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aint_no_life_nowhere

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5. When I was 11, my family moved to Colorado

Reply to Octafish (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:59 PM

Oct 2012

Going up to over a mile in altitude from barely above sea level affected my eyes. For about three days, I had pain behind both eyes and felt pressure. Also, I had trouble with light.

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They both were oxygen-starved. [View all] Octafish Oct 2012 OP

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When I was 11, my family moved to Colorado aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #5

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I read a post H2O Man Oct 2012 #12

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