Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I too also worked with some harsh chemicals in a dental lab....interesting.... Belinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 , For twenty years I worked in an Air Force lab testing/analyzing various fuels, oils, solvents, rocket propellants, oxygen, and nitrogen reactions to various types of metals. I too, had the same concern as you. I requested several tests related to the toxic effects on my chemistry and they all came back negative. However, I'm currently being evaluated by the VA. I have PLS but the VA is trying to determine why so many people (military and civilian) with ALS have the same denominator of being employed at Air Force Base in San , TX. was a big aircraft inspection/refurbishing base before it closed. The VA knows something and they are not telling. You may be on to something. Norton, Texas plsers Hello, My husband wanted me to ask everyone a question, but before i do, i want to give some background information. I was raised near three chemical factories, and two steel mills. I have a brother who has had Parkinson's for years, another brother with a rare disease called Poly Myalgia Rheumatica, and myself with PLS. We moved to Ga. almost 11 yrs. ago. About a year later i started working at a shoe store in a strip mall. Thats where my PLS started. I noticed whenever i entered the store i would get a strong sense of a chemical smell which no one else could smell! My speech was being affected about a month after working there. After hearing my complaints about the smell the owner called in specialist to see if indeed there was a odor. Well they discovered the air duct from the nail saloon next door was not sealed and all the fumes from their shop was coming over into our store! Needless to say everyone was surprised! I firmly belive the chemicals kicked off my PLS. One of my respiratory therp. also related a story to me. One of her patients has ALS, In this patient's neighborhood and another neighbor were using the same co. to spray their yards. They both got ALS, plus the man who was doing the spraying also got ALS! No one else in this neighborhood got ALS they were using a diferent co. We firmly believe that environmental chemicals has alot to do with PLS AND als. Now this is his question...Have any of you been exposed to chemicals over a long period of time? from Ga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 It gets more interesting as plsers comment on this! > > From: Belle2use@... > Date: 2006/07/12 Wed AM 11:23:21 EDT > To: PLS-FRIENDS > Subject: Re: plsers/ > > I too also worked with some harsh chemicals in a dental > lab....interesting.... > > Belinda > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Hi , I'm not surprised that the tests didn't show any toxins, most do not show up! I think plsers are pre-disposed to certain elements in the envirnoment and triggers the disease. Whether it's, MS, Parkinson, or any other neuro problem. I think in time they will discover this. The only cure I see at this point is stem cell research..... > > > Date: 2006/07/12 Wed AM 10:31:37 EDT > To: PLS-FRIENDS > > Subject: RE: plsers/ > > , > > For twenty years I worked in an Air Force lab testing/analyzing various > fuels, oils, solvents, rocket propellants, oxygen, and nitrogen > reactions to various types of metals. I too, had the same concern as > you. I requested several tests related to the toxic effects on my > chemistry and they all came back negative. However, I'm currently being > evaluated by the VA. I have PLS but the VA is trying to determine why > so many people (military and civilian) with ALS have the same > denominator of being employed at Air Force Base in San , > TX. was a big aircraft inspection/refurbishing base before it > closed. The VA knows something and they are not telling. You may be on > to something. > > Norton, Texas > > plsers > > Hello, My husband wanted me to ask everyone a question, but before i do, > i want to give some background information. I was raised near three > chemical factories, and two steel mills. I have a brother who has had > Parkinson's for years, another brother with a rare disease called Poly > Myalgia Rheumatica, and myself with PLS. We moved to Ga. almost 11 yrs. > ago. About a year later i started working at a shoe store in a strip > mall. Thats where my PLS started. I noticed whenever i entered the store > i would get a strong sense of a chemical smell which no one else could > smell! My speech was being affected about a month after working there. > After hearing my complaints about the smell the owner called in > specialist to see if indeed there was a odor. Well they discovered the > air duct from the nail saloon next door was not sealed and all the fumes > from their shop was coming over into our store! Needless to say everyone > was surprised! I firmly belive the chemicals kicked off my PLS. One of > my respiratory therp. also related a story to me. One of her patients > has ALS, In this patient's neighborhood and another neighbor were using > the same co. to spray their yards. They both got ALS, plus the man who > was doing the spraying also got ALS! No one else in this neighborhood > got ALS they were using a diferent co. We firmly believe that > environmental chemicals has alot to do with PLS AND als. Now this is his > question...Have any of you been exposed to chemicals over a long period > of time? from Ga. