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Gulf War Illness
: Birth Defects?
http://www.valdezlink.com/gwv/babies-gwi.htm
Diabetes?
AVN - Avascular Necrosis
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I
AM GULF WAR VETERAN
INTERESTED IN
HEARING FROM ANYONE
SUFFERING FROM
AVASCULAR NECROSIS.
- Darryl |
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AVASCULAR NECROSIS
I am also a Gulf War
veteran with
Avascular Necrosis.
I am 32 years old
and in Jan. 2000 I
had both my hips
replaced. As of
today no one has
been able to give me
a cause for the
disease because I
haven't had any
trauma, don't take
steroids, do not
consume heavy amount
of alcohol, am not a
diver, or fit any
other profile that
put me at risk for
AVN. I would like to
hear from anyone
either suffering
from the disease or
anyone that may shed
some light on a
possible connection
between AVN and
Desert Storm.
I have had and
continue to have
other health
problems that prior
to the Gulf War were
non-existent and
still have no
explanation for any
of them. - Ray |
Shared on a
1999 discussion forum
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Maybe?
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
link
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aggressive (fast-growing) type of T-cell non-Hodgkin
lymphoma caused by the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1
(HTLV-1). It is marked by bone and
skin lesions, high calcium levels, and enlarged lymph
nodes, spleen*
, and liver. Also called
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October 2, 2000
I was cut by some
wire in Northern
Iraq. The wound
appeared to heal
normally until my
return to Germany.
Wound had scar
tissues, I went to
the field and
returned with what
appeared to be a
rash. Was treated
for a number of
things and it
appeared to be going
away, but always
returned. It has
been 10 years and I
have seen 12
doctors. Had biopsy
last week and
waiting for results.
Wound was only
initially 2 inches
and is now covering
the entire front
half of my L R leg.
Any info or ideas?
Anyone else out
there with similar
situation? Please
e-mail me.
Randy
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Karen - "feel like
this?"
Anyone in the Gulf
war experience this:
Two years ago my
son's leg mid
distance from ankle
to knee opened with
a very deep hole.
Just erupted-doesn't
remember ever
bumping it. Doctors
can't seem to take
care of it. Had
about every test
done to it. Now
wound much wider and
shallower and more
painful. Would like
to know of anyone
with similar problem
and how it was
treated. Many
thanks. Karen |
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May 9, 2000
MY HUSBAND HAS HAD A
HOLE IN HIS LEG FOR
TWO YEARS NOW. HE
HAS BEEN THROUGH SO
MUCH THERAPY, WOUND
TREATMENT, surgery
YOU NAME IT, HE'S
HAD IT. I AM CURIOUS
TO KNOW IF YOUR SON
HEALED, AND WHAT
KIND OF TREATMENTS
OR SURGERIES THAT HE
HAD. I AM DESPERATE.
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Brain Cancer
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Found on another
Discussion Forum:
"My wife was in Gulf war
and on Dec. 16 1999 she
was diagnosed with
Glioblastoma Multiforma
(Brain cancer Grade 4).
No family history of any
cancer. I am curious to
know if its is something
that GWV are diagnosed
with ...,"
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Leukemias
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Leukemia and Cancers
I WAS A SERGEANT
SERVING WITH 2ND
TANK BATTALION
DURING THE GULF WAR.
I LEFT THE MILITARY
AFTER RETURNING TO
CAMP LEJUENE , NORTH
CAROLINA WITH AN
HONORABLE DISCHARGE.
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
ACUTE MYELOGENOUS
LEUKEMIA TYPE M4
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ON SEPTEMBER OF THIS
YEAR {1999 } I WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR FROM
ANY MARINE OR
MILITARY PERSON WHO
HAS CONTRACTED
LEUKEMIA WHO
BELIEVES THAT IT IS
DESERT STORM
RELATED. I DIDNT
KNOW HOW BIG THIS
PROBLEM WAS UNTIL I
WAS DIAGNOSED.
