgets about the 38,000 injured and maimed. I'm sure the military will lead all other healthcare systems in working with spinal injuries. If we do any more to fill the VA hospitals they will be building new ones. I honestly feel politicians and government employees should only get coverage at VA but I'd hate to inflict such insults on people who actually did sacrifice for the nation. Maybe, if we build postal hospitals for them at airport runways? Power them with windmills and feed them from school menus.
john ----- Original Message ---- From: Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 3:39:53 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] colonoscopy <!-- _filtered {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {font-family:Arial;color:navy;} _filtered {margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {} --> Put you to sleep! I’ve had three done eyes wide open. In fact the attending nurse adjusted the screen for me to have a better look. The VA hospitals have been adding spinal wards to their main sections. It is fortunate that SCI awareness is big at these center. Some have been noted to be the best around. I can appreciate them more. From: RONALD L PRACHT[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 15, 20089:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] colonoscopy i had one done down here in st. louis . i went in the hospital to get cleaned out then rolled down to have a colonoscopy and endoscopy done. the people doing the procedure never heard of dysreflexia and smiled. when they inserted the iv in me to put me to sleep i started having a.d. i told my mom to watch me and if it got to bad make them stop. i was scared but made it through. they did monitor my bloodpressure though. ron c7 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
