Posted by Kirk M on 06 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Life as a veteran
So it’s finally over. The last Special Programs exams at the VA for this increase in disability compensation from my current 70% rating to 100% due to “unemployability” are finished; I had the last two today. The only thing left to do now is to wait for the VA to make the final decision, August [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 31 May 2008 | Tagged as: Life as a veteran
Man, I feel bloody awful!
Isn’t that a great way to start a post?
Unfortunately it’s true enough. I had a massive flare up of that service related problem in my gut last week (GERD and the effects thereof) and it’s taken this long not to get any better. It can quit it any time now I [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 22 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Life as a veteran
I woke up a with my insides hanging out a couple morning’s ago and it’s taken me this long to tuck them back in and staple myself shut again. The pain killers have finally taken affect to the point where I can begin posting once more.
Oh, alright, my insides weren’t really hanging out but it [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 11 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Life as a veteran
So what about yesterday’s VA trip? Well, I’ll tell ya’…
I went down to see my provider whom I call young Dr. Young. He’s an intern from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center just like all our other interns we have at the VA which in this case means a youngish married male with the perpetual smile plastered across [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 21 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Life as a veteran
Okay, so I’m back. Now let’s make a long, bumpy (the ride) story rather…well…as long as it needs to be.
In 1981 someone dropped their end of a piece of rather large equipment and I ended up with a somewhat broken back–meaning I could still walk…after a fashion…with a lot of gritting of teeth. But because [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 20 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Life as a veteran
I’m taking a rather urgent trip to the VA to find out about this, that and the other thing especially the other thing. I could be gone a couple of days and if I am, keep the faith and I’ll see you when I get back.
Well, you know what I mean. Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 14 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Firefox/Thunderbird, Life as a veteran
For the longest time now I have been taking a medication called Nortriptyline which, if taken at normal dosages (75mg to 125mg), is used as an anti-depressant. However, when taken at very low dosages (10mg) it becomes a very effective pain killer for those who suffer from chronic pain–like me. Unfortunately as time went on [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 14 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Life as a veteran
For those of you that are wondering how the situation is going with Karen Putz and Steak ‘n Shake, make sure you take a look at her follow up post above that brings things up to date. I recommend also reading Liz Fuller’s write up on the incident and subsequent interview with Karen since [...] Read more »
