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Skriven 2007-10-29 07:21:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av SEAN DENNIS
Ärende: VA Facilities
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On 10-03-07 SEAN DENNIS Scribbled to DAVE DRUM about heat levels

SD> DD> Something is seriously wrong at your VA facility then. My former
SD> DD> housemate and (still) friend, Don just had 10 inches of
SD> DD> cancerous bowel  removed at the VA hospital in Danville, IL. 

SD>No, it's because he has cancer.  I don't.  My illness is not
SD>considered "life threatening", although I'm considered at a high risk
SD>of having a heart attack.  This is the standard procedure at nearly
SD>every VA facility I've been to (and I've been to a few).  It's just
SD>overloaded, understaffed and not enough money to go around.  It's
SD>nothing against the people.  IIRC, the VA hospital here sees over
SD>50,000 veterans a year.  I could, if I wanted to, go to my old VA
SD>facility, but it's a six hour drive each way to visit. :P

It's called triage

SD>My doctor I see normally has a three month waiting period, but I was
SD>able to finally see her on the 17th.  Tomorrow, though, I get to go
SD>to the vascular lab.  Sounds like a load of fun.

SD> DD> 10 days from colonoscopy to surgery. And only three days to get
SD> DD> the c- scope scheduled. The food wasn't great (according to him)
SD> DD> but, the place  was clean (more so than other VA facilities I
SD> DD> have been in), the staff  friendly and competent, and the
SD> DD> croakers, while mostly not English as a  first language people,
SD> DD> expert and caring.

SD>Again, he had cancer and that accelerated the process greatly.  I
SD>have spent time in the VA hospital here as an inpatient-when my wife
SD>and I were still dating online, I'd flown down here to spend time
SD>with her and wound up spending it in the hospital for having one heck
SD>of a case of pnemonia. :/

We also have a "Vet Center" in one of the local hospitals - run by the 
state Department of Veteran's Affairs - which acts as an auxiliary to 
the VA facilities. They do routine testing, non-critical care, etc. 
And, even though we are the Capitol City for Illinois - we are not a 
major metro area. Spring-A-Leak is 110K. The metro area might stretch to 
175K in population.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Shrimp, Crab, And Oyster File' Gumbo
 Categories: Emeril, Seafood, Stews, Shellfish, Crab
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      2 tb Olive oil
    1/2 c  Chopped onions
    1/2 c  Chopped celery
    1/4 c  Chopped green bell peppers
    1/4 c  Chopped red bell peppers
      1 tb Salt
      1 ts Fresh black pepper
    1/2 c  Peeled, seeded, and chopped
           - tomatoes
      2 tb Minced garlic
      1 tb Minced shallots
      2 qt Fish stock
      6    Blue claw crabs, broken in
           - half
    1/2 ts Crystal hot sauce
      3 tb File powder
    2/3 c  Cold water
      6    Bay leaves
      1 ts Fresh minced oregano
      1 ts Fresh thyme leaves
      2 tb Rustic Rub
    1/2 lb Peeled medium shrimp
      1 c  Shucked fresh oysters; with
           - their liquid
      4 c  Cooked long-grain white rice
           - warm
    1/4 c  Chopped green onions
           Loaf of crusty bread
 
  In a large pot over high heat, add the oil. When the pan is smoking
  hot, add the onions, celery, green peppers, and red peppers, saute
  for 1 minute.
  
  Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes, garlic, and shallots
  and saute, for about 4 minutes. Stir in the stock, and add the gumbo
  crabs, Crystal hot sauce, bay leaves, oregano, and thyme. Bring the
  liquid up to a boil, about 8 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium.
  Dissolve the file powder in the cold water and add directly into the
  hot stock. Season with Rustic Rub, continue simmering for 15 minutes.
  Skim the impurities from the top of the gumbo, turn the heat to high,
  and cook for five minutes. Fold in the shrimp and oysters and reduce
  the heat, simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. To assemble,
  ladle the gumbo into the oversized bowl and top with the rice.

  Garnish with the green onions and the crusty bread.
  
  Yield: 8 servings
  
  Recipe downloaded from www.emerils.com
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 01 MAY 2002
  
  From Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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