Lyme Disease Support Group

At no time during the tick removal were we privied to any information about the disease. True Lymes was a known factor to tick bites, but we were led to believe we weren't in areas of infection.

In my time and over the years since the mass spread of this disease I've learn other wise.

How many of our Veterans are carriers of this disease?

How many of our Veterans don't know they've got this disease?

And what is the VA/Government going to do, about this being covered up this many years.

I feel bad, being in the medical field for this long and not having all the fact to pass on to my Marines and to other military personnel in areas that are in fact Tick infested and spreaders. And this discussion should also include military memebers families.

Now don't feel bad about not being able to convey to your marines the potential danger they were possibly exposed to.

You could only perform with the knowledge you had at the time.

It is a shame the truth of this matter is concealed from people of all walks of life.

They say you can only make a person believe what they want to believe. My VA doc is pissed that I went off my statins (117ldl)and doesn't see any evidence of a lyme infection or any need for all my meds.

I hope she's the exception. All the facts are there, and I only shared them so maybe they would wake up a little and help someone else. I told one DR that it wasn't right that I had to figgure it out myself and asked him about all the people who are unable to connect the dots themselves. He was listening.

My wife, also a vet, isn't saying a word to them about hers and didn't think it wise for me to bring it to their attention, but I feel someone has to.

Dave

I agree, having worked in the medical field for the Military, sever neglect goes on but what most civillains don't know is that when we are serving, we are military property & we are not allowed to sue Military Drs. for any neglect.

And yes I do still wonder about the Marines I treated. Myself I've been bitten an never exposed. Thank you God. Just watching my wife is enough for me.

And about knowledge. The military still operates in a shroud of darkness when it comes to this disease. All branches from what I heard. This is a very bad deal for our men and women in uniform.

Thanx

Post edited by: tscaf2000, at: 07/18/2012 05:50 PM

Spent some time at Fort Sam. "Goat Lab" Felt odd being the only sailor on an Army Base. But I dropped with the best of them.

I started copying my medical record after my second enlistment. Actually it was at the advice of my Commanding Officer, that I worked for. I was the CO's driver at the Naval Hospital I was assigned too. If I can offer any advice to a military member. Copy your Medical / Personnel Records yearly. What information gets taken out when you End you Obligated Service is mind boggeling. Yet your complete record goes to an archive to be lost forever.

And yes we were all crash test dummies for the military. God only knows the junk I have floating in my body.

Thanks for your relpy

The military is very aware of Lyme and what it can do but like other things they dont want us to know they have (I believe) been part of the coverup for this disease

Thanks for the service . I have a cousin in the Navy and a nephew in the Air Force. My husband is a VN Vet and they are still denying exposure to agent orange for those stationed in Thailand. He worked on the planes that delivered the agent.

Very frustrating when dealing with the government Again thanks for your service

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