Reply #50: PPS and HEADACHES, too - Horrible Headaches!

[Dear Maggie]

Now, for those who have several odd symptoms www.valdezlink.com/scenario.htm

You should for sure see if the red blood cells are immature AND you should have regular check ups on kidney and liver (But most people don't know that they should) It is part of the MSDS information on a thorough MSDS.

ANYWAY, one of the add on symptoms of this chemical is headaches and it is not the regular headache. I almost wonder if it might be a pituitary headache (?)

It is also surprising how similar CFIDS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and gulf war syndrome' are www.valdezlink.com/cfid_share.htm

According to the Case Definition of CFS used in this country, one of the symptoms listed is headaches of a new type, pattern or severity.

Here are some examples of this kind of headache:

"I have had headaches and they are getting worse and worse. It is a deep hurt - I can't describe it - at the back of the head, sometimes down my neck and across my shoulders; also in my eyes (I'm legally blind now). I can feel it 'thump' thump' It is really miserable."
August, 2002 comment by a GWS vet: "I still have these piercing headaches, feels like burning, shocks....something like that... all I know, it's not a normal headache."

An August 24, 2002 military comment: "Hey everyone! I'm curious. Many of us talk about having headaches. But, I haven't found anyone yet that described the type of headaches I have. Mine are not like a normal headache. They feel like piercing, sharp, burning in spots. That's the best I can describe. Sometimes I get the pounding hurt really bad type, but for the most part they're very different from anything I ever had before. I do experience a lot of other symptoms, muscle & joint pain, rashes, GERD (acid reflux), tremors, and tired all the darn time. but, these headaches are like the worst. Anybody out there with the same type of headaches? stationed in Riyadh, Saudi.

"I served in swa with the Marine Corps from jan91-june91. after returning to the states, I had a few very severe migraine headaches that brought me to my knees. The headaches went away and I then started to have heart palpitations with a very high heart rate. * I was placed in the hospital once for one week with the doctors being unable to explain why I was having the palpitations."

Some signs of hemolytic anemia ... somewhere along the line:
Chills
Fatigue
Pale color
Shortness of breath
Rapid heart rate
Yellow skin color (jaundice)
Dark urine
Enlarged spleen www.valdezlink.com/generic.htm#8

Chad, a gulf war vet: "I had a bothersome pain in the back of my head behind my left ear. Almost all the in the back of my head. It became severe and my balance has gotten much worse, my memory was bad since the storm, but now is absolutely terrible day to day, and I can't focus on anything."

www.valdezlink.com/complete.htm#headaches

How to find it's harm - which would be common to all harmed by 2-butoxyethanol: www.valdezlink.com/psa.htm Immature red blood cells; blood in urine - not in hemoglobin - hematocrit for many years after exposure?

2-butoxyethanol causes hemolytic anemia which I suspect is autoimmune

If you know any doctor who would be interested on receiving 3 faxed pages of helps and an overview on how to recognize this chemical's pattern of harm, please e-mail me with an intro paragraph for the cover page, and your doctor's office fax number or mailing address.

If you are not affected, it is very probable that your doctor sees many people who are affected. Why doesn't the USA know very much about cancers and reproductive harm? www.valdezlink.com/generic.htm#fed