Re: Federaql Construction Lemon Law

[Guest guest]

Ken, that is very good. I got very sick working for the government. I know most are homes and insurance agencies. With Federal it is the Federal institution and agency and US Dept. of Labor. And we have to prove burden of proof. I have been fighting this quite awhile while they move me to different rooms and I have gotten worse. I go Tues. to see a specialist at Mass General. Has anyone heard of a Dr. Aiden Long? That is whom I see and I am nervous. Small town girl, sick outside, and hate to travel far and be sick. But doc here has basucally given up so at least he is sending me somew where else.....Ken..........good job!!!!!! Janet

[Guest guest]

Janet,

I have been fighting my battle with work (a hospital) for over three years.

Had two Doctors tell me to leave but were hesitant to say it was from work.

They did not assist with L & I claim. They just knew that work was making me

sick--Sinus surgery three years ago, chronic sinusitis,asthma,GERD,mitral

valve prolapse,etc.

This past winter I was able to get them to test a flooded locker room but it

took 5 months of my badgering them to get results which showed extensive

molds present.

I live in the Seattle area and found an occupational medical specialist in

Seattle who deals with this problem daily. Thank goodness he believed in me.

Helped that I brought the industrial hygiene report, my allergy testing

showing highly reactive to all of the molds listed on the hospital's report,

and various doctors reports.

I just had another surgical procedure on my sinuses--a revision of the

maxillary sinus--one week ago. A heavy growth of Staph aureus was found with

70% of the cavity filled with " gunk " as the surgeon called it. He also said

there was significant calcium deposits on the sinus indicative of fungal

infection. He is now awaiting pathology reports.

A coworker and I had gone to see this Doctor for constant hoarseness at

work. She had had sinus surgery four years ago. She had her laryngoscopy two

days ago. The surgeon found large patches of " mozzarella cheese " clumps on

her throat. He told her he had never seen such a thing before. We are both

disgusted as are others who have been very sick with respiratory diseases.

When I contacted the state L & I they were upset that a claim had not been

filed for me three years ago. In Washington State the Board of Health deals

with mold in schools but will not touch a workplace area, even if it is a

hospital.OSHA is represented by the state L & I here.

I used to live in Rollinsford,NH and worked for years at Wentworth-s

Hospital in Dover in the ER and the OR.Goodluck to you.

Eileen

[Guest guest]

Eileen,

My goodness, I hope they do all those tests for me in Boston Tuesday. It is hard fighting them all the time isnt it? I thank you for your story. I am going to print it so I have with me what you have said. I had sinus surgery 8 months ago. Didnt help. It was just for a deviated septum. This doc is pulling answeers out of a hat now and is sending me to Boston. Work is hhard. They DO try to tell you that you are crazy and teat you horrible!!!! Sometimes I feel like not fighting anymore and ttired of being sick,but I will keep going and a am hoping Mass General helps. Thank you again for sharing that with me. I am originally from South Berwick. Next town over from Rollinsford. Janet

[Guest guest]

well I have to tell ya, now Iam scared. Ithought I was really going to get help.....Janet

[Guest guest]

Janet,

on the report that Dr. Long wrote he even had the wrong date of our

visit. His assistant had a date 3 months later. They are terrible. We

asked them to tell us what was making us sick and help us get better.

They said they would not help us because they would not help fight

our town and state government that were responsible for our Toxic

Mold. We even gave them lab reports and the report from Assured

Indoor Air Quality about the effects of the toxic mold in our home.

They ignored everyting! I asked how much they got from insurance

companies for mold " research " . No answer given.

It took about 3 months for the Doctor to finally correct his reports.

I would trust an Animanl doctor more. Don't look for any solutions to

your illness from MGH.

Ken

> Eileen,

> My goodness, I hope they do all those tests for me in Boston

Tuesday. It

> is hard fighting them all the time isnt it? I thank you for your

story. I am

> going to print it so I have with me what you have said. I had sinus

surgery 8

> months ago. Didnt help. It was just for a deviated septum. This doc

is

> pulling answeers out of a hat now and is sending me to Boston. Work

is hhard.

> They DO try to tell you that you are crazy and teat you

horrible!!!!

> Sometimes I feel like not fighting anymore and ttired of being

sick,but I

> will keep going and a am hoping Mass General helps. Thank you again

for

> sharing that with me. I am originally from South Berwick. Next

town over

> from Rollinsford. Janet

[Guest guest]

Good luck in Boston at MGH.

I am seeking a new job and will continue the fight from outside of the

unhealthy environment. I am angry that I have to do this as it will mean

starting over in a new place and an hour commute by ferry to Seattle instead

of 20 minutes to my current job. I am 54 and had just gotten vested in the

pension plan at work.

I cannot and will not continue to work in a place that does not value it's

employees.

Ironically, I now live directly across the water from the Puget Sound Naval

Shipyard and the Bremerton ferry dock which commutes to Seattle.

Eileen

[Guest guest]

Dear Eileen:

That is by far the smartest decision that you will probably in your

lifetime. I stayed too long in a Federal building in Washington DC and I

now on disability. I allowed the Federal Government and a private owner of

the building deprive me of my career and ability to work. God Bless you and

never go back to that sick building.

Larry

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Good luck in Boston at MGH.

I am seeking a new job and will continue the fight from outside of the

unhealthy environment. I am angry that I have to do this as it will mean

starting over in a new place and an hour commute by ferry to Seattle instead

of 20 minutes to my current job. I am 54 and had just gotten vested in the

pension plan at work.

I cannot and will not continue to work in a place that does not value it's

employees.

Ironically, I now live directly across the water from the Puget Sound Naval

Shipyard and the Bremerton ferry dock which commutes to Seattle.

Eileen

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for your comments Larry.

Unfortunately I do have to work there for a few more weeks until I find

something viable,

Odd is it not that there is a national shortage of RN's, especially OR

nurses and this place cannot keep them healthy. In the past three years I

have seen 5 take early retirement, one die from lung cancer (sudden onset and

quick death) and the rest of us sick with either chronic sinusitis & asthma,

frequent bouts of pneumonia, and three with Hep. C who now work in non

clinical areas of the OR. Unfortunately there are not enough non clinical

spots for us all to fill.

Quite a few of these people will not believe there is a problem because

upper management tells them so. I was told this past summer that my conduct

was unbecoming a manager for asking questions and trying to resolve this

issue. Hard to believe that they would not fix the problem and keep a healthy

staff.

Eileen