Comments on: U.S. Vietnam War Soldiers and Malaria http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:12:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ron addington http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-187923 ron addington Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:57:38 +0000 #comment-187923 1967 spent 47 days in hospital in country with malaria. suffered with malaria, lost 30 some pounds. was not told anything about further treatment. note 17 years later diagnoised with hepotitus{ later test showed i never never has hepotitus a,b or c}. 18 years later lost spleen unknown reason enlarged at time. last year june 2009 liver trants plant michael de bakey hospital houston tx. if you have information to assist me in receiving financial benefits i need it. va debating that malaria lays dorment for decades, denies liver and cancer..i am 63 can not start over at this point. difficult to work and consentrate old business requires me to go into peoples house and collect data for large retail company.. ron addington 850 499-8040 1967 spent 47 days in hospital in country with malaria. suffered with malaria, lost 30 some pounds. was not told anything about further treatment. note 17 years later diagnoised with hepotitus{ later test showed i never never has hepotitus a,b or c}. 18 years later lost spleen unknown reason enlarged at time. last year june 2009 liver trants plant michael de bakey hospital houston tx.

if you have information to assist me in receiving financial benefits i need it. va debating that malaria lays dorment for decades, denies liver and cancer..i am 63 can not start over at this point.

difficult to work and consentrate old business requires me to go into peoples house and collect data for large retail company.. ron addington 850 499-8040

]]> By: Ron Nottage http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-175238 Ron Nottage Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:19:11 +0000 #comment-175238 I had severe case of Malaria while in Da Nang in 970 while in the US Marines I had Maklaria it was so bad they had to fly me out to the red cross ship USS Sancitary I was put into a bath tub of ice water because my temperture was 106F I was so bad i lost and couldnt even see straight. Does any body there in Da Nang have any other of the same situation happen t o them. I to was awarded 10% disability but never a dime i went to Long Beach VA hospital and file my case I never recieved an benefit and now I also am seeking other problems related to Malaria and PTSD. Does any body happen to have any ,ilitary records that sate anything of or if they had Malaria while in Da Nang 1970, I was in in 1st Division Recon battalion A company my email address is rknottage@gmail.com please contact me if you have any info Thanks USMC Recon man I had severe case of Malaria while in Da Nang in 970 while in the US Marines I had Maklaria it was so bad they had to fly me out to the red cross ship USS Sancitary I was put into a bath tub of ice water because my temperture was 106F I was so bad i lost and couldnt even see straight. Does any body there in Da Nang have any other of the same situation happen t o them. I to was awarded 10% disability but never a dime i went to Long Beach VA hospital and file my case I never recieved an benefit and now I also am seeking other problems related to Malaria and PTSD. Does any body happen to have any ,ilitary records that sate anything of or if they had Malaria while in Da Nang 1970, I was in in 1st Division Recon battalion A company my email address is rknottage@gmail.com please contact me if you have any info Thanks

USMC Recon man

]]> By: kevin R. HAMMOND http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-172188 kevin R. HAMMOND Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:58:40 +0000 #comment-172188 kevin interesting reading kevin interesting reading

