Re: lead tests POSITIVE

[Guest guest]

Lori, see if doctor will order hair analysis for

Doctor's Data or similar place. Also some health

stores sell hair analysis kits. Blood tests will

only tell high level of blood within recent time

frame. Do it anyway, if he will do them but also

do hair analysis since that will show what your

body load is. It's unlikely you will have high

blood lead levels unless you inhaled a large

amount working with the lead paint like I did or

ingested some (like a child might have and parent

witnessed it, etc.).

Is it only in bathroom and kitchen or all over

the place?

In the meantime keep house well dusted with those

grab-it type products so it really clings to them

and throw them out so air circulation does not

pick up lead in air where you can inhale. Where

a mask when you dust until you get it taken care

of.

You can remove wood molding and replace with new

and paint with latex paint and replace windows

affected. You can encapsulate it with paint that

has tough exterior. There is a recommended

paint. Your state will have info on guidelines

for remediating. You will need to follow them or

else disclose lead paint as an unremediated

'problem' with home if you go to sell it. Or,

you can get professional mold remediators strip

paint off and repaint, woodwork and windows. It

isn't cheap. Anything with a 'fear factor' is

expensive. Of course, stripping paint is a alot

of work and then they have to take extra measures

to protect themselves too.

I was so bad off since I dry sanded the paint

with no mask on. I'm going to take myself out of

the 'do-it-yourself' business.

--- Lori Baur <lori@...> wrote:

> Lead tests were positive.

>

> Not sure where I go from here. Have to find

> out what the situation is with the apartment we

> are planning to move into. Will do some tests

> there as well.

[Guest guest]

Hi, thanks again for all of your helpful information. I think my doc will do a

hair analysis if I ask. I'm going to get the blood test done tomorrow. The

exposure would be within a recent time frame, though, especially if it is what

is making me sick. I am not sure if the lead is everywhere because the test

pads are so small we did a limited number of tests. I may go back to Home Depot

to get more.

We are in an apartment and we are planning to move into a different apartment

within the next couple of weeks on the other side of the complex. The landlords

are cooperative. We tested last night in the new apartment and it did not test

positive anywhere for lead. We are doing mold cultures in both places right

now.

But at least we do not have to deal with what happens with renovating this place

or taking out the lead paint, since we won't be here anymore. I was very

relieved to find out that the lead tests in the new place were negative.

Lori