>> it's a musculoskeletal disease, it's associated with the nervous system. >> is it like autoimmune? >> yes. you have trigger points. so you can be really tender. i'd go to the doctors and say, doc, i feel like i have tendonitis all over my body, like i'm bruised. i look fine when you look in the mirror, but i ache everywhere. it's inflammation. the inflammation causes the nerves to overrespond. so you ache, you burn. i mean, the water hitting me in the shower was horrible. >> what other symptoms, you ache, you burn, dizziness? >> not so much dizziness. total fatigue. >> total fatigue. >> because you can't sleep. you cannot get to sleep. you need to recover. >> sheets hurt you? >> everything. i hated the sheets. i hated water hitting me when i showered. >> how did the military handle this? >> unfortunately with prescription medication. >> you were on 15 different prescription meds? >> yeah, except for the year i deployed i took none.