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Hello Boss, all Officers, patched Members, Prospects & Support! We finally had a little snow last night. I want to say Hello to Prospect Rebel, I don’t know you from In-Country but I recognized the “Look” & the small part of your boat in the picture that you were a Swift Boat Sailor. I was in Division 11 July ‘67-May ‘68 then we went to Division 14 when the Monsoon shifted to the North East. Looking forward to meeting you in June!
I think I have convinced my self to get Stage IV put in the trike while the sale is still on at the Harley shop in Bloomington. Their add now says they will pick up & deliver the bike for free.
I guess I have given up on a call from the VA in Indianapolis to schedule the COVID vaccine. I’m scheduled to get it done on the 27th of January at the Health Department in Bloomington.
Thinking about medication; the Advanced Practice Nurse who did all of the medication prescriptions for sleep, PTSD, & all the other assorted reasons here in Bloomington recently retired after more than 20 years with the VA. All of us who saw her were farmed out to new providers, I was assigned to someone who never sees her patients & is not even in Indiana. I hadn’t gotten around to asking for someone different after she missed calling me for the first 3 appointments. The 4th appointment she finally called , 20 minutes late, & started down her long checklist with me. About halfway through I was thinking this isn’t going to work, then she started taking about medications & asked how long I had been taking Temazepam for Sleep Apnea. I told her I had no idea, I couldn’t remember, “Check the record” I said. She said since 2016. Then she asked about side effects, I couldn’t think of any, she asked if I had any problems remembering things, had I had any problems with falling. Yes both of those. Then she told me that the VA did not like to have patients over 65 on Temazepam more than 6 weeks! I had been taking it for 5 years!! The biggest risk is diminished ability to use short term memory (dementia). I am always careful to look at medication side effects & to research procedures that VA Drs. want to do. Mostly though I never did that in the case of this nurse because she was the facilitator of the Combat Veterans PTSD Group & prescribed all of our medication for about 20 years. I am almost weaned off Temazepam now & feel much better & sleep better. So I think I learned a valuable lesson. My Primary Care Doctor does not believe in prescribing handfuls of pills to his patients, especially pain pills. I don’t take any for the neuropathy in my hands & feet & sciatica in my back. I get acupuncture & deep tissue massage instead.
I’m thinking about Brother Big John & his wife this evening. The last I heard they are starting their treatment for CORONA VIRUS on Tuesday next week. We all hope they have a speedy recovery & return to good health. We are all pretty much in the risky age group & have other health problems that put us in the higher risk group for the virus. I stay home as much as possible, wear my mask, & social distance & I will get the vaccine in a week & a half.
That’s all from Indiana.
Zoot
I think I have convinced my self to get Stage IV put in the trike while the sale is still on at the Harley shop in Bloomington. Their add now says they will pick up & deliver the bike for free.
I guess I have given up on a call from the VA in Indianapolis to schedule the COVID vaccine. I’m scheduled to get it done on the 27th of January at the Health Department in Bloomington.
Thinking about medication; the Advanced Practice Nurse who did all of the medication prescriptions for sleep, PTSD, & all the other assorted reasons here in Bloomington recently retired after more than 20 years with the VA. All of us who saw her were farmed out to new providers, I was assigned to someone who never sees her patients & is not even in Indiana. I hadn’t gotten around to asking for someone different after she missed calling me for the first 3 appointments. The 4th appointment she finally called , 20 minutes late, & started down her long checklist with me. About halfway through I was thinking this isn’t going to work, then she started taking about medications & asked how long I had been taking Temazepam for Sleep Apnea. I told her I had no idea, I couldn’t remember, “Check the record” I said. She said since 2016. Then she asked about side effects, I couldn’t think of any, she asked if I had any problems remembering things, had I had any problems with falling. Yes both of those. Then she told me that the VA did not like to have patients over 65 on Temazepam more than 6 weeks! I had been taking it for 5 years!! The biggest risk is diminished ability to use short term memory (dementia). I am always careful to look at medication side effects & to research procedures that VA Drs. want to do. Mostly though I never did that in the case of this nurse because she was the facilitator of the Combat Veterans PTSD Group & prescribed all of our medication for about 20 years. I am almost weaned off Temazepam now & feel much better & sleep better. So I think I learned a valuable lesson. My Primary Care Doctor does not believe in prescribing handfuls of pills to his patients, especially pain pills. I don’t take any for the neuropathy in my hands & feet & sciatica in my back. I get acupuncture & deep tissue massage instead.
I’m thinking about Brother Big John & his wife this evening. The last I heard they are starting their treatment for CORONA VIRUS on Tuesday next week. We all hope they have a speedy recovery & return to good health. We are all pretty much in the risky age group & have other health problems that put us in the higher risk group for the virus. I stay home as much as possible, wear my mask, & social distance & I will get the vaccine in a week & a half.
That’s all from Indiana.
Zoot
Admin Reply by: raymondkoch
Thanks for the POST and information,LLRB