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- From: Brenda A Perlman <PERLMBA@AUDUCADM.DUC.AUBURN.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Beki's Brother
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- In response to entry by Nathan Brindle, regarding work related CFS
- symptoms, I would like to say I personally understand his
- situation. It brings up the topic again of the relationship between CFS
- and Environmental Illness. As an undiagnosed sufferer, I too have
- worked in a situation for 5 years, the first 2 1/2 years were during
- construction of an addition to the building, the last 2 1/2 in a new
- building. I have been constantly exposed to fumes from chemicals, some
- of which I am not even sure what it was. Until recently some of the air
- coming into our below-ground-level-no-window working area was from the
- storage basement area where the custodial staff occasionally painted
- and cleaned various pieces of furniture, the air was drawn into our
- area, causing headaches, and nose and eye irritations. It seemed that I
- was the only one who got sick enough that I had to constantly leave
- work and go home (on my own leave time). In the past three years I have
- lost about half of my sense of smell and had numerous sinus infections,
- etc, not to mention the fatigue and muddled thinking that seems to
- worsen as the week progresses. If you are asking why I stay, I have
- asked myself that question. But where do you go to work where there is
- not fumes from carpets, cleaners, copy machines and where you know the
- ventilation system is safely constructed. When you interview for a new
- job do you run around sniffing the air (for fumes you still can smell)
- or do you ask questions about the safety of the workplace? I don't know
- the answer.
- Do any other CFS diagnosed sufferer's who are still able to work
- have similar situations and reactions?
- Brenda
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