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Chemical Exposure, what could my problems be?

by Dan97, Jun 15, 2009 01:24PM
I was exposed the lethal amounts of gasoline, diesel, and ethanol vapors at work 8 months ago. The gas meter that I was using only gave me a reading of N-Hexane and I was getting reading of 12,000 ppm. There are a lot of other chemicals in these products. I was exposed for a total of 6 hours off and on for a total of 12 hours. I have a lot of problems since then and the doctors do not know what is wrong with me. I have tremors in my right hand at rest and they get worse with or with out exertion. Sometimes I get them in my upper arm also. I get headaches all the time, which I did not before. I have problems with my concentration, focusing, processing, thinking and coordination. I get confused really bad now. My eyes go blurry sometimes. If I stand for about 15-20 minutes my legs get real shaky and I feel weak. I have muscle spasms in my neck, back, arms, legs and chest. I have had a cough since I was exposed. My balance is off. I wheeze all the time and have shortness of breath. I have rashes on my face and upper arms since the exposure. I get tingling, crawling, and numb feelings in my face, arms, legs, and head. I do not have any energy. I loose my voice if I talk very much. I have been sick the whole time. My whole body gets shaky when I exert myself sometimes. I also have problems with gasoline vapors, diesel vapors, ethanol vapors, bleach, pin-sol, scented candles, perfume, incense sticks, lysol and other household cleaners and gasoline and diesel exhaust. I never had a problem with this before. I was healthy before I was exposed. I did have an MRI and there was a white spot in the deep white matter, but they said that it was nothing. I would appreciate any help at all so I could give my doctor some Ideas. I'm having a real problem with workman's Comp. on this.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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by Dan97, Jun 15, 2009 02:49PM
I was not wearing a respirator.
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