Paul

Thank you for the article. I am finding more and more research regarding my illnesses, yet no suggestions on where and how to be treated.

A woman contacted me regarding chemical exposure in Saudi which resulted in pretty much all of my illnesses. They are linked with mycoplasma infections that are treatable with a long term combined antibiotic protocol. ( I will forward her email to you.)

This is what I have tried...on my own with a private doctors assistance. I started this treatment twice, both times resulting in severe uncontrollable pain for which the level of pain medication provided to me by the VA would not help ease one bit.

When bringing this information to the VA hospital in DC, they told me they could not justify treating this condition and would not provide me with the antibiotics. Therefore I had to stop my treatment because I could no longer afford the medication and suppliments needed to maintain a safe amount of good bacteria in my system.

I brought documentation, from the VA website, stating this mycoplasma infection was caused in soldiers during the timeframe I was deployed. I also brought the treatment protocol information........but they would not do anything to help me.

If you have any suggestions of how I can get proper healthcare I would appreciate it.

I am very frustrated. My VA and SS disability cases are going on 5 1/2 years now. I have no money, no place to live, and no healthcare other than massive amounts of medications I receive from the VA.

I am still in Georgia looking into housing down here. I am about to contact the local vet center to set up an appointment. I will also be contacting the local church to see if there is temporary housing available for displaced vets and or volunteer assistance in possibly renovating part of my brothers basement into a bedroom for me.

Thanks

Kelly

--- On Tue, 5/6/08, Paul Lyons <dstorm_vet_101st@...> wrote:

From: Paul Lyons <dstorm_vet_101st@...>
Subject: [dsjf] Fwd: All --Was going thru some files...
To: dsjf@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 8:09 AM

Note: forwarded message attached.

...& saw on VA Letterhead , a statement Where Former VA Secretary Princippi gave a news Brief regarding Chemical Exposures...that occured in the Gulf War. But why did he not also mention any Biological exposures, as well?

 

The reason I openly ask this, is because, when citing one of my bonified VA ratings, it states that I am quote a "Biological Casualty -- Gulf War Incurred." unquote...go figure...

 

 

 

 

Paul Lyons,

President

Desert Storm Justice Foundation, Inc.

www.dsjf.org

 

jagmedic_us <jagmedic_us@...> wrote:

Does this mean this Committee
will have townhall meetings outside
of washington dc ??

Will see if any of 135,000 gulf war vets are
well enough to travel to their meeting?

Jagmedic

--- In gulflink@yahoogroup s.com, "Kirt Love" <kirt@...> wrote:
>
> Advisory Committee on Gulf War
> veterans members - correction
>
> Despite my best efforts to be careful I made a typo mistake
> with "Daniel Pinedo". Of which I apologize most profusely.
>
> I had spelled it Pindeo which was a transposition of the
> "E" 2 places. At least I hope I can be forgiven on this.
>
> Oh well, at least I caught myself before somebody else
> waved it at me.
>
> Sincerely
> Kirt P. Love
> Director,
DSBR
>
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
------------
>
>
> Advisory Committee on Gulf War veterans members
> Chairman
> ------------ ---
> Charles Cragin
>
> Members
> ------------ --------- --------- -------
> Martha Douthit
> Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H.
> Mark Garner
> Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.P.H.
> John Hart, M.D.
> William Jones ( Rusty )
> Kirt Love
> Daniel Ortiz
> Daniel Pinedo
> Thomas Plewes
> Valeria Randall
> Edward R. Reese ( Randy )
> Steve Robertson
>