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Asbestos exposure once

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kieren94020
kieren94020

Hi, i was working on a site in edinburgh night shift job, i was working with pipe insulation i was in the era and i banged my head i tried to fix the mask properly but i soon relased no longer than 10 minutes after i fixed my mask a bit wasnt on right, i cant sleep but think about it iv read stuff online just made me worse it was just the one occasion it happened, i am scared to go to the docters it happened months ago iv being depressed thinking of it

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  • john059
    john059 kieren94020

    Posted

    Go to see the Doc. Better be safe than sorry. And ul sleep better!!!!!
    • derek76
      derek76 john059

      Posted

      The doctor will not really be able to help before he has symptoms that from one exposure is very unlikely.  
  • ptolemy
    ptolemy kieren94020

    Posted

    All through my childhood we had a piece of asbestos on top of a sort of heating flame. I think I may even have chewed it. I depends very much what type of asbestos it was. I am chairman of my local village hall built in the 1930s and it has asbestos in the roof. 
    • derek76
      derek76 ptolemy

      Posted

      I guess like me you are now old enough for it to have affected us if it was going to.

      We all used that in our science classes and I also used it at home with my chemistry set. Another thing I did was use mercury and carried it around in my pocket playing with it with my fingers .

    • ptolemy
      ptolemy derek76

      Posted

      I still have a bottle of mercury, I was not sure what to do with it, but it is pretty!
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy kieren94020

      Posted

      As Derek says the chances of anything happening is highly unlikely. My brother used to work for Cape Boards and Panels who manufactured asbestos. He was in contact with it daily. I think he kept away from the manufacturing area as much as possible though!
  • lyn1951
    lyn1951 kieren94020

    Posted

    Husband has worked in the building industry during the time of bad asbestos, he has asbestos on his lungs, but nothing they can do about it, can be seen on MRI apparently as sparkles.

    Only advice has been given by Dr's is NEVER NEVER smoke, as they seem to be the ones who go onto develop full on asbestosis, and possible cancers, well he has broken that rule for 40 years, heavy smoker for years and years, and still no issues, husband is 67 in a few weeks times.

    I can also tell you father-in-law, also worked in ships engine rooms for 50+ years, engine rooms asbestos central, and also heavy smoker, died of prostrate cancer at 87.

    • derek76
      derek76 lyn1951

      Posted

      A friends father worked on ships boilers and died of asbestosis. His mother did as well as she used to wash his fathers overalls.  
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