SEMPER FI ..GOD DID
HEAL MY
CANCER..THANK GOD
!!GOD BLESS YOU
Sept 27, 1999
ARMANDO FORMER
MARINE 2ND TANK BN
MANDOSAN@AOL.COM |
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March
15,
2000 My
father,
C. Mike
McMullin,
served
during
the gulf
war with
the
475th
MASH
unit
from
Kentucky.
After
his
return
my
mother
broke
out with
a rash.
She went
to the
doctor
where he
told her
it
looked
like she
had been
exposed
to a
large
amount
of
pesticides,
which
she had
not.
Shortly
after
that she
was
diagnosed
with
AM
leukemia.
She was
treated
with
chemotherapy
and went
into
remission,
but that
didn't
last
long.
She died
February
28,
1994.
My
family
believes
that her
illness
was very
much so
related
to the
Gulf
War. My
father
is now
disabled
with
numerous
ailments,
all of
which
pertain
to GWS.
Abbie <ABBIEHARRIS@aol.com>
Abbie
Harris |
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I served with the 475th
MASH during the Gulf
War. Anyone assigned to
the Unit during that
time please contact me
at Michael D. Bivin <TwnBrother@hotmail.com> |
My name is Armando and
I
served with the 2nd tank
battalion during the
gulf war. i was
diagnosed with acute
myelogenous leukemia
type m4 in September of
this year and received
chemotherapy and much
prayer. God healed me
from the leukemia
however my doctor still
has future treatment to
deal with this type of
cancer. I feel that
since there is no
history of cancer in my
family that I did get
this cancer by high
level exposure to the
oil fires and other
things that are
connected to the gulf
war.
August 19, 1999
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acute
myelogenous
leukemia
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An
aggressive
(fast-growing)
disease
in which
too many
myeloblasts
(immature
white
blood
cells
that are
not
lymphoblasts)
are
found in
the bone
marrow
and
blood.
Also
called
acute
myeloblastic
leukemia,
acute
myeloid
leukemia,
acute
nonlymphocytic
leukemia,
AML, and
ANLL. |
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acute myeloid
leukemia
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An
aggressive
(fast-growing)
disease
in which
too many
myeloblasts
(immature
white
blood
cells
that are
not
lymphoblasts)
are
found in
the bone
marrow
and
blood.
Also
called
acute
myeloblastic
leukemia,
acute
myelogenous
leukemia,
acute
nonlymphocytic
leukemia,
AML, and
ANLL. |
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acute
nonlymphocytic
leukemia
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An
aggressive
(fast-growing)
disease
in which
too many
myeloblasts
(immature
white
blood
cells
that are
not
lymphoblasts)
are
found in
the bone
marrow
and
blood.
Also
called
acute
myeloblastic
leukemia,
acute
myelogenous
leukemia,
acute
myeloid
leukemia,
AML, and
ANLL. |
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I served in 3/2 2d
Mar.Div. in the Gulf War
and was diagnosed with
hairy cell leukemia
on January 20, 1998. Do
you have any other of
the symptoms that have
been discussed recently
in the media? I have
experienced rashes,
insomnia, muscle and
joint pain. Please
update me.
otto 12-26-1999
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hairy
cell
leukemia
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Effects on a child
September 28, 2000
Until a few months ago, I
never associated my seven
year old daughters illness
with the Gulf War. My
husband was a Marine in the
Gulf War. His unit was a LAV
unit in Kuwait. Anyway, in
1993 I became pregnant and
had a normal pregnancy. A
little while after my
daughter was born, my
husband started having
bad
stomach pains with diarrhea.
He is
tired a lot
and has dark circles under
his eyes.
