Re: letter to Dr. Long at MGH

[Guest guest]

Ken,

Interesting comments about dates of Doctors visits. I had the same

experience when I requested and received my medical records. I had two visits

with allergists. Hard to believe that they could get dates wrong. I

remembered the date because we had an earthquake here in Washington when I

was enroute to the office.

I did not know at the time a year and half ago that mold was a problem. The

allergy testing was done at my request after my pulmonologist had gotten my

asthma under control. What a surprise when my testing showed a highly

reactive response to many molds and two tree types. The doc wanted me to go

home throw out my plants and dig up all of my shrubs.

A year later I found out that we had mold at work. As I mentioned in an

earlier post an Occupational/Environmental Specialist is the way to go. They

are the ones who would,hopefully,put it all together. I have gone the route

of various Internists,ENT,Neurologist,Pulmonologist,Allergist,even

Ortho(after my swollen feet had created some nasty hammer toes from fluid

displacement).In the past three years I have seen enough Docs to last a

lifetime. I had persuaded my coworkers to go to the same Occ/Med clinic and

we have all been impressed with the care that we have received.I wish you,

your family and Janet(Gingersnap) the best of luck on the quest.

By the way--I had tried to find info on Dr.Long on MGH website--none to be

found. Hardly able to find anything out about Allergy clinic at MGH.

Harvard School of Pub.Health,Occupational Health Program has some good

links. One of the professors,Dr. is chief of Infectious

Disease,Mt.Auburn Hospital.

Dr.Rose Goldman,MD,MPH is the Director of Occ/Env Med.at the school.

Sincerely,

Eileen Berthelsen

[Guest guest]

The dates wereeasy for us to remember. Dec. 6th was our 32nd Wedding

Anniversary and dec. 8th was my Wife, Virginia's birthday.

Ken

> Ken,

> Interesting comments about dates of Doctors visits. I had the same

> experience when I requested and received my medical records. I had

two visits

> with allergists. Hard to believe that they could get dates wrong. I

> remembered the date because we had an earthquake here in Washington

when I

> was enroute to the office.

> I did not know at the time a year and half ago that mold was a

problem. The

> allergy testing was done at my request after my pulmonologist had

gotten my

> asthma under control. What a surprise when my testing showed a

highly

> reactive response to many molds and two tree types. The doc wanted

me to go

> home throw out my plants and dig up all of my shrubs.

> A year later I found out that we had mold at work. As I mentioned

in an

> earlier post an Occupational/Environmental Specialist is the way to

go. They

> are the ones who would,hopefully,put it all together. I have gone

the route

> of various Internists,ENT,Neurologist,Pulmonologist,Allergist,even

> Ortho(after my swollen feet had created some nasty hammer toes from

fluid

> displacement).In the past three years I have seen enough Docs to

last a

> lifetime. I had persuaded my coworkers to go to the same Occ/Med

clinic and

> we have all been impressed with the care that we have received.I

wish you,

> your family and Janet(Gingersnap) the best of luck on the quest.

> By the way--I had tried to find info on Dr.Long on MGH website--

none to be

> found. Hardly able to find anything out about Allergy clinic at MGH.

> Harvard School of Pub.Health,Occupational Health Program has some

good

> links. One of the professors,Dr. is chief of Infectious

> Disease,Mt.Auburn Hospital.

> Dr.Rose Goldman,MD,MPH is the Director of Occ/Env Med.at the school.

> Sincerely,

> Eileen Berthelsen