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medical seperation from the Navy
I need some help with questions about my daughter’s medical separation from the Navy. My daughter who is in "A" school at the Great Lakes Naval Base is totally clueless and doesn’t know how to advocate for herself. So I figured it couldn’t hurt to post my questions here with the hopes that someone would have the answers.
My daughter passed her physical in order to enlist in the Navy, survived boot camp then about 2 months ago she started to have pain in her upper abdomen/chest region. The navy doctor has not been able to determine what is causing her pain so she is recommending separation from the Navy.
My questions start with why didn't the dr. recommend a 2nd opinion? Of course my non-worldly 20 yr old didn't even think of asking for one. My own doctor asks her colleagues for assistance when I have had tricky health issues. Let alone...I am a veterinarian and I can't tell you how many times I have asked for second opinions on cases I am confused about and I have referred to specialist for problems out of my expertise. According to my daughter this one doctor has the power to have her separated. That is unbelievable….especially since this incompetent dr. is causing my daughter to lose her job. Also isn’t there some responsibility of the Navy to figure what is wrong with her since she wasn’t broken when I sent her to them……you broke it you bought itJ.
Does she have any recourse to fight this? To stop the separation process or contest it or if another doctor can determine the cause and treat it, can they stop the process.
My daughter needs an advocate to help her get some of these questions answered and to help her determine what questions she should be asking? She doesn’t know of any one. What about the Fleet and Family Support Center….is it a good place to start?
Also does the Navy health insurance allow them to see private physicians? Since my daughter doesn’t seem to be able to answer this question either
My daughter told me “mom don’t go all momma bear on the navy yet, let me try and figure things out”. I am ready to call the Naval base….I am sure it won’t do any good and my daughter is afraid it will make things worse for her.
I am so angry and I feel helpless to do anything to help her…..since I am 2000 miles away and of course the Navy doesn’t care what her MOM thinks. Thanks for letting me vent.
Deborah
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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If she goes out in town and sees a doctor on her own she will pay 100% for it. Sense she has more than 180 days in the Navy, she has to go through a process to be separated....they will put her on medical hold first...can be max 12 months (not up to her how long) they will see if they can fix her...if the doctors do not think they can fix her..they will separate her...if after a month they decide they can not fix her they will start the separation process. If she has not been put on medical hold yet...aka LIMDU...than she is not being processed out right now.
I would guess by your posts and she has another appt on Wedn, that she is still going to school, and they are trying to figure out what to do with her.
Yep..this sucks..it will be a waiting game...
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Permalink Reply by kraeg on
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thanks for all the added info Angie...it is very helpful for me to have a better idea of what my daughter is going through and what her options are. It seems like she is not totally knowledgeable about all of it, but it may just be me who doesn't understand and isn't knowledgeable about the Navy life.
FYI....she has been in medical hold off and on since about November.....for sprained ankle, vomiting and now this internal pain. So presently she is not in school.
Yes she has an appt with the same dr. who she didn't expect to hear from for another week or so. So I am hoping it is a good sign....I am trying to be optimistic. I just worry about my daughter, of course. And as my daughter says....she is my only child so I can focus all my love and attention on her.....of course that is a good and bad thing.:-)
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Sorry to say, but you have to just wait and see what happens..it sucks!
I will tell you to let your daughter know to get copies of all of her medical records and any x-rays, MRI, etc...that she has so she has a copy in case she does get separated. If she stays in, it is a good habit to get into anyways to keep copies of that so she has a personal medical record for the future. If you would not mind passing that on to her, please
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I gave my daughter the recommendation to obtain copies of her medical records. She appreciated the recommendation....thanks again.
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