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Ask Doctor LJ
Oct. 31st, 2015 07:05 amOkay. Usually I know better than to come to the internet for medical advice..... but I'm kind of at the end of my rope here, and running out of other resources. Apologies in advance if this edges on TMI.....
Does anybody here know, off the top of their head, whether the process of de-leading a house can make someone sick?
For the past two weeks, give or take, I've been throwing up just about every day. At first it was just at night, but yesterday it was every time I ate. I'm still keeping down at least part of what I eat, so I'm not in danger of blacking out or going severely hypoglycemic, but it's scary and no fun.
I've tried OTC anti-nausea meds; no help. I've tried skipping a meal, no help. Tried living on plain rice and toast and yogurt, no help.
I thought it was stress at first, but things are actually calming down right now, even as my signs get worse. I know I'm not pregnant; there's no pain that would go along with gallstones or pancreatic disease, no signs but nausea.
And yesterday I realized. My signs are worst when I'm home - yesterday was the first day I ate all 3 meals at home, and I lost every one of them. They're worst when I'm upstairs, at the side of the house closest to my neighbor's. One of my cats started throwing up a couple of days ago. My husband mentioned feeling kind of sick, though he thought it was just because he was worried about me.
......and for the past two weeks, my neighbors have been having their house professionally de-leaded.
I can't go to the ER; MassHealth still hasn't cleared up the glitch with our insurance. Their latest suggested solution is that if we give them more money they'll activate us again, but this is the solution we've already tried at least 3 times, and I don't trust it to actually work (they won't guarantee it in any way).
If I can at least get some sort of idea as to whether I'm being a hypochondriac versus whether I'm onto something, I can hold out until my next morning off, try to get in to see my doctor, and work from there - but I don't want to pay out of pocket for a blood lead level if I'm just being paranoid.....
Does anybody here know, off the top of their head, whether the process of de-leading a house can make someone sick?
For the past two weeks, give or take, I've been throwing up just about every day. At first it was just at night, but yesterday it was every time I ate. I'm still keeping down at least part of what I eat, so I'm not in danger of blacking out or going severely hypoglycemic, but it's scary and no fun.
I've tried OTC anti-nausea meds; no help. I've tried skipping a meal, no help. Tried living on plain rice and toast and yogurt, no help.
I thought it was stress at first, but things are actually calming down right now, even as my signs get worse. I know I'm not pregnant; there's no pain that would go along with gallstones or pancreatic disease, no signs but nausea.
And yesterday I realized. My signs are worst when I'm home - yesterday was the first day I ate all 3 meals at home, and I lost every one of them. They're worst when I'm upstairs, at the side of the house closest to my neighbor's. One of my cats started throwing up a couple of days ago. My husband mentioned feeling kind of sick, though he thought it was just because he was worried about me.
......and for the past two weeks, my neighbors have been having their house professionally de-leaded.
I can't go to the ER; MassHealth still hasn't cleared up the glitch with our insurance. Their latest suggested solution is that if we give them more money they'll activate us again, but this is the solution we've already tried at least 3 times, and I don't trust it to actually work (they won't guarantee it in any way).
If I can at least get some sort of idea as to whether I'm being a hypochondriac versus whether I'm onto something, I can hold out until my next morning off, try to get in to see my doctor, and work from there - but I don't want to pay out of pocket for a blood lead level if I'm just being paranoid.....