My daughter seemed to always
have a cold
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or some sort of infection (No,
NOT infection - advanced
anemia)
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; however lately it seems as
though everything is going
wrong with her. She was
diagnosed with a learning
disability, ADD, Mitral
Valve Prolapse,
Irregular heartbeats (PVC),
sensitivity to odors and
noise, dark circles under
her eyes, lose of appetite,
headaches, severe stomach
pains (occasionally w/vomiting)
and some leg pains Her
spouts with stomach pains
and headaches are coming
closer together . Maybe six
times a month. Her physician
thought she had a stomach
virus that she could not
fight off; however, since
all these symptoms did not
come out until this past
year, I started to think
this is more than a
coincidence. These symptoms
have to have the same
underlying cause. So, I've
been doing some research and
found a doctor in California
who successfully treats some
GWI's. He has sent my
pediatrician a test kit
(test for mycoplasma and
other bacteria) and we are
going to send it back soon.
I hope this will be a answer
for my daughter and husband.
They both have been
through so many invasive
tests with no results.
Does anyone have any other
possible routes I should
take in finding a cure for
them. I am so scared that my
daughter has had this
growing inside of her for
seven years and no one will
be able to stop it from
getting worse. I would
really appreciate any help
you can give me. Tami
Reply regarding this
post by Margaret Diann:
"my husband started
having bad stomach pains
with diarrhea. He is tired a
lot and has dark circles
under his eyes"
For any periods of onset of
diarrhea - suspect
another exposure to a
chemical such as
2-butoxyethanol
& similar
glycol ethers
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Gulf
War Illness: Bladder, Kidneys and ANGER
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Bladder,
Kidneys, Anger
I have read
through most of the
messages on the
board, funny how so
many sound just like
what my Husband is
going through. When
he returned to
Germany from the
Gulf, he had a big
stomach, and on his
over 40 physical,
they tried to say it
was a beer gut, well
he don't drink. So
then they said well
maybe a Hernia, NOT,
finally after an MRI
they found that his
bladder was the size
of a basketball.
After draining more
than 2 liters, they
said that for some
reason his prostate
made a shelf and
caused the problem.
Still no reason for
the prostate to of
done this, in the
mean time he was
medically retired
from the Army since
he no longer had
bladder muscles and
had to self catheter
4-5 times a day, and
could not be
deployed in
unsanitized
conditions. Being an
Engr. that was like
every where they
went, unsanitized.
So, he ended up with
40% disability.
That was in 93, in
98 his left kidney
failed temporary,
still no reason for
it. Tests, MRI's
more tests more
MRI's.
Nothing could be
found to say why
this is happening.
Slowly his anger
developed.
Normally he is
pretty good at
keeping his temper
at check, normally
it would take alot
to make him go off,
but as the days,
months and years go
by, it is getting
worse. It has gotten
to the point that I
feel like I have to
walk on eggshells,
not knowing when or
if he is going to
explode. Driving
with him scares me
as he has gotten so
road raged as they
say. Don't cut him
off or pull out in
front of him, don't
beep at him, he has,
ended up following
people who have done
this, threatening to
whip their butt's,
going right up on
their bumpers,
beeping back at them
after he has gotten
behind them. I
almost am afraid to
ride with him when
we have to go
places. Sometimes it
is just a small
thing that won't
work right, a
program on the puter,
a electronic game,
whatever, he might
throw it, bang it
against the floor or
wall. Can't begin to
tell you how much I
have thrown out due
to it. I have tried
to talk to him,
telling him at least
go have it checked
out, but he says
there ain't nothing
wrong. I know that
we have been through
alot over the years,
since he came back
from the Gulf, but
it slowly started
before the other
things in our life
happened.
I have been
married to him for
over 27 yrs so I do
know him, I just
don't know what or
where I can go from
here to help him
out. Lots of times I
just shut my mouth
and go into another
room, many times I
can't shut my mouth
and do tell him that
he is being
irrational, knowing
that he just might
turn on me, hoping
not but knowing that
he could. Anyone who
can help or guide me
please do. I have
talked to a few
others who were in
his unit, some say
they are going
through the same
thing some say no.
