Comments on: Why No Discharge Instructions for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Survivors

By: Kimberly Nixon

Kimberly Nixon — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:23:55 +0000

No wonder I feel the way I do.

By: Wayne Carpenter

Wayne Carpenter — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:15:48 +0000

This is a very interesting article about carbon monoxide which is insidious poison.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 19:16:35 +0000

I was exposed for months. I knew something was wrong with the furnace and with me. I reached the the point of vomiting and confusion but my partner kept telling me it fine, nothing is wrong, until the detectors finally went off. I called the furnace guy and we aired the house out overnight. I was so sick. I am disabled and housebound. My partner is not home much. When the guy got here the next day the level was at 49 still after airing out and he said he had to leave after 5 mins for he was feeling sick already. I never received medical care because my partner felt bad for not believing me and even though i continued to get worse b4 i got better if you can call it that ,he didnt want me to tell anyone because he didnt want anyone to think he wasnt taking good care of me(he was embarrassed) i was to sick and out of it to make any decisions. This was 2017 winter, and now im reading about all of these problems that i have developed over time, now what do i do? I was pickling in this stuff. I could have died, and how do i even begin to explain this to my doctor now, i grow more damaged and it is a “taboo” subject in our home now

By: Brenda Crowe

Brenda Crowe — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:09:49 +0000

In reply to Attorney Gordon Johnson. I recently was exposed to Carbon Monoxide at the school I work for. For the past five years we have been complaining of the smell of gas in our school in sevearal areas. Nothing was ever done about it. Finally two weeks ago a parent complained. I told them it has been years we have complained. They had the build Manager come and inspect and they found nothing. The next day the board president called xcel energy and they came out. They located there has leaks in the main line entering the building. Right next to the dryer vent going into the school. I had noticed before all this I was having several symptoms such as hands tingling headaches neseau memory loss poor concentration. So I was concerned when they found the leaks. Nothing was said to anyone we had a gas leak. We went on about our day as usual with the children all there. Nobody was notified of the leak. I told my director I wanted to go to the dr so I filed workmans Comp. I went to the dr and they were closed so I went to the urgent care. I explained to them I had felt I was exposed to natural gas for the past five years. He had no concerns and told me to go on mon to workmans Comp dr By then I’m sure my levels had drop but my symptoms still today persist. I have been back to the dr twice and still no concern and no treatment of any kind. I still have My symptoms daily. Then the next week has was smelled again and they determined it was the regulator. Again no one was reported of this leak and our day went on as normal. Today I still have my symptoms and nobody at our school was told about the leak. Employees and parents are left in the dark. For years I have smelled gas in our school. Any suggestions on how I get someone to listen to me how Sanger and how many people may be affected by this. Brenda

By: Attorney Gordon Johnson

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 21:58:38 +0000

In reply to Pete n Pix.

We are sorry to hear about what happened to you but sadly not surprised by the poor treatment you have received. I hope the resources on here can help you persuade the doctors in Australia of the reality of what you are going through. If you have not had an MRI, it might help to show the severity of your poisoning. Particular focus should be put in looking at hippocampal atrophy if you do get the MRI.

Best of luck and our prayers are with you.

Attorney Gordon Johnson

By: Pete n Pix

Pete n Pix — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 21:46:26 +0000

June 2016 (Australia) – I ended up with CO induced encephalitis which led to Parkinsonism. Eighteen months later l am still declining despite dopamine agonists helping with the shuffling freezing gait I am stuck with due to the brain damage. I was never given oxygen therapy by the hospital and neither was my partner. Our COHb was not checked for several days. It should be within 4 hrs of the CO event! My partner suffered cardio-respiratory and vision problems. Our hands still turn bright red/purple and we get short of breath. Pets were affected too. This damage was from a wood fired heater with a blocked flue over 12 weeks of winter. It’s not just gas appliances or boilers which emit CO if not combusting properly. The first responders and hospital staff knew very little about CO or how to manage symptoms. We’re left high n’ dry to deal with the fallout alone. Oxygen therapy would have been key, even up to 2 years later.