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Trump2024 19 points ago +20 / -1

Curious, why did you take the covid tests?

I was in the ER at the VA both times, roughly 3 weeks apart. It's required to allow them to test. Both times I got the "shove the plastic swab to the backside of your brain" test.

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ColoRobo 19 points ago +19 / -0

Why do they shove the swab so far up your brain if supposedly your mere existence is a super spreader?

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Trump2024 13 points ago +14 / -1

To keep you in line and uncomfortable. "ARRRRGH, I don't want that stuck into my brain again I'd better submit and wear a mask always!"

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LurkNoMore 4 points ago +5 / -1

Odd, I was in the Dallas VA hospital during the height of covid and never got tested. In for appendicitis

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Trump2024 1 point ago +2 / -1

I don't know why that would be. Maybe they were running low on testing kits?

Thank you for your service, Fren!

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LurkNoMore 2 points ago +2 / -0

I could be on deaths doorstep and I swear I will never go back. Did a detailed post about it here way back when. They shut down the majority of the hospital to make room for covid patients, of which they had two, in recovery.

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LurkNoMore 1 point ago +1 / -0

Good thing they furloughed all the English speaking nurses, though. Kept all the Hindi ones. I’m so done with Dallas.

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Trump2024 0 points ago +1 / -1

I'm sorry to hear you had such a bad experience. I've been going to the VA for 20+ years and have had several surgeries through them. I've almost always had extraordinary care. The ER visit I had a several weeks ago was pretty bizarre with people wearing the moon suits but the one where I went 2 weeks ago was smooth. Only a few people wearing the full blow up suit and the majority wearing only a surgical mask. I asked the nurse about it and she said it was up to the individual but their opinion was the Covid thing was done and over.They hadn't had a positive test come back in several weeks and hadn't had a Covid patient staying overnight or longer in over a month. This was info from an ER nurse and it's possible she was wrong but I had seen her in the past and always flirt her up so we have a pretty straight conversation like hanging out with a friend in a bar. She said most of her colleagues think it's a scam at this point but they still need to play the game.

I hope you are all healed up, brother.