I received a call from a Navy man 12-4 who said he was on a
ship in 1998 heading to the Gulf when he came down with many 'Gulf
War Syndrome' symptoms: chronic fatigue; poor memory, headaches,
sore muscles/joints, depression, tremors in hands/legs, no
appetite, urine was light brown - sort of amber back then... not
the normal color; dehydrated, couldn't be alert & wide awake
in the daytime, but couldn't sleep at night either, etc. It was
noteworthy that the ship's hospital seemed to be always full; but
he didn't know what other shipmates' symptoms were.
He said recently a neurologist turned him down flat, saying
that he couldn't give any meds for his symptoms. In fact some of
the tests the military had given him already were regulated, and
he couldn't order the same as a civilian doctor. AND since it
wasn't an illness with an accepted diagnoses, he could not help at
all.
This navy man did not know what to do. I shared, that yes, some
of the info I had was factual, as to what 2-butoxyethanol did, and
some studies, but that it needed more study.
He lived near Dr. Rea; so I would think that would be one
person to help him check further, and that an expert in blood and
in the glandular systems would also be a step in the right
direction.
Basically he expressed concerns about the Anthrax vaccine. I
said, it sounded like that could cause some harm, too, however,
the 2-butoxyethanol is known to cause the symptoms he had
mentioned.
He said they used CLP for cleaning guns. It was the ONLY
approved military gun cleaner. And, oh yes, there was a vat that
only metal parts were put in called the Parts' Washer. He didn't
know what solvent that used.
www.valdezlink.com/gws_too_much_chemicals.htm
American
Gulf War Veterans Association
Valdez/Gulf
War Chemical Exposures