Bless all of you
Oct 3, 2000
Patricia <Baileyral@aol.com>
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Marine Medic - lymphoma - MS - Brain
tumors
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lymphoma - multiple
sclerosis - brain
tumors
My dear friend
is a 32 year old
gulf war
veteran. He
served as a
medic with the
marine corp
during the
beginning of the
invasion.
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In January
of this year
he was
diagnosed
with
multiple
sclerosis.
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In June he
was
diagnosed
with two
frontal lobe
brain tumors (he
won't let
them do
exploratory
surgery) and
extremely
toxic levels
of mercury
in his
blood.
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The latest
diagnosis
came 3 days
ago--lymphatic
cancer.
I don't know
if it's
Hodgkin's or
non-Hodgkin's--I
went numb
after the
words
'lymphatic
cancer' and
didn't hear
much else.
Do any of you
think this is
gulf war
related? I'm not
a veteran, but I
feel in my gut
that there must
be a connection.
He's not very
informed about
this, so I've
decided to find
out everything I
can. Is it
possible for him
to get some kind
of benefits
because of this?
He's afraid of
going to a VA
hospital. Does
this sound like
a death
sentence? What
should he do
next? does he
even have a
chance? Have any
of you heard of
gulf war vets
having these
particular
illnesses? And
finally, what
can I do to help
my friend?
Oh yeah, his
wife is
determined to
get pregnant.
That sound's
like a really
BAD idea to me?
does anyone else
agree.
pissedoff
Sept 4, 2000
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soon to be deleted discussion
forum
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I don't think any
one thing can be
tied down to the gws.
a friend of mine was
probably the first
to die from it. only
then we didn't know
it was from the war.
he was a tank
commander during the
war and not 6 months
after he had
a brain tumor the
size of a golf ball.
he was a very
healthy man and
could go all day. we
were with L troop
3/2acr. The thing
that sticks out in
my mind is that he
was the man on duty
the night our alarms
went off. it was so
dark he could not
mask himself right
away he had to use
his night vision
device to alert
everyone else. I
truly feel this is
what killed him. He
gave his life for
us. black 19
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My husband is a Gulf
War vet and has had
too many problems to
list here. I was
wondering if there
are any others out
there from the 46th
combat support
hospital and the
39th engineer
battalion (combat)
who are sick. He was
a petroleum supply
specialist exposed
to jet fuel, and all
the other junk
everyone got exposed
to. He recently had
a brain tumor
removed. Also, he
was told he was
awarded the AAM
(army achievement
medal) but did not
receive it due to
something about
Clinton being signed
in etc. We have a
paper documenting it
but no one knows or
cares anything about
that. One of the
many other things
Gulf War vets are
cheated out of. I
would love to hear
from anyone who has
had tumors also.
thanks and good luck
to all.
Michelle <BHarveyM@aol.com>
August 23,
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LIVER? Enlarged Spleen?
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LIVER?
(Liver is an organ
of concern with
2-butoxyethanol) See
MSDS info
I have liver
problems associated
with my Gulf War
experience that
started in Iraq, APR
1991. Whatever got
me has done a job on
my cardiac, neuro,
gastro, and other
systems. My LFT's
(liver function
tests) have been
abnormal since then
and have proceeded
to become worse.
Additionally, I had
two liver biopsies
taken at Walter Reed
AMC, Jan 1993 and
June 2000. The first
one was
non-diagnostic and
the second one was
very abnormal. They
(VA and US Army)
have repeatedly
tested me for all
the known Hepatitis
variations and other
liver problems and
they come up normal.
I am positive for "Q
fever" or something
that reacts to the
test like "Q fever".
Also my spleen
has been chronically
enlarged
* for a
number of years.
What they did to me
/ideas: Full LFT's (SGOT/
SPGT ??), Q fever
titer test, full
Hepatitis series
(A-D), if the LFT's
are abnormal go for
CAT Scan of abdomen
to look at liver and
spleen. If LFT's are
abnormal and there
is anything, even
small, wrong with
the liver CAT Scan,
you may want to talk
with your GI Dr. ref
a liver biopsy. Stop
all Alcohol or other
drug usage, be able
to say to the Dr.s:
"ZERO Intake", that
will make things
much easier.
