Symptoms of 'the flu' causing Chemical   ... perchance 2-butoxyethanol exposure in some fashion should be suspected for sudden onset of health issues, often starting with gall bladder surgery or gall bladder pancreatitis   FATIGUE?  Short Term memory Loss? a personality change?? ... recall a FLU just prior to them starting up? Could I speak with you about this, if so?

Also ask docs to see if Korean Vets have same health issues as vets from other eras ... if it is a common chemical of harm:

Doctors do not know what the fatigue of CFS, FM, CFIDS is

If caused by 2-butoxyethanol aka Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether it is AIHA or IMHA

a flu or an ongoing cough or some new symptoms back then?

What other symptoms do you have?

At any rate, the flu-causing chemical would cause many things. It it was exposure to 2-butoxyethanol you would have red blood cell fatigue (not often found by doctors except in the most extreme cases) Ask your doctor to have the lab tech LOOK at the red blood cells and gather all possible info on them. (Fragility of membranes? 'Bites out of them?' Spikes on them? jpg)

This same chemical causes autoimmune central nervous system issues of which sleep is one

• Chills (advanced anemia) 'shivering'    (chills?)  Chills?  Chills?
• Fatigue
• Pale color
• Shortness of breath
• Rapid heart rate * *
• Yellow skin color (jaundice)
• Dark urine (indicative of blood in urine - never dismiss this! Stop exposure immediately!)
• Red blood cells that are small-sized
• Enlarged spleen *
• Elevated RDW? 
• RBC 'sticking together?'
• Fragility of RBC membranes? 
• Elevated 'retic ratio' only at 2.5 days after 'flu' Compensated
• VERY HIGH White Blood Cell Counts (advanced anemia) *

These are symptoms of hemolytic anemia - what this chemical is said to cause.  

Check your blood tests *

(AUTOIMMUNE?)

Loose your temper easily?

Central Nervous System * damage

(partial list of clues for this)

• Short term memory loss
• Difficulty concentrating
• Personality changes to 'grumpy' - Extreme Irritability
• Difficulty sleeping at night - Sleep apnea? Narcolepsy in the opposite extreme?
• All the time Depression
• Suicidal Tendencies
• Mimics true psychiatric disorder 
• (PTSD)

May affect multiple other body systems & organs

Hormones out of range - Suspect autoimmune hypothalamus

and which I think there is widespread application 

 

Those with CFIDS should fill in the checklist ... for 'the pattern' *

if you have it, ... share with your doctor/s

Check these basics *

Some Observations shared with doctors

2-butoxyethanol

- Blood in urine & small-sized RBCs are clues to its harm

- Wildrose asks some 'right now' questions