

Martin Teitel
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Hi – I want to share a deep idea about chemical case. I too was in Viet Nam and Iโm sure exposed to lots of things. But in the 90s my wife was driving from our home through an orchard. The farm guy spun his spraying tractor just as she drove by with the car window open. She was drenched with what we later were told was an organophosphate. She came back home dripping and I helped her into the shower and tried to scrub her down.
She was diagnosed with ALS in 05 and died in 2010. A year later after lots of wrong diagnoses – including damaging surgery – I spent 11 days in intensive care and when I was told I had two days to live, they finally let the neurologist in. He handed me mestinon, and I was off the breathing machine in an hour. That was my start with MG treatment. But hereโs my point:
Organophosphate is a key element in chemical warfare. If you read about it especially during the mid East wars starting in the early 90s, it sounds a lot like hyper-MG. And thatโs when the US Military started giving mestinon to soldiers in Iraq. And since then the military has sponsored lots of research on MG and ALS type illnesses. I recommend you look at that complicated young peopleโs thing called the internet -for quite a bit of info from our Department of Defense.
And (finally), my conclusion is that certain chemicals like organophosphate can and do cause neuro muscular destruction. Maybe not to all of us, but Iโm pretty sure me and my wonderful late wifeโฆ.
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Martin Teitel
MemberJanuary 12, 2023 at 12:02 am in reply to: Meet One of Our Forum Moderators, Jodi!Hi Jodi, Thanks for your nice message today, welcoming me. It also seemed – when you told me to have a look at the rules – that you were maybe kindly suggesting that my first comment had been outside the rules. I really am liking the MG forum, so I want to get it right. Iโm sorry if I goofed. And if you could give me a location of the rules or guidelines, Iโd be grateful. Thanks for your good work! – Marty
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Martin Teitel
MemberJanuary 8, 2023 at 9:26 pm in reply to: CPAP Machines – do they work for breathing issues while sleepingIn 2011 after 11 days in intensive care, my neurologist told me to get a bipap. Iโve used it every night since then. Itโs not perfect – Iโve still had some crises. But instead of zipping to the hospital, I sit up in a chair in the living room with the bipap. It is a solid help, for me.