I'm just a retired
Army guy, but my
wife is a medical
professional. I will
have her look at
this when she gets
off shift to see if
I goofed anything up
and if she can add
anything to it. She
is the one who
actually manages my
medical care and
remembers all the
important stuff.
-Barry Kapplan
August 21, 2000
mail to:
kapplanfarm@yahoo.com
Spleen Enlarged?
Maybe red blood
cells are dying off
prematurely?
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normal
vs
enlarged
spleen
Definition
Splenomegaly
is an
enlargement
of the
spleen
beyond
its
normal
size.
Alternative
names
Spleen
enlargement;
Enlarged
spleen
Considerations
The
spleen
is an
organ
involved
in the
production
and
maintenance
of red
blood
cells,
the
production
of
certain
circulating
white
blood
cells,
and is a
part of
the
lymph
system
and the
immune
system.
Because
of its
wide
variety
of
functions,
the
spleen
may be
affected
by many
conditions
involving
the
blood or
lymph
system,
and by
infection,
malignancies,
liver
disease,
and
parasites.
PHOTOS |
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Robin
had her
spleen
and
pancreas
removed
in May,
2003 at
Mayo
Clinic
She was
hoping
to be OK
in 3
weeks,
but had
heard
nothing
until
10-17-03
Symptoms
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Suicidal
Tendencies |
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I am the
wife of a
Gulf War
veteran who
has been
have severe
problems
with
depression,
anger,
memory loss,
& several
suicide
attempts
since he
came back to
the states.
Before he
went into
this war he
NEVER had
ANY of these
problems. He
was the
positive
one, the one
who never
gave up.....
Three days
ago, my
husband
snapped &
jumped out
of a moving
car going
45mph. This
was his 3rd
attempt.
Both his
feet are
broken. He's
already had
2 surgeries.
We really
need some
names of
counselors
in Wisconsin
who can help
work through
this. I've
called the
VA on many
occasions
BEGGING them
for help. I
really do
not know
where else
to turn.
Thank you.
Michelle W
<Meesha726@aol.com>
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Suicidal
tendencies is also one
aspect of central
nervous system damage of
2-butoxyethanol
Repost
2-28-06
Other
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Donny
Richardson - Marine Master Sgt
http://www.valdezlink.com/gwv/donny.htm
Rashes - Blood in Urine
http://www.valdezlink.com/gwv/rashesbloodinurine.htm
No such thing as GWS, says study for
VA
Did you hear
that? Just because they
can't find the
commonality of ailments!
quote:
According to the
Institute of
Medicine who is
doing the research
for the VA says that
there is no such
thing as Gulf War
Syndrome because not
one person exhibits
the same symptoms.
At the same time
they say that over
30% of those who
served in the gulf
are sick. How does
that make any sense?
Click on this link
to learn more about
this report..
http://www.veteransforamerica.org/index.cfm/Page/Article/ID/7925
Look the
same? ...
if you all
had the same
exposure ... you
would
There were
4 men walking along
a beach freshly
coated in
2-butoxyethanol from
the Exxon Valdez oil
spill cleanup in
1989. They all came
down with Non
Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
They are all now
dead. SO ... it's
all in the dose,
they say
Study? Study
what happened to the
EVOS workers
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Input
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DSNurse has asked gulf war
vets &/or their families to
give input
I would like to see
2-butoxyethanol exposure/s
as a cause for military
disability
I would like to see
how the EVOS workers of 1989
with exposure to
2-butoxyethanol 'look like'
the gulf war syndrome vets
I think this is the
chemical that is the cause
of all that ails them.
Not just a couple of things
Where is Corexit in
the military today?
