 October 5, 2011; 11:33 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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| Agent Orange & Myasthenia GravisI was a USAF Dog Handler in Thailand. I am 40% disabled from exposure to herbicides/agent orange. I also have myasthenia gravis which is an autoimmune disease. Before an illness be a presumptive illness linked to AO there has to be a significant number of cases reported to the VA Healthcare system. What I am asking is that if you were exposed to Herbicides/Agent Orange and have myasthenia gravis please contact me at jbjgarcia@msn.com The VA is currently considering kidney cancer based on the number of cases being reported by veterans who were exposed to AO/Herbicides.
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December 27, 2011; 14:04 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 20
| re: Agent Orange & Myasthenia GravisMyasthenis Gravis has returned and left me partially blind. I will look into its relationship to Agent Orange. Thank you for bringing this up. My doctors at the VA have given me little or nothing to go on regarding its origin, treatment and alternative medications just that they don't want me on steroids too long so they don't want to increase my doses. Meanwhile, I remain with my vision progressively getting worse and breathing becoming more difficult.Thank you for bringing this subject up and really, I would like to hear from more MG sufferers as I only know you and a high school friend who have this rare disorder.
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