va hosp and hep c

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

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skunk
Registered: 07/28/09
Posts: 2
07/30/09 #1
i found out in 2001 i had hep.c and at one time had hep b. around 1995 i had a series of g.i. tests done ,colonoscopy, endoscopy and several other tests.i had these tests done and they did remove some polyps. what i am wondering is was i at risk for exposure during these tests say around that time period.
i have had hiatial hernia and tubes with camera were put in and samples taken in my abdomen.
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NOD
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Registered: 11/22/08
Posts: 654
08/15/09 #2
You would have a really hard time proving that one in court. It would come under 38USC1151 and the hurdle to get over is proving that the facilities were unsanitary. You have to catch them in the act or prove that others were infected with the same diseases at the same time. If you can prove that, you have a case. Nod
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skunk
Registered: 07/28/09
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08/15/09 #3
thanx i did not think i had much of  a case and i do believe the hosp i go to is a pretty good one . they seem to know what they are doing.
i just thought maybe the instruments they used would be universally flawed and be the culpret.
but i guess that would be kind of like the jet gun thing.
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NOD
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08/16/09 #4
I’m sure the instruments/(the butt tractor)are quite modern and were cleaned to the best of the ability of the idiot who didn’t read the instructions. That I will believe. VA is a stand up place to go for medical. That I strongly believe. They are stretched to the max to provide us with what we need. The fellows that work there are fairly devoted to helping us. After 2 + months in the Seattle VAMC with a bunch of problems, I met just about everyone that worked on the 3rd floor. They are wonderful people and would cut off their left nut for you. I met about 3 or 4 buttheads who were bound and determined to look at their glass as being half-empty. You can’t rearrange that kind of thinking unless you have a shrink and 10 empty years on your hands. But 3 or 4 out of 300 or 400 are very low odds. I suspect you’ll find it’s worse in private hospitals. Most of the nurses had served in the services and felt some kind of empathy for you. Some were combat medics-why they’d come back for more eludes me, but the devotion to duty is enough to bring tears to your eyes. Witness mine. Rest assured that any time they stick something in you, the risk of infection goes up 1000%. You can’t go through life worried about getting your hands dirty, Skunk. Be a big tough Vet and you’ll get respect. Shoot, Vets stand head and shoulders above all those wanna be wusses who wished they’d been one of the Few. Nod
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