Reply To: Chemical exposures and MG

[Community Member]

I was an infantry grunt , always in the field for 11 months before being medevac’d out. We routinely humped through the oily jungle knowing and watching on occasion the mist of “defoliant” being  dispersed like crop dusters from the sky.

I was diagnosed with melanoma in 2004 on my right scapula area then metastasized to the nodes in my right axilla in 2008. After multiple surgeries and interferon alpha treatments things seem to be in check. Neuropathy worsened.

My MG was diagnosed in May of 2020. I am currently taking Pyridostigmine and Azathioprine through the V.A..

It seems like with so few cases of MG actually being brought to the attention of the V.A. they get passed over. With that said I hope the silent cases of Viet Nam Vets with MG come forward to let them know we would appreciate being heard.

M. Kristo

 

 

 

 

 

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