Oh crikey Sarge.
Sorry to hear that, it must feel overwhelming.

As many wiser Dwellars have said - one step at a time, one bite at a time, one test at a time. Much and much and much love to you.

I shouldn't whine. Things could be worse. Ref the Xanax, I have been prescribed .25 & .5 mgm in the past. Never seemed to work. the bright side. I'm trying to look on the bright side. When this tumor is gone, I might have a halfway normal life again.

thoughts are with ya big guy! take a day off, grab a fishin' pole and go catch a mess of fish. take yer mind off things for a bit anyway :)

Damn, what a great idea!! It's 75 degrees and beautiful here. Ima do that very thing.

I'm going fishing on the creekbank, and Ima leave the fishin' pole at home!! (you know, so the fish won't bother me!)

Later tater.:blunt:

Sorry to hear you are going through all that Sarge. Hang in there!

Sure, things could always be worse but doesn't mean that you don't need to let people know and talk about it. SG articulated what I would like to have thought of.

I agree with bullitt and UT especially and wish you well.

Hugs to you sarge.

And for some unsolicited advice ... ask your doc what he/she knows about beta-blockers and PTSD.

I believe this is very important. Try not to worry and keep your spirits up as well as you can. Sending lots of good thoughts your way!

i really don't understand what is going on with my body. something happened with my first deployment in oif. since then i contracted discoid lupus, had 2 bouts of sarcoma, disc compression (iba syndrome), bilateral tremors, ptsd, neuropathy, 3 rounds of pneumonia, epididydmal cysts, and a tumor on my pituatary gland. ya'll, i'm starting to think i'm not going to be around much longer. i know that is a stupid thought, but something is really wrong.

i wonder if i was exposed to some agent or chemical while doing a sensitive site exploitation

Are you in touch with other guys from your unit who are having similar problems?

maybe i'm a little tired or my grey hair is actually blonde, but what is oif?

Any exposure to DU?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium

operation iraqi liberation OIL. ermm, freedom! OIF

ah ok then. yep. i'm tired.