Going back to work, ever, with MCS?

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have any idea about one's ability to return to work with MCS?

I won my Workers' Comp case and my date in January will address a settlement.

Who knows what this really means. I don't know what to expect about my health in

the next 9 years that I should have worked before retirement.

Surely with a mold damage that resulted in MCS, I cannot work again as a

librarian - regardless. And being in public is not possible currently.

Do people ask for accomodations? Isolated fragrance, chemical free area,with a

computer with a safe box? Is this sustainable? Do people settle out? Do people

try to work?

Has anyone gotten better and change expand their work possibilitesf in say three

years - able to work outside the house again?

Understandable doctors can't say. My best bet is to ask you worthy list members

who have lived these examples. We are our own experts.

Page

http://pagewebberink.com/~angie/

[Guest guest]

I did work for a whikle and either quit (got full unemployment) or was

fired (still got unemployment) because of the MCS.

I waited until for all of the jobs until they offered it to me. The

*clause* on the application that says something to the effect can you work

with accommodations is true...right? " *wink*

I list asthma as my disability as most of us do have reactive airway

disorder from exposures, right*wink*. Play the game and it's easy to get

them to offer you the job. Then you tell them about what triggers you. As

its not unusual for fragrances to trigger asthma.

Then I started in with the hepa filters, I wanted a private office, no air

fresheners in the bathroom etc. HR had their hands full as I did not lie

about my disability I just listed the symptoms versus the ENTIRE category.

The bottom line is no matter... they will find a way to either fire you

or make you quit. Only those who have the same illness can make it safe

for you.

I actually saw an ad in our local paper for someone to work in an office

but must be fragrance free. I can not tell you how many phone calls I got

from friends telling me ..hey, there's the perfect job for you, no

retraining involved.

Most schools are sick...which unfortunately you know about. Their ideas of

accommodations are very limited. I had to try and help a few teachers

here in Vegas. Which a lot of the schools use the *trailers* which in

themselves are a toxic soup in a tin can. The best the schools did was

*try* to not use pesticides in the classrooms. The teachers had to

approach the parents and ask that they try to tone down the fragrances on

the kids.

Unless you are fortunate to figure out how to work from your home/safe

place, most workplaces are going to exacerbate your illness. Also, people

who wear perfume can be VERY VINDICTIVE if you try to interfer with their

*necessary tolietry*.

Good luck.

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Page, wrote:

> Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:12:25 -0500

> From: " Page, " <pageang@...>

> Reply-

>

> Subject: [] Going back to work, ever, with MCS?

>

> Does anyone have any idea about one's ability to return to work with MCS?

>

> I won my Workers' Comp case and my date in January will address a

> settlement. Who knows what this really means. I don't know what to expect

> about my health in the next 9 years that I should have worked before

> retirement.

>

> Surely with a mold damage that resulted in MCS, I cannot work again as a

> librarian - regardless. And being in public is not possible currently.

>

> Do people ask for accomodations? Isolated fragrance, chemical free

> area,with a computer with a safe box? Is this sustainable? Do people

> settle out? Do people try to work?

>

> Has anyone gotten better and change expand their work possibilitesf in

> say three years - able to work outside the house again?

>

> Understandable doctors can't say. My best bet is to ask you worthy list

> members who have lived these examples. We are our own experts.

>

>

>

> Page

>

> http://pagewebberink.com/~angie/

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I did work for a whikle and either quit (got full unemployment) or was

fired (still got unemployment) because of the MCS.

I waited until for all of the jobs until they offered it to me. The

*clause* on the application that says something to the effect can you work

with accommodations is true...right? " *wink*

I list asthma as my disability as most of us do have reactive airway

disorder from exposures, right*wink*. Play the game and it's easy to get

them to offer you the job. Then you tell them about what triggers you. As

its not unusual for fragrances to trigger asthma.

Then I started in with the hepa filters, I wanted a private office, no air

fresheners in the bathroom etc. HR had their hands full as I did not lie

about my disability I just listed the symptoms versus the ENTIRE category.

The bottom line is no matter... they will find a way to either fire you

or make you quit. Only those who have the same illness can make it safe

for you.

I actually saw an ad in our local paper for someone to work in an office

but must be fragrance free. I can not tell you how many phone calls I got

from friends telling me ..hey, there's the perfect job for you, no

retraining involved.

Most schools are sick...which unfortunately you know about. Their ideas of

accommodations are very limited. I had to try and help a few teachers

here in Vegas. Which a lot of the schools use the *trailers* which in

themselves are a toxic soup in a tin can. The best the schools did was

*try* to not use pesticides in the classrooms. The teachers had to

approach the parents and ask that they try to tone down the fragrances on

the kids.

Unless you are fortunate to figure out how to work from your home/safe

place, most workplaces are going to exacerbate your illness. Also, people

who wear perfume can be VERY VINDICTIVE if you try to interfer with their

*necessary tolietry*.

Good luck.

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Page, wrote:

> Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:12:25 -0500

> From: " Page, " <pageang@...>

> Reply-

>

> Subject: [] Going back to work, ever, with MCS?

>

> Does anyone have any idea about one's ability to return to work with MCS?

>

> I won my Workers' Comp case and my date in January will address a

> settlement. Who knows what this really means. I don't know what to expect

> about my health in the next 9 years that I should have worked before

> retirement.

>

> Surely with a mold damage that resulted in MCS, I cannot work again as a

> librarian - regardless. And being in public is not possible currently.

>

> Do people ask for accomodations? Isolated fragrance, chemical free

> area,with a computer with a safe box? Is this sustainable? Do people

> settle out? Do people try to work?

>

> Has anyone gotten better and change expand their work possibilitesf in

> say three years - able to work outside the house again?

>

> Understandable doctors can't say. My best bet is to ask you worthy list

> members who have lived these examples. We are our own experts.

>

>

>

> Page

>

> http://pagewebberink.com/~angie/

>

>

>

>