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Old 08-16-2025, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Lottoguy View Post
This was never a problem until year started in 2025. The people working inside the VA will tell you the same thing.
Since 2019 an VA appointment for injections has been 2-5 months for us. Only one employee that does the actual procedure. However can go to Gainesville in less than a month. After 30+ years of doing the same in office procedures, we never scheduled, just as the patient needed to prolong the end results of total, or partial. Drug company and insurance mandates the frequency.

My guess it 8 patients are scheduled on the days the employee is working. When he calls off, you get bumped to the next availability. They must have a half day scheduled and put cancellation in those spots.

At one point I actually joked and asked for the meds for self injection.. It didn’t go over well
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