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Gulf War Illness
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Presumptive - Disability
Approval
To: Commissioner John
Grady and all concerned
Commissioners
Congressional Members,
Congressional Staff, and VA
staff:
After the posting on the
Disability Commission and
Dr. Brown’s statements, I
have had some questions as
to what in the world the VA
is trying to do on the
diabetes since Mr. Brown
indicated the connection to
AO was very tentative. Are
they trying to undue what is
already done and would they
have the ability or power to
go back and reevaluate a
closed and decided claim on
diabetes and/or very
possibly PTSD.
I do feel like and this is
just a gut feeling if they
do anything at all, it will
only be on IU claims with
PTSD involved. I doubt if
they can go back and then
reopen claims on diabetes.
I said I was going to
address the diabetes issue
with the Senate VAC as the
communications director
repeated the same thing to
one of our group recently as
to “how lucky he was”
that there was even a
connection to diabetes/AO
and repeated what VA’s Dr.
Brown recanted.
Just as side note, I
indicated to you that were
on the communications list
then about a year ago I had
heard distant rumblings that
diabetes “as a presumptive”
was costing the government a
ton of money and they were
looking at that real hard to
do away with the presumptive
assumptions such as diabetes
and make each case
independently decided.
The reasons were not the
diabetes per se but the
other diseases that some
doctors were concluding were
secondary to the diabetes
and then the unemployment
issues as well as the
mortality follow on widows
support from secondary
associated causes of death.
The recent Gulf War decision
by IOM that found "no
presumptive Syndrome" or as
VA likes to call it Gulf War
Illness seems to also fit
this scenario of no
presumptions for anything
for serving in a combat
theater. A combat theater
either with known toxic
chemicals at an alarming
usage rate with increased
toxicity over the normal
population forms of toxic
chemicals or the Gulf War
environment where there were
the oil fires, the enemies
stored toxic/toxin
chemicals, or our own usage
of depleted uranium shells
by the 100's of thousands
and in concentrated areas.
The only real serving in the
war theater presumption has
been the increased birth
defects on the maternal side
and that was done without
IOM. This maternal
presumption is also a double
standard as I discuss below
the Ranch Hand mandate of a
linear dose response for
those children whose fathers
served in Vietnam and must
be associated to only the
dioxin, TCDD. Of course
this the government numbers
game not facts or science
When congressman Shays asked
Dr. David Butler, Senior
Program Officer, Veterans,
and Agent Orange Reports,
Institute of Medicine,
National Academy of
Sciences, when we have to
look at what you do to
determine compensation, what
level should we be at?
Mr.
Shays.
We
just do not want to wait
until they die before we
help them.
Mr.
Chan. I understand.
But my point is that the
science doesn't quite
support that approach.
Giving them the benefit of
the doubt
Th1 cells drive the
type-1 pathway
(“cellular immunity”) to
fight viruses and other
intracellular pathogens,
eliminate cancerous
cells, and stimulate
delayed-type
hypersensitivity (DTH)
skin reactions.
Th2 cells drive the
type-2 pathway (“humoral
immunity”) and
up-regulate antibody
production to fight
extracellular organisms:
type 2 dominance is
credited with tolerance
of xenografts and of the
fetus during pregnancy.
Interesting enough some of
the conditions
Celiac disease,
hypothyroidism,
hyperthyroidism, Addison’s
disease, and pernicious
anemia are some of the most
prominent associated
diseases. How many of you
can no longer make, store,
or use Vitamin B12. How
many have had
gastrointestinal issues or
thyroid issues?
Moreover, oh by the way,
created insulin antibodies
are associated and it seems
we once again have a T-cell
mediated issue.
Naaaaa dioxins do not cause
T and B cell immune system
dysregulation - just ask our
government. Only how do
they explain all the B and T
cell cancers and not then
have immune system mediation
at many levels.
