I was suppose to be getting surgery at the tampa Veterans Affairs on the 25 of june 2025 for some third degree burns that wont close. i couldnt make it to the first appointment because the social worker wouldnt push an order that the doctors already authorized and scheduled to have me picked up from home and brought back after surgery. The social worker even gave the doctor lip when she called the on her personal phone to push the order. So we rescheduled the appointment for the 27 of august. They gave me a call on the 26 of august stating that they didnt have me in the schedule on their side but the appointment was clearly booked online still. I could bearly communicate with the india person they had give me a call. So they suggested that i reschedule again. This time for october the 28. i looked at what they actually scheduled me for and it said novemer the 18th. Not what i agreed upon over the phone.
I cancelled the whole thing because ive had problems in the past with doctors doing bad surgery. Ive been through about 20 intensive surgeries and i have atleast 10 more to go. Im currently 70% through the VA and 100% through ssdi. This dermatology center in tampa claims to be 1 of 3 top extensive burn centers in America. There is no way that I will allow a group of doctors to work on me intensively if they can't even get their own scheduling right. What is the VA being paid to do if they don't really serve vets? I was in the military 2006 _ 2010 as an 11B1A and served honorably. They are probably fudging their numbers also to keep the heat away. If someone with my condition is getting treated like this, there is no telling what else is being diverted. Whether the job gets complete or not, they still get paid. For starters, the VAs name should be changed to break the curse of causing a veteran affair. Second, either more departments need to be gotten rid of, or the compartmentalization needs to be downsized and put on one system to allow none hipaa related subjects to be passed along easier.
i can go on with suggestions that every veteran can obviously see that needs to be changed to actually improve this. I feel sorry for the new recruits that have to deal with this organization in the future. Most likely they are going to join the cause to fix this business. I was told not to get too involved with MAKING this right on my own. just observe report and wait.
P.S. the doctor slipped up and told me on the first reschedule, that the so called "social WORKERs" of 3 other vets ruined the scheduling of their transportation (flights, and taxis) for that day alone. Everyone is getting paid but no work is being done.
UPDATE: aug 28. i ringed a couple of bells and contacted some county governors and told them the situation. i got a call this morning stating that they got an appointment for next week for me. I am still afraid of having work done with by them but at this point-in-time, i am curious of more. I will go through it just to observe.
(Post was updated on 08-28-2025 ) |
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