]]> By: Ronnie D. Wilson http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-150513 Ronnie D. Wilson Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:51:57 +0000 #comment-150513 In the fall of 1971 I was a grunt medic in the quang tri province. One day while we were on stand down (in the rear called camp evans) I got real sick with a high temperature and was sent to "charlie med" where I stayed for a week with a diagnosis of "FUO"( fever of unidentafied origin). One day the doctors told me I had both falciprium and vivax malaria at the same time. I got so anemic that the nurses moved my bunck up in front of the nurses station so they cound watch me. The thought of eating made me sicker. They started giving me the quinine tablets. I lost 40 lbs in 2 months. The doctors told me to never donate blood and to never drink alchol. My deros date and ets date was the same, so they sent to home to ets. After I got home, the VA sent me a letter advising that I was going to receive 10% dissabiltity for 1 year and that if would then stop unless I had a flare up. I got sick with a termperature many times since then but did not want anything to do with the VA. I now receive 50% PTSD, 30% hearing loss, 10% ringing in my ears, 20% on a bad knee. The VA today says that the malaria was a missed diagnosis. I can't remember anything, I lose words in middle of a sentence. I have a bad temper and would rather just be left alone. A small shack up in the woods would suit me just fine. I have never voted in my life. In the fall of 1971 I was a grunt medic in the quang tri province. One day while we were on stand down (in the rear called camp evans) I got real sick with a high temperature and was sent to "charlie med" where I stayed for a week with a diagnosis of "FUO"( fever of unidentafied origin). One day the doctors told me I had both falciprium and vivax malaria at the same time. I got so anemic that the nurses moved my bunck up in front of the nurses station so they cound watch me. The thought of eating made me sicker. They started giving me the quinine tablets. I lost 40 lbs in 2 months. The doctors told me to never donate blood and to never drink alchol. My deros date and ets date was the same, so they sent to home to ets. After I got home, the VA sent me a letter advising that I was going to receive 10% dissabiltity for 1 year and that if would then stop unless I had a flare up. I got sick with a termperature many times since then but did not want anything to do with the VA. I now receive 50% PTSD, 30% hearing loss, 10% ringing in my ears, 20% on a bad knee. The VA today says that the malaria was a missed diagnosis. I can't remember anything, I lose words in middle of a sentence. I have a bad temper and would rather just be left alone. A small shack up in the woods would suit me just fine. I have never voted in my life.

]]> By: Carla Killman http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-86991 Carla Killman Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:30:22 +0000 #comment-86991 My husband is a Viet Nam vet, had Plasmodium vivax and Falciparum malaria, VA passed it off as nothing. Now he is 61 and 2005 had a heart valve replacement, 2007 diagnosed with a basilar tip inoperable aneurysm, and 2008 diagnosed with CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) leak, which causes bad headaches, nausea, double vision, brain sagging. All symptons which appear to be related to the initial problems those two kinds of malaria present, toss in Agent Orange and you really have problems. Wow, how can these things show up 40 years later and you just begin to realize they all realate back to the malaria as the initial problem. Talk about PTSD, one Doc said he was depressed because he has an aneurysm, when you have CSF, and aneurysm is the least of your worries, of course she miss-diagnosed that one. Gee that felt good to write all that, thanks. My husband is a Viet Nam vet, had Plasmodium vivax and Falciparum malaria, VA passed it off as nothing. Now he is 61 and 2005 had a heart valve replacement, 2007 diagnosed with a basilar tip inoperable aneurysm, and 2008 diagnosed with CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) leak, which causes bad headaches, nausea, double vision, brain sagging. All symptons which appear to be related to the initial problems those two kinds of malaria present, toss in Agent Orange and you really have problems. Wow, how can these things show up 40 years later and you just begin to realize they all realate back to the malaria as the initial problem. Talk about PTSD, one Doc said he was depressed because he has an aneurysm, when you have CSF, and aneurysm is the least of your worries, of course she miss-diagnosed that one. Gee that felt good to write all that, thanks.

]]> By: martha lamdin http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-20082 martha lamdin Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:28:45 +0000 #comment-20082 To John Bellinghausen and all interested, I am trying to find out if their is any such thing as Post-malaria syndrome. My dad is 82 and a WW2 vet who contracted Vivax Malaria in the pacific theater. Now 60 years later, after having survived non-hodgkins lymphoma, he is having a repeat of what he says are malaria symptoms several times a year also. He gets a fever, than the chills, then is weak for a few days and then better, but still not as he should be. The doctors(all of whom were not born until well after WW2), are stumped and have poo-pooed the idea of it being a remnant of the malaria. He and I are both convinced that it is. I recently read a book that there is such a thing as post-polio syndrome, as survivors begin to age they get symptoms again, especially when their immune systems are low. I am going to post my e-mail if anyone would like to get back to me on this, I am trying to assure my dad he is not crazy. O am trusting that only those with info relevant to my post will email me. Matha Lamdin LAMDIN@SBCGLOBAL.NET To John Bellinghausen and all interested,
I am trying to find out if their is any such thing as Post-malaria syndrome. My dad is 82 and a WW2 vet who contracted Vivax Malaria in the pacific theater. Now 60 years later, after having survived non-hodgkins lymphoma, he is having a repeat of what he says are malaria symptoms several times a year also. He gets a fever, than the chills, then is weak for a few days and then better, but still not as he should be. The doctors(all of whom were not born until well after WW2), are stumped and have poo-pooed the idea of it being a remnant of the malaria. He and I are both convinced that it is. I recently read a book that there is such a thing as post-polio syndrome, as survivors begin to age they get symptoms again, especially when their immune systems are low.
I am going to post my e-mail if anyone would like to get back to me on this, I am trying to assure my dad he is not crazy. O am trusting that only those with info relevant to my post will email me.
Matha Lamdin
LAMDIN@SBCGLOBAL.NET

