It is hard to believe that twenty-one years ago this month the U.S. and coalition forces began the air campaign to liberate Kuwait. We too, were Soldiers once and young……………. I am proud to call each and every one of you my brothers and sisters who answered the call to fight what was supposed to be the “mother of all battles”. I would like to start a thread for people to report updated symptoms that either you or a loved one who is a Gulf War Veteran are now experiencing. Perhaps it would also be good to at least list your major command and anything you may be able to think of regarding any locations on the ground so as to see if there is any correlation between location and condition. I will go first:
Unit/Location:
XVIII Airborne Corps area of operation, under the 101st Airborne Division assigned to a supply unit under the coscom. Obviously Guarding City coming and going, an area that I think was called Bastogne which was about two miles east of the city of An Nuayriyah until the beginning of the air war then near a place called Rahfa . During the ground war we moved into Iraq but I couldn’t tell you where.
Medical issues within the first five years:
Immunity problems: Caught everything that came around
Ear infections
Recurring skin irritations that sometimes would cause blisters to form (mainly around wrists)
Depression/Anxiety issues
Medical Issues last five years:
Continuation of immunity problems
Continuation of depression/anxiety issues
Pain, sometimes debilitating (doctors say that they don’t believe it is arthritis) in hip joints, knees, wrists, elbows
Sleep Apnea
Regular ear and lung infections
90% (estimated) loss in sense of smell ability
Short term memory issues that I fear is gradually becoming general memory issues
Problem with reasoning/problem solving abilities sometimes
Trouble getting the right word out when communicating either written or spoken. (sometimes I just cannot find a word. Sometimes I will lose my train of thought in conversations or even sentences)
Ringing in the ears
Explosive ability to go into a rage
High liver enzyme numbers (non-drinker, only take medicine for high blood pressure and acid reflux)
Fingers sometimes lock or spasm for no apparent reason (Last several months)
I have left out things such as high blood pressure and some other things that I am quite sure of are hereditary.
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It is hard to believe that twenty-one years ago this month the U.S. and coalition forces began the air campaign to liberate Kuwait. We too, were Soldiers once and young……………. I am proud to call each and every one of you my brothers and sisters who answered the call to fight what was supposed to be the “mother of all battles”. I would like to start a thread for people to report updated symptoms that either you or a loved one who is a Gulf War Veteran are now experiencing. Perhaps it would also be good to at least list your major command and anything you may be able to think of regarding any locations on the ground so as to see if there is any correlation between location and condition. I will go first:
Unit/Location:
XVIII Airborne Corps area of operation, under the 101st Airborne Division assigned to a supply unit under the coscom. Obviously Guarding City coming and going, an area that I think was called Bastogne which was about two miles east of the city of An Nuayriyah until the beginning of the air war then near a place called Rahfa . During the ground war we moved into Iraq but I couldn’t tell you where.
Medical issues within the first five years:
Medical Issues last five years:
I have left out things such as high blood pressure and some other things that I am quite sure of are hereditary.
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