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happyman
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:52 am Post subject: medical issues |
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Hello to all!
Am new here, so not familar as to what is what, but i have a few health issues and wonder if they are possibly from my service in the navy.
What i have is, severe osteoporosis, ostroarthuritis,degenerative bone,and disc disease. exagerated curvature of the spine. kyfosis i think its called. they also seen sometnhing that made them want to check me for mutiple myoloma! this was in 04. since then i have finally recieved my social security disability. filed with the VA a couple years ago and , i guess i don't have anything that is related to service time.Did three tours to nam regardless. was in the tonkin gulf and tied up to the peir in danang acojple times and dropped anchor a couple times there too a few feet from the shore line.. was on the last tour dropping the anchor and shooting thousands of 5" 54 rounds 24/7 very cery close to shore. i understand from a sailor that was atationed in da nang that that area was the most heavily infested agent orange water there is or was.. i have no cancer yet, thank goodness. but all the other issues i understand may have been caused by the toxic atmosphere of the ships?, i was on. was in the navy from feb of 1966 - nov 1969 and like i said did three trips to nam. oh yeah also when the poeblo was was captured we went to korea for a few days to with a group of other ships. sorry bout the spelling and what not but you get the idea.. thanks
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happyman
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:13 am Post subject: Re: medical issues |
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| happyman wrote: | Hello to all!
Am new here, so not familar as to what is what, but i have a few health issues and wonder if they are possibly from my service in the navy.
What i have is, severe osteoporosis, ostroarthuritis,degenerative bone,and disc disease. exagerated curvature of the spine. kyfosis i think its called. they also seen sometnhing that made them want to check me for mutiple myoloma! this was in 04. since then i have finally recieved my social security disability. filed with the VA a couple years ago and , i guess i don't have anything that is related to service time.Did three tours to nam regardless. was in the tonkin gulf and tied up to the peir in danang acojple times and dropped anchor a couple times there too a few feet from the shore line.. was on the last tour dropping the anchor and shooting thousands of 5" 54 rounds 24/7 very cery close to shore. i understand from a sailor that was atationed in da nang that that area was the most heavily infested agent orange water there is or was.. i have no cancer yet, thank goodness. but all the other issues i understand may have been caused by the toxic atmosphere of the ships?, i was on. was in the navy from feb of 1966 - nov 1969 and like i said did three trips to nam. oh yeah also when the poeblo was was captured we went to korea for a few days to with a group of other ships. sorry bout the spelling and what not but you get the idea.. thanks
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i forgot to mention that i also have fibromyalgia and cronic fatique . sorry bout that
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Tcloud44
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: Handyman |
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What Ship were you on???
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happyman
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Handyman |
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| Tcloud44 wrote: | What Ship were you on???
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was on the USS Preble DLG 15 for the 66-67 cruise and then went again for a 68 curise too then was transferred to the USS Richard S Edwards DD 950 for the if i reacll correct the last part of 68-69 cruise. we were on the plane guard for just a handfull of days as one shiop had issues and other than that we were off the coast moistlu Da Nang area i think dropping anchor and lots of support 24/7 handled lots of ammo also.
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Tcloud44
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Thanks I was on DDG20 and I think a DLG is bigger. Sorry its been a long time. Anyway we were in the harbor on Friday the 20th 1967 for a Tug escort. Do you have any pics???
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happyman
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| Tcloud44 wrote: | Hey Thanks I was on DDG20 and I think a DLG is bigger. Sorry its been a long time. Anyway we were in the harbor on Friday the 20th 1967 for a Tug escort. Do you have any pics???
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what was the name of the ship?? |
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