]]> By: Justin http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18449 Justin Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:05:53 +0000 #comment-18449 I need help on my project do you know at least 5 things the U.S solders ate during the Vietnam War? I need help on my project do you know at least 5 things the U.S solders ate during the Vietnam War?

]]> By: Gary Davidson http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-17551 Gary Davidson Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:52:45 +0000 #comment-17551 I am Viet Nam Vet, I contracted malaria, during my ture. I was in the hospital in Da Nang and the Cam Ram Lost almost 50 lbs, while in Da Nang I was in and out I can remember at least to trips to the Ice blankets. Each time with a fulery of medical staff trying to get my Fevor down. When I came back to the states, I was having sever nervousness and sever head aches. Periods of Jadious. Night mares chills and shakes. The sent me to see a mental health person who looked to be 12 years. I talked about thing that happened in Viet Nam. He talked about may family life. I told him that my brain was not working right, thing I could do before I can not do now. The gave me some Valume and Libriam and Darvon 85. well there is much of the next year with a little Alcohal I do not remember. After several near death events I cold turkeyed and tried to pull my life together. I managed to build a wall around my emotions, this allowed me to control the angery out burst, the rage. If it were not for a patiant and loving wife I would not be here today. I have not talked to any one about these events. I have shared some with my wife. I stil suffer the dreams at night about the war, I wake 3 or 4 time a night check the door and windows to insure there locked. I always feel like pending disaster is just around the corner. thank you for the oppertunity to share. this is all I can do now I am Viet Nam Vet, I contracted malaria, during my ture. I was
in the hospital in Da Nang and the Cam Ram Lost almost 50 lbs,
while in Da Nang I was in and out I can remember at least to
trips to the Ice blankets. Each time with a fulery of medical staff
trying to get my Fevor down.

When I came back to the states, I was having sever nervousness
and sever head aches. Periods of Jadious. Night mares chills and
shakes.

The sent me to see a mental health person who looked to be 12
years. I talked about thing that happened in Viet Nam.
He talked about may family life.
I told him that my brain was not working right, thing I could do
before I can not do now.

The gave me some Valume and Libriam and Darvon 85. well
there is much of the next year with a little Alcohal I do not
remember. After several near death events I cold turkeyed and
tried to pull my life together.

I managed to build a wall around my emotions, this allowed me
to control the angery out burst, the rage.
If it were not for a patiant and loving wife I would not be here
today.

I have not talked to any one about these events. I have shared
some with my wife.

I stil suffer the dreams at night about the war, I wake 3 or 4 time
a night check the door and windows to insure there locked.

I always feel like pending disaster is just around the corner.

thank you for the oppertunity to share. this is all I can do now

]]> By: Kayla Bledsoe http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16655 Kayla Bledsoe Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:41:03 +0000 #comment-16655 I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNEW A DAVID OR DAVE OR DAVIE BLEDSOE I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNEW A DAVID OR DAVE OR
DAVIE BLEDSOE

]]> By: Roger http://www.historynet.com/us-vietnam-war-soldiers-and-malaria.htm/comment-page-1#comment-13549 Roger Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:18:19 +0000 #comment-13549 I have the very same question regard malaria. I had two types. received a $40 dollar check and then it stop ....just stop. where do I go from here? I have the very same question regard malaria. I had two types. received a $40 dollar check and then it stop ….just stop. where do I go from here?

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