Information Regarding our Veterans: VA Black Hills Health Care System - Fort Meade Campus
Contact information for VA Black Hills Health Care System - Fort Meade Campus is 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741 Phone: (605) 347-2511 or (800) 743-1070.
Do you fit the description below? If so, you may want to consider getting tested for exposure to asbestos. Read each of the subsequent items for the main characteristics of those who may be at risk for asbestos exposure:
- Those with breathing problems
- Those with protracted exposure to asbestos
- Individuals who think they have had extended exposure to asbestos
- Immediate family members of people who have worked in asbestos-related vocations, even if the person who worked with asbestos has no obvious signs of exposure or irregular breathing patterns
Certain illnesses have been linked to asbestos exposure: Asbestosis (a serious, chronic, non cancerous fibrous hardening and scarring of the lungs), mesothelioma (a cancer of the thin membranes lining the thoracic and abdominal cavities and surrounding internal organs), pleural plaque and thickening (scarring of the lining of the lung) and lung cancer. Certain specific signs of asbestos-related diseases are coughing, coughing blood, shortness of breath, chest pain and weight loss. Unfortunately, the detectable symptoms of asbestos exposure can appear up to 25 years after primary exposure. Annual or even semi-annual asbestos detection tests are recommended.
Don't be afraid to question your doctor about your health.It is vital that the other testing is an x-ray (side and front view of your chest.) Further tests may include a pulmonary function test, blood work, a CT scan and/or biopsy. Doctors sometimes speak a language unintelligible to the layman. Weitz & Luxenberg is a proponent of the idea that all those who have participated in the U.S. Armed orces should receive the services they deserve. This includes compensation for life-threatening diseases such as mesothelioma.
Dealing with mesothelioma can be trying. Weitz & Luxenberg can help reduce some of the hardship by providing you with a free case evaluation. Your first step is to fill out the form below.
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