What is the worst chronic disease/illness that you have?

[gravenewworld]

Keep in mind the word chronic.



Me: Probably a mild case of dander every once in a while. Cold sores too.

 

[lisab]

Migraine headaches, but I don't get them as often as I used to. They're horrible.

 

[Kurdt]

Ailment top trumps. Lovely!

 

[dlgoff]

Is being addicted to Physics Forums count?

 

[lisab]

Is being addicted to Physics Forums count?

That's a bad one. There are probably 12-step programs, but you have to WANT to change.

 

[dlgoff]

What's really bad is the withdrawal when there's no chat.

 

[wolram]

Keep in mind the word chronic.



Me: Probably a mild case of dander every once in a while. Cold sores too.

Some things get my dander up but i would not say it is chronic, i mean not enough to punch some one out.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Aging.

 

[Proton Soup]

chronic ear and sinus pain, and what appears to be either pernicious anemia or maybe a methylation problem.

 

[binzing]

Mmm, the only thing that really happens often and is negative would be depression...

 

[Moonbear]

Aging.

Oh, crud! I have that one too! Though, I don't think it's as far progressed for me yet as it is for you.

 

[Kurdt]

I'm afraid I'm chronically sexy and modest. Unfortunately its not contagious.

 

[Cyrus]

Lately every time I get a cold (which is more frequently, probably 3-4 times a year), it goes away quickly, but I cough for a long time afterwards. It's a dry cough though and lasts for about a month after my cold. I've found taking Nyquil seems to help though.

 

[Danger]

COPD and osteoarthritis for me. It's annoying.

 

[turbo]

Keep in mind the word chronic.



Me: Probably a mild case of dander every once in a while. Cold sores too.

You don't want to know...

 

[binzing]

Are you a (former) smoker Danger?

 

[Danger]

Current.

 

[Chi Meson]

Congestion and Post Nasal Drip.

and parenthood.

 

[Evo]

Allergies.

 

[binzing]

Evo you've got a lot more than just allergies. Like CCD (Chronic Clumsiness Disorder).

 

[Moonbear]

Evo you've got a lot more than just allergies. Like CCD (Chronic Clumsiness Disorder).

 

[Janus]

Polycystic kidney disease

 

[JasonRox]

Lately every time I get a cold (which is more frequently, probably 3-4 times a year), it goes away quickly, but I cough for a long time afterwards. It's a dry cough though and lasts for about a month after my cold. I've found taking Nyquil seems to help though.

There's these pills you can get that work great. I took them once so that when I go out I don't cough and stuff. I don't recommend drinking with it. Bad things actually happen.

 

[Evo]

Polycystic kidney disease

That's terrible Janus.

 

[Evo]

There's these pills you can get that work great. I took them once so that when I go out I don't cough and stuff. I don't recommend drinking with it. Bad things actually happen.

Sounds like codeine.

 

[JasonRox]

Sounds like codeine.

I have no idea. They were these allergy pills.

It wasn't bad bad. I just had ED for like 3-4 days.

 

[Proton Soup]

I have no idea. They were these allergy pills.

It wasn't bad bad. I just had ED for like 3-4 days.

sinus medication? pseudoephedrine is what they give people for priapism, you know. shouldn't last more than a few hours, tho.

 

[binzing]

ED not priapism...

 

[Proton Soup]

ED not priapism...

how do you suppose that works?

 

[neu]

I have bad hair weeks

 

[Redbelly98]

ED not priapism...

If you took medication used to treat priapism, it would make sense for you to get ED as a result.

My chronic stuff:

Athlete's foot since I was in college 25+ years ago, but it's been a couple years now since it last came up.

Back pains, once or twice a year.

 

[George Jones]

I have a 50% chance of having oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Symptoms are late-onset, and, if I have it, they should start showing up now, plus or minus a few years. So, far, I haven't noticed any.