The bottom line for our
White House/DoD, Congress,
Ranch Hand, NAS/IOM, and all
the other collaborators is:
"At what level do you think Government should consider compensation? Should we have a no
shadow of a doubt? The reason why I am asking the question is I have come to the conclusion,
based on our work that we have done on gulf war illnesses, based on our review of Agent Orange,
that I have to be honest with our veterans. By the time we will know the scientific data, you are dead.
You will either have died early or you will have died in your old age in pain, but you will not get
help from the Federal Government."
Congressman Shays Ranch Hand Congressional Oversight Meeting in 2000.
http://www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com/Chas/PresumptiveExplanation.htm
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What should the
Presumptive list be?
Everything that
2-butoxyethanol could cause:
Kidney & Liver
Failure/cancers
Abnormal glandular
functioning/cancers
*
CFIDS &
approaching AIHA "The
Fatigue"
from which other ailments
pile on top
Autoimmune issues
ALS (note
link - Has an autoimmune
aspect)
Parkinson's
MS
Diabetes I & II
Brain tumors,
Soft tissue sarcomas
(including lung cancers)
even Mesotheliomas
NHL
Celiac disease,
hypothyroidism,
hyperthyroidism, any other
thyroid issues
Addison's disease, and
pernicious anemia
can no longer make, store,
or use Vitamin B12
gastrointestinal issues (Crohn's)
B and T cell cancers -
immune system mediation at
many levels
What
for the Korean Vets?
Associated Health
Conditions
Presumptively Recognized
(by the way 2-butoxyethanol
is a pesticide, a solvent, a
poison, a neurotoxin & a
teratogen chemical)
Chloracne (must occur within
one year of exposure
to Agent Orange). Yes, this
is an AO caused ailment
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Soft tissue sarcoma (other
than osteosarcoma,
chondrosarcoma, Kaposi's
sarcoma, or mesthelioma).
Why Excluded?
Hodgkin's disease.
Porphyria cutanea tarda
(must occure within one
year of exposure) This may
be an AO exposure related
condition ?
Multiple myeloma.
Respiratory cancers,
including cancers of the
lung, larynx, trachea, and
bronchus.
Prostate cancer.
Acute and subacute transient
peripheral neuropathy
(must occur within one year
of exposure and resolve
within two years of date of
onset).
Type 2 diabetes.
Chronic lymphocytic
leukemia.
Spina bifida (in some of
their children)
... other reproductive harm
should be there for ALL vets
What
for the Vietnam Vets?
*
Soft tissue sarcoma
*
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hodgkin's disease
Chloracne
(this
is from dioxin)
Porphyria cutanea tarda
(in genetically susceptible
individuals)
from ?
Respiratory cancers (lung,
larynx, trachea)
Prostate cancer
Multiple myeloma
Chloracne is a
specific acne-like skin
disorder;
PCT
is a liver disorder
characterized by thinning
and blistering of the skin
?/ on Hepatobiliary cancers,
Nasal/nasopharyngeal cancer,
Bone cancer
Female reproductive cancers
(breast, cervical, uterine,
ovarian)
Renal cancer, Testicular
cancer, Leukemia,
Spontaneous abortion, Birth
defects
Neonatal/infant death and
stillbirths, Low
birthweight, Childhood
cancer in offspring
Abnormal sperm parameters
and infertility
?/on:
Cognitive and
neuropsychiatric disorders
Motor/coordination
dysfunction
Peripheral nervous system
disorders
Metabolic and digestive
disorders
(diabetes, changes in liver
enzymes, lipid
abnormalities, ulcers)
Immune
system disorders
(immune
modulation and autoimmunity)
Circulatory disorders
Respiratory disorders
No evidence? of
Skin cancers,
Gastrointestinal tumors
(stomach cancer, pancreatic
cancer, colon cancer, rectal
cancer), Bladder cancer,
Brain tumors
They
should ALL be included
... EXCEPT
for the couple of things
that only Dioxin does
... you
have your list ...
if the odd assortment of
CFIDS is there &
autoimmune issue/s
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