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 > > It gets more interesting as plsers comment on this! > > > > From: Belle2use@... > > Date: 2006/07/12 Wed AM 11:23:21 EDT > > To: PLS-FRIENDS > > Subject: Re: plsers/ > > > > I too also worked with some harsh chemicals in a dental > > lab....interesting.... > > > > Belinda > > I grew up in Walla Walla Washington, in the path of Hanford nucleor sp? reservation. I drank the milk of my uncles cow. They say people with thyroid cancer got it from there.I just have to wonder if it didn't cause my pls ? Carolyn > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hi, This is something we will probably never know. I posted my question because my husband was curious as to how many others were exposed like i was. I think those of us who had major contact with chemicals over a period of time could have triggered pls. > > > Date: 2006/07/13 Thu PM 03:48:29 EDT > To: PLS-FRIENDS > Subject: Re: plsers/ > > > > > > It gets more interesting as plsers comment on this! > > > > > > From: Belle2use@... > > > Date: 2006/07/12 Wed AM 11:23:21 EDT > > > To: PLS-FRIENDS > > > Subject: Re: plsers/ > > > > > > I too also worked with some harsh chemicals in a dental > > > lab....interesting.... > > > > > > Belinda > > > I grew up in Walla Walla Washington, in the path of Hanford > nucleor sp? reservation. I drank the milk of my uncles cow. They say > people with thyroid cancer got it from there.I just have to wonder > if it didn't cause my pls ? Carolyn > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 The only thing that I can think of that caused my PLS or whatever I have is stress. I have suffered a lot of stress in my life. I dont think I have ever been exposed to any chemicals. Aussie Maureen > > > > > > It gets more interesting as plsers comment on this! > > > > > > > > From: Belle2use@ > > > > Date: 2006/07/12 Wed AM 11:23:21 EDT > > > > To: PLS-FRIENDS > > > > Subject: Re: plsers/ > > > > > > > > I too also worked with some harsh chemicals in a dental > > > > lab....interesting.... > > > > > > > > Belinda > > > > I grew up in Walla Walla Washington, in the path of Hanford > > nucleor sp? reservation. I drank the milk of my uncles cow. They say > > people with thyroid cancer got it from there.I just have to wonder > > if it didn't cause my pls ? Carolyn > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Maureen wrote: > > The only thing that I can think of that caused my PLS or whatever I > have is stress. I have suffered a lot of stress in my life. I dont > think I have ever been exposed to any chemicals. > > Aussie Maureen > > > > > > > > > > It gets more interesting as plsers comment on this! > > > > > > > > > > From: Belle2use@ > > > > > Date: 2006/07/12 Wed AM 11:23:21 EDT > > > > > To: PLS-FRIENDS@ yahoogroups. com > > > > > > Subject: Re: plsers/ > > > > > > > > > > I too also worked with some harsh chemicals in a dental > > > > > lab....interesting. ... > > > > > > > > > > Belinda > > > > > I grew up in Walla Walla Washington, in the path of Hanford > > > nucleor sp? reservation. I drank the milk of my uncles cow. They say > > > people with thyroid cancer got it from there.I just have to wonder > > > if it didn't cause my pls ? Carolyn > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 It could also be stress related, they say if you have pls, not to get stressed as it will cause the disease to progress faster. when i was first diagnosed this was told to me. I take each day as it comes and do the best i can, tomorrow will take care of it's self! > > > Date: 2006/07/13 Thu PM 10:07:09 EDT > To: PLS-FRIENDS > Subject: Re: plsers/ > > Maureen wrote: > > > > The only thing that I can think of that caused my PLS or whatever I > > have is stress. I have suffered a lot of stress in my life. I dont > > think I have ever been exposed to any chemicals. > > > > Aussie Maureen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It gets more interesting as plsers comment on this! > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Belle2use@ > > > > > > Date: 2006/07/12 Wed AM 11:23:21 EDT > > > > > > To: PLS-FRIENDS@ yahoogroups. com > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: plsers/ > > > > > > > > > > > > I too also worked with some harsh chemicals in a dental > > > > > > lab....interesting. ... > > > > > > > > > > > > Belinda > > > > > > I grew up in Walla Walla Washington, in the path of Hanford > > > > nucleor sp? reservation. I drank the milk of my uncles cow. They say > > > > people with thyroid cancer got it from there.I just have to wonder > > > > if it didn't cause my pls ? Carolyn > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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