Sick Buildings....

CseMgr1, ASN, RN · Jul 25, 2003

Let me try this again...gave you guys a bad link...sorry!:imbar

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/0703/21badair.html

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Jul 25, 2003

Yes, was in a small community hospital that was on a river and flooded by a series of hurricaines. Many of the other flooded structures in the community had been declared environmentally unsafe because of mold problems (school, health department, etc.) and had been abandoned, but not the hospital. Reportedly, there were stalagtites of mold growing UNDER the hospital foundation. Everytime I entered the building to go to work, my eyes would water and I would begin sneezing, and sometimes have a runny nose. I also started having wheezing in my chest (had NEVER had any respiratory problems before). Thankfully, have had no residual effects since I left there years ago.

redshiloh · Jul 25, 2003

We have been trying to get our AC ducting cleaned for the last 4 years. I get the feeling they don't believe us when we say that some people only get sick while they are here.

SmilingBluEyes · Jul 25, 2003

Red,the problem is more likely they don't want to spend the money to fix it; not that they don't believe you when you say there is a PROBLEM! GRRRRRRRRRRRR!

ptnurse · Jul 25, 2003

Several years ago my husband worked in a manufacturing plant. During his 5 years there he had pneumonia, 2 sinus surgeries and countless sinus infections. He was sometimes only off antibiotics for 2 days before he was sick again. The final straw was when he started breaking out in welps when he walked into the place. Turned out he was allergic to part of the manufacturing process. I was so glad when he got out of there. Place is closed now, all the jobs went to Mexico.

CseMgr1, ASN, RN · Jul 26, 2003

:eek: OMG!! Talk about a hellhole! (No pun intended).

Glad he got out of there...even if his job went to Mexico.

renerian, BSN, RN · Jul 26, 2003

Yes I bought an old home, 90 years old. I lived there 4 years and was sick all the time. I have asthma. Eventually it got so bad I needed steriods, ALOT, 80 mg a day for 6 months. My allergy/asthma Dr. asked me to move to a hotel for a week. I did that. Within three days I was almost symptom free. I had been tested and had a ton of allergies and mold was a big one. In the basement I had to clean the walls with this acid solution every month. I had it treated. Nothing worked. I eventually sold the home at a huge loss.

renerian

KaroSnowQueen, RN · Jul 26, 2003

I took a new job in 96. Asthma got much worse, gosh awful sinus infections, the flu 2 or 3 times every year. Terrible, terrible, terrible migraines, headaches of the normal kind every single solitary day I worked there. Quit in 2001. Since then, One maybe two asthma attacks. One sinus attack, not bad. No flu. Very few migraines, one brought on by food allergy, a couple more by stress due to family problems that were unavoidable (sudden illness and death). I used to joke I was allergic to the building, but now I really think I was. Very seldom get a regular headache unless I don't get enough sleep.

There is a house two blocks up from me that is uninhabitable because of black mold. It has yellow police tape and condemnation notices. People had just bought it and got very very ill. Thought they had it fixed but found some more. Will have to be torn down.