At What Age Did Your Injuries And Illnesses Start?

[retiredat44]

at what age did your injuries and illnesses start? Also, did your injuries and or illnesses start on active duty?

MY injuries and illnesses started around the age of 22 (on active duty). By the time I reached 35 yrs old I lost the ability to hold a job and work full time... not long after I became housebound and bedridden...

I am just very curious how long people worked and had good health, until their health was bad and screwed up their lives..

[john999]

Many of us had difficult childhoods and that is why we joined the military. It is a bad reason to join because the military is not interested in your problems only your ability to do your duties under stressful conditions like war. If you crack-up they just get another body to take your place. I wish I had felt a reason to do more besides craving for adventure. That craving usually disappears the first time you realize people are trying to kill you and that you won't be missed.

[Pete53]

Sometimes what is considered a rough childhood is pretty much what most kids go through. In fact as I look at the pressure put on my grand children I wonder how they will turn out but even abused kids can grow up to be good people.

When asked by VA I always told them that my childhood was ok just like most of my friends and that was the truth.

[rdnkjeeper]

Like most I had a rough childhood. I joined the Marines after HS because I couldn't be like Dad and join the Army. I felt I didn't have a choice in going into the military because my family couldn't afford college and there weren't many jobs in my area. About 4 or 5 months before I got out I hurt my back. When I was out processing the Doc told me that if I made a fuss about my back I would be in for at least another 2 years while they figure everything out. I wanted out so I said I'll deal with the VA, what a mistake that was! Only had x-rays for years, it was almost 12 years before they gave me an MRI. Hind sight is always 20/20. I should have gone to a private doctor to get it fixed. Anyway I have a bunch of herniated and bulging discs in my neck and back. Working sucks big time, they don't realize what it is like trying to work with a bad back.

[Guest]

To make a very long story short, I think I have been having breathing, sinus and stomach problems ever since the gas chamber in basic training. I was about 19 years old and my conditions have just gotten worst. Keep in mind that everyone is an individual and something that may make one person sick may not make someone else sick.

Edited June 18, 2011 by pete992

[Pete53]

Pete992

Brother a light just went on with your last post. Not only the chamber but they gassed us when they put us out in the desert a couple of times.I have had allergies and asthma starting with basic.

[cooter]

When I was in basic at Ft. Ord Cal. in 71 about 2 days after going thru the gas chamber someone set off a tear gas device in the ventilater system for the building. lol What a mess it was trying to get out of the building blinded and bumping into everyone else trying to get out. I still think it was one of the Smokies.