Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

[Pedroski]

what do I think! I think youve got a severe dose of industrial dust etc!

 

That's what I was thinking too. I'm waiting for test results and, strangely, want them to tell me there is a problem but it's not too late to do something. If they say my lungs are all clear, then I have the uncertainty of not knowing what is causing my symptoms!

 

I also have the problem of alopecia universalis, which has meant all my nasal hair, and quite possibly cilia further down, has all gone, which only makes the issue of dust even worse. P'raps I should volunteer as an HSE case study subject....

[born2trot]

Its quite common amongst people who work in industrial type situations . It can appear as a shadow on the lungs after a scan which must be quite frightening for the individual . Is treatable i believe. Take care Pedro

[Pedroski]

Its quite common amongst people who work in industrial type situations . It can appear as a shadow on the lungs after a scan which must be quite frightening for the individual . Is treatable i believe. Take care Pedro

 

Ta. I'm taking more care now. Most frightening part was that I was staying in hospital with my daughter who had been injured when I got hit with bibasal pneumonia like a ton of bricks. I ended up being admitted as there was concern I'd had a pulmonary embolism. CT scan showed the pneumonia as well as clots on my lungs.

 

I ended up with Clexane injections and masses of antiobiotics, being told I wasn't allowed to walk around in case a clot moved and I dropped dead, and all sorts. I eventually got discharged on same day as daughter with main cause of symptoms being put down to the bibasal pneumonia (including the clots) and managed to avoid warfarin. I asked if there was any sign of damage from dust on the CT scan, but nothing stood out because of the pneumonia etc. This is why they are now going to do a high res or multi-detector CT scan as this is apparently better for looking for damage that the normal CT scan.

 

To top it all, they also identified that I have a PFO (small hole between left and right heart caused by improperly closed flap) which is something that 1 in 5 people have that doesn't normally cause problems, and under exertion there is a possibility of blood circulating and bypassing my lungs. This may be a cause of shortness of breath being exacerbated by my stupidly high blood pressure!

 

Still, it could be a lot worse

[Pedroski]

Quite worryingly, though, I've just been reading the symptoms of extrinsic allergic alveolitis, and I tick most of the boxes including the pneumonia and pulmonary hypertension ones! I often wonder about all the bacteria that must be in the compost at the composting facility down here - I've inhaled heaps of dust from that over the past few years, coughing up black grollies at the end of the day!

[David Humphries]

Thanks for sharing your health issues Pedroski, anything that helps others in the industry to be more aware of their own health well being is a good heads up.

 

Glad to hear you have this being looked into, I wish you well

 

 

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[Pedroski]

Thanks David.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thanks for sharing your health issues Pedroski, anything that helps others in the industry to be more aware of their own health well being is a good heads up.

 

Glad to hear you have this being looked into, I wish you well

 

 

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I will second that,