IED Shockwaves and Internal Hidden Injuries

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IEDmagnet
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Re: IED Shockwaves and Internal Hidden Injuries

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RangerX wrote:
IEDmagnet wrote:Oh great, something else to look forward to.


Sent from my iPhone using rocks and sticks.
Yeah, but you won't remember having it.
Well I guess the glass is half full, but what were we talking about?


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Re: IED Shockwaves and Internal Hidden Injuries

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IEDmagnet wrote:
RangerX wrote:
IEDmagnet wrote:Oh great, something else to look forward to.


Sent from my iPhone using rocks and sticks.
Yeah, but you won't remember having it.
Well I guess the glass is half full, but what were we talking about?


Sent from my iPhone using rocks and sticks.
I have been worried for quite some time. My mind is not nearly as sharp as.it once was. The shitty part is,I think I may have done the most damage during training.
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Re: IED Shockwaves and Internal Hidden Injuries

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Silverback wrote:
IEDmagnet wrote:
RangerX wrote: Yeah, but you won't remember having it.
Well I guess the glass is half full, but what were we talking about?


Sent from my iPhone using rocks and sticks.
I have been worried for quite some time. My mind is not nearly as sharp as.it once was. The shitty part is,I think I may have done the most damage during training.
I agree. Hammering my head into runways probably did more damage than getting blown up.
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Re: IED Shockwaves and Internal Hidden Injuries

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Alzheimer’s runs in my wife's family and she worried she'll get it some day. I tell her it will be fun, she'll get to go to bed with a man she doesn't know every night. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: IED Shockwaves and Internal Hidden Injuries

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The original link is no longer valid, but I found this V.A. PDF.



http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_se ... aves+Study
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