I have been doing a lot of research lately on the internet to get
answers on Gulf War Syndrome. I served one tour in Afghanistan on 02
and 2 in Iraq 04 and 05. SInce coming home in December I started
showing odd health problems. It all came to a peak in July when it
felt like I was having a heart attack. Being 29 and in excellent
shape I was freaked out and confused. Since that time my health has
deteriorated. Everyday I am having chest pains, difficulty breathing,
muscle and joint pains, and fatigue. I also was experiencing
difficulty with balance and falling over.. that also got worse. Two
weeks ago I completely passed out and then a week ago I started
having all out seizures. The two times I have been to the ER the docs
just look at me like i am retarded. I have been trying to get into
the VA to see a doc but that has been a joke and from what I seen
recently they dont want to support us vets either. I found a Dr.
Garth Nicolson on the internet. He has been doing research on GWS
since the original war. I started corresponding with him and he gave
me alot of information showing that a lot of time GWS is a microbial
bacterial infection in the mycoplasm family. I took all this research
to my doctor and he finally seemed to be concerned. I have an
appointment tomorrow to do an EEG for the seizures and then my family
doc is going to do the blood work and have it sent to Dr. Nicolson. I
was never ill before serving so this has been a real scary time for
me. I work as a field tech for Tmobile and driving is a vital part of
my job so I am worried now with the seizures I am going to lose my
license. I am hoping that the information I have provided can help
someone and also someone can help me that knows more. My goal is to
get healthy again. here is a link showing the research of Dr.
Nicolson.. http://www.immed.org/illness/gulfwar_illness_research.html

One other thing I would like to know is whether I should join the DAV
or the American Legion or both?? can someone please guide me in the
right direction??