Sarcoid

[ScottF]

Hi Guys

 

after a long and extremely unpleasant process I've been diagnosed with Sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis: eMedicine Dermatology

 

Among other things, tree pollen is implicated as a cause.

 

I've had 22 years among trees, I thought it responsible to report it.

 

Best

 

Scott

[Gareth Dalzell]

Hi Scot

Had a look at the link. Never heard of this one before. I hope yours is self limiting and not extreme. Thanks for posting

 

All the best

Gareth

[David Humphries]

Thanks for bringing it to our attention Scott.

 

Never heard of it. Obviously a very real risk for us all.

 

Good luck with it, all the best

 

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[Rob D]

Sorry to hear that.

 

Can you say what the symptoms are and if this means you have to give up working in trees?

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Have you been around horses which have the Sarcoids? Working in an area where some animals are rubbing on the trees?

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Have you been around horses which have the Sarcoids? Working in an area where some animals are rubbing on the trees?

 

Sarcoids: Facts You Need to Know - SARCOIDS - University of Liverpool

 

Please be aware some of the pictures are not pleasant!!

[b101uk]

I wander if my psoriasis witch doesn’t respond to the norms of psoriasis is actually plaque sarcoidosis.

 

I use to get hay fever until I was 27 quite badly (from grasses) however woodland never caused hay fever and if anything relieved it, between the age of 27 and 31 I grew out of hay fever to the point I have never suffered from it agene since the age of 31, however since the age of 31 I have had what I thought was psoriasis over my scalp, in my ears, on my lower back elbows.

 

[ScottF]

It's all new to me, guys, so still getting my head around it. My symptoms were glands swelling up (very big face- they thought it had mumps to begin with) and not working well, rapid weight loss (22kg in 5 weeks), sleep disturbance and general feeling of crappiness. But it's very variable in how it affects people.

 

I've mostly recovered from this bout without medication, so I hope that's the last I'll see if it for a while. I'm more or less back to my old self apart from sore eyes, no saliva and three stone lighter.

 

Remember, it is pretty rare so I hope we won't see big numbers among Arbtalkers, but it's possible that we might be more exposed to the risk than civilians.