Fng My Introduction

[Drizzle]

As you may have guessed this will be my introduction.

11c went to basic at benning in 05 stationed at ft lewis after that deployed with 5/20th inf battalion sykes regulars 3rd brgd 2id from july 06 to sept 07 went through mozul baghdad and baquba got out in 2009

I just recently started going to va for metal health help so as of now no diagnosis of ptsd i was told by arc doc they were not allowed to diagnose ptsd that i had to go somew were to be tested right now my only diagnosis is acute readjustment disorder

 

[abnvet]

Welcome Voodoo

Pull up a seat and read some good info here.

 

[Grizzly]

As you may have guessed this will be my introduction.

11c went to basic at benning in 05 stationed at ft lewis after that deployed with 5/20th inf battalion sykes regulars 3rd brgd 2id from july 06 to sept 07 went through mozul baghdad and baquba got out in 2009

I just recently started going to va for metal health help so as of now no diagnosis of ptsd i was told by arc doc they were not allowed to diagnose ptsd that i had to go somew were to be tested right now my only diagnosis is acute readjustment disorder

As you may have guessed this will be my introduction.

11c went to basic at benning in 05 stationed at ft lewis after that deployed with 5/20th inf battalion sykes regulars 3rd brgd 2id from july 06 to sept 07 went through mozul baghdad and baquba got out in 2009

I just recently started going to va for metal health help so as of now no diagnosis of ptsd i was told by arc doc they were not allowed to diagnose ptsd that i had to go somew were to be tested right now my only diagnosis is acute readjustment disorder

Acute adjustment disorder seems their way of hope. I'm working with a veteran doing the same thing. They'll probably want to do CBT and/or EMDR to see if they can lessen these symptoms and "cure you". Th CBT helps, but I'm pretty sure there isn't a cure. Just ask the Nam vets here. Many of them been fighting for 40 or more years.

Unless it's changed, it's bullshit that they can't diagnose you with PTSD. There are screening tools they can do. They just don't want to give you that DX. My social worker gave me my diagnosis.

Welcome to the site.

 

[BaMuoiBa]

Welcome Voodoo76D,

Many of them been fighting for 40 or more years.

Unless it's changed, it's bullshit that they can't diagnose you with PTSD. There are screening tools they can do. They just don't want to give you that DX. My social worker gave me my diagnosis.

It's called "do a little side-step" - no one does it better than the VA. They love acronyms CBT, EMDR, PTSD etc..... They will Deny, Delay and Hope that you die. Just SAY IT - bad shit has a name!

Grizzly got it right. If it points toward service connection they'll make up a new alphabet name for it and pivot. After 50 + years us old Nam-Shits battled all the symptoms with the only thing we knew - alcohol, work, weed, work, bad relationships, work, incarcerations, work, wrecked marriages, work etc, etc. etc.. And when we ran out of distractions then came retirement, divorce, homelessness, illness and then the Beast had it's way with us. The anger went to rage, being on edge became extreme hyper-vigilance, sleep became non-existent, flash backs and invasive thoughts became more vivid and we begin to isolate. We'll not go into the physical issues of Agent Orange and the whole host presumptive illnesses that we wait to rear their ugly head without notice. //Rant Off

Its been 8 years and they are still hanging me out to dry. Appeals, Remand, Appeal, Remand and it goes on and on.

There are many guys who did their bit in the sand-box and dealing with the Beast and life's roller coaster - ask questions and read what worked for them. Good luck and don't be a stranger we're her for each other brother.

Ba

 

[Deleted member 43454]

Welcome Voodoo76D.
Great advice here from some legendary veterans in my book.

 

[vikingr24]

I'll jump in for a quickie. Well, maybe not so quick.

Voodoo, you are at the stage where your body and mind is just peeking over the sand bags. Watch the terrain ahead before you go make a stand and run.

Just out of Nam and in the hospital. Walking around with crutches and finally a cane. I was numb. My ears were ringing constantly. I just wanted to get in school and push on. Six years later I had a good woman who left. Then started the symptoms, the real ones. Every sound seemed like the ping or zip you hear when they just missed you. A horn blast. A helo in the distance still raises the hair on my arms but then I did not realize why. I thought I was normal.

Ten years after release my mother died. I was not much of a momma's boy but it hit me. I had seen so much death. I was a PJ doing SAR missions all over SEA. And it was supposedly a calm period in the war. My BP went up and I felt like I was living near an arty range. I was living in Florida and every trip to a park, I saw snakes and footprints. I was tracking. Then a divorce 20 years after I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, finally got me to a real shrink who asked me if I was veteran, because I sure acted like I had this new thing called PTSD.

Lightning struck. I was taking every drug imaginable. I stared down the barrel several times. I finally got busy with art and writing and music. Some trigger point injections got me up so I could exercise finally.
It was as if I knew the terrain.

The psych said one thing they told him about PTSD that helps at early onset. Cry. He said if he sees a patient cry, he has hope they will make it.

So many of your partners now probably think we are a bunch of pussies. Until they get it. And if they don't, God help their families.

Get yourself taken care of.

 

[CyclePath]

Welcome! Glad you found the site; it has been a big help for me. Read. Read everything you can and learn what the hell is going on and understand that you are among folks that understand here.
Sorry to be so short, but I just wanted to holler and say welcome around.

 

[BX_JarHed]

hey Voodoo,

i want to welcome you to the group, one thing i learned is that one, you dont have to be the gung-ho Motivator to have PTSD. The VA is still in denial because they feel like theres 3 stages combat stress, Post Traumatic Stress, and finally PTSD. they think that its curable if caught early and treated like the clap. when they diagnosed me with it i didnt believe them until the third diagnosis, i just thought i was depressed, and i was doing what i was trained to do because if you ask me as a Marine i refused to let go. i received a diagnosis in three different regions of the country. first in Fayetteville, NC where my military family lived (because i was too ashamed to go home to my real family.). Second diagnosis in Conroe, TX when the therapist recommended that i get back on my meds, and third in New York, NY after i restrained my big little cousin of 6'2" 250. trust and believe there will be some not so good days and there will be some bad days but either way its great to have you here. i come when i can be here but i always come back. use this as your venting board, someone typically is always here.

Semper Gumby
-Nova