Re: old workers comp case of chemical industry worker

May 29, 2008

Interesting what you said about the thirst and no voice by lunchtime. I was

a teacher and had a similar experience., By 10 or 10:30 Everyday I would get a

horrible headache, I couldn't drink enough liquid and my mouth was like

sandpaper and tasted like I had eaten mud! I was so awful I was chewing gum in

class, something I had never ever done but nothing I did helped. I went to a

meeting once (in school) and drank the whole pitcher of water that was on the

table! At the time I thought it was very odd. Now I know the rest of the

story!!!

Sue

Hi - I found this old case and thought it was interesting for a couple of

reasons.

First, because the worker could not drink a lot of water then use the

bathroom to urinate out some of what she was exposed to.

Second, because I was drinking a lot of water with my school exposure, my

throat was so dry and my voice 'went' by noontime ( aspergillus can do that) -

but at any rate the analysis was pretty simply written and it is always a

pleasure to read something that is both legal and simply written. Usually, they

are ( or maybe it is me) tough to slog through and figure out what is going

on in the case.

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May 29, 2008

Chew gum in school? A beautiful thing! My ears were so painful that

I stuck my fingers in them to relieve the pressure. It was my ear

drums which were " retracted " - so painful.

The kids had dark rings under their eyes, rashes, new asthma and my

hair was falling out all over the class, my car, my house. Disgusting.

I drank a lot of water. It may have flushed out some of the poison.

had to beg for a bathroom break. Who knows? It was awful. I hate to

talk about my physical symptoms. It just brings the whole thing back.

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