[Magdalen] Where are we

[P. Dan Brittain]

On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 5:40 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am so sorry for all the hoops you have to jump through to get treated,
>

I hope I am only harboring a conspiracy.theory. Treatment at the VA used to
be very easy and always dependable.

BUT - I do appreciate all the prayers.



> Dan.  You are in my prayers.
> Ginga
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 4:57 PM P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Good to see so many still here. Most remember that I don't write a lot;
> > that hasn't changed.
> >
> > I'll go ahead and request a prayer pat.
> >
> > Some might remember that about 4 years ago, I was having an MRI to get
> > ready for a hernia repair. The MRI team found cysts on my pancreas, so an
> > endoscopy was ordered on that before they looked at the hernia. We drove
> to
> > Little Rock (c. 3 hours). Had lab work done the afternoon before and the
> > endoscopy the next day.The cysts were benign, though there were a lot of
> > them. So ever since that event, I have had a follow up MRI every 6
> months.
> > All of those have been normal until last week.
> >
> > Here's where it gets weird. I was referred to a local surgeon's office
> for
> > the procedure. Someone didn't call first - this office doesn't do that
> > procedure. So I called the main VA for our area (Fayetteville).The nurse
> > seemed determined to find a non-VA facility to do the procedure. I told
> her
> > that the last one had been done at McClellan VA in Little Rock and that I
> > did not object to going back there again.
> >
> > I have never been a fan of Wilkie - the relatively new head of the VA,
> who
> > has been trying to civilianize everything he can. I think this is all
> part
> > of his community services scam (defund and do away with the VA).
> >
> > She was not the contact for my team, she said she would talk with them
> > tomorrow - hopefully I can get to a VA facility where they care about the
> > Vet.
> >
> > Sorry for the long rant. Hope all is well with everyone.
> >
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> > P. Dan Brittain
> > Harrison, Arkansas
> >
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P. Dan Brittain
Harrison, Arkansas

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