 

[lisab]

I have a 50% chance of having oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Symptoms are late-onset, and, if I have it, they should start showing up now, plus or minus a few years. So, far, I haven't noticed any.

Very best wishes to you, George.

 

[turbo]

How would you feel if when you were exposed to fragrances in people's cosmetics, personal care products, laundry products, etc, you got severe breathing difficulties, migraine headaches, and immune-system flare-ups that make standing or walking horribly painful (triggering arthritis reactions?) What would you feel if your blood pressure went from 135-80 to 205-90 because of such an exposure?

I have been living with this for years, and nobody aside from my wife and a few other people seem to give a crap. People wearing clothes scented with "Bounce" or wearing "Unscented" Oil of Olay moisturizing lotion can put me in the Emergency Room. Our society seems to regard fragrance chemicals as a "free-for-all" - meantime, the incidences of childhood asthma and ADD and autism soar.

 

[Cyrus]

How would you feel if when you were exposed to fragrances in people's cosmetics, personal care products, laundry products, etc, you got severe breathing difficulties, migraine headaches, and immune-system flare-ups that make standing or walking horribly painful (triggering arthritis reactions?) What would you feel if your blood pressure went from 135-80 to 205-90 because of such an exposure?

I have been living with this for years, and nobody aside from my wife and a few other people seem to give a crap. People wearing clothes scented with "Bounce" or wearing "Unscented" Oil of Olay moisturizing lotion can put me in the Emergency Room. Our society seems to regard fragrance chemicals as a "free-for-all" - meantime, the incidences of childhood asthma and ADD and autism soar.

How many people share your condition, 1 in 100,000? Should the entire world change their habbits because of it? Your last sentence is pure speculation as if there is a direct cause/effect.

 

[binzing]

Wait wait never mind. I'd read that wrong, sorry.

 

[binzing]

I have been living with this for years, and nobody aside from my wife and a few other people seem to give a crap.

Well WE care for one...

 

[turbo]

How many people share your condition, 1 in 100,000? Should the entire world change their habbits because of it? Your last sentence is pure speculation as if there is a direct cause/effect.

I do not expect the world to change. I feel, however that people like me are the canaries in the coal mine. If you will do some research on multiple chemical sensitivity, you will find that the EPA (many years ago) sampled fragranced products and found that most all of them contained chemicals that are neural stimulants or neural depressants, some of which are carcinogenic and some of which have been banned for such use. Due to antiquate perfumery laws, the companies making such products do not have to disclose the use of these chemicals.

I do not think that it is a coincidence that the incidence of behavioral disorders and breathing disorders in children are on the rise. Plug-in deodorizers, Febreze on the carpets, scented fabric softeners in the laundry, etc, etc, insure that children are breathing a chemical soup at home and at school at a time when their nervous systems and respiratory systems are still developing.

http://www.organichealthandbeauty.com/EPA-Fragrance-Study_ep_46-1.html

 

[turbo]

Well WE care for one...

Thanks, binzing. I have a friend (a young woman working as a research assistant at Harvard) who has a child with this condition, and her life is hell. There is no treatment - only avoidance, and that's nearly impossible these days.

 

[lisab]

Thanks, binzing. I have a friend (a young woman working as a research assistant at Harvard) who has a child with this condition, and her life is hell. There is no treatment - only avoidance, and that's nearly impossible these days.

I saw something today that made me think of you, turbo.

I was having my lunch while browsing a catalog of lab equipment (yeah, I'm a dork) and found this:

http://www.jenconsusa.com/latest.cfm"

In addition to the classic vanilla Smoothie, you can choose from a range of four fabulous fruity flavours each impregnated with it's own subtle fragrance: Banana, Blueberry, Strawberry or Lemon & Lime.

Why, why, why?

 

[turbo]

Why, why, why?

Just what you want in the lab when you are doing mass-spec assays or chromatography! Volatile organic compounds to contaminate your work-space. What an idea.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I have a 50% chance of having oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Symptoms are late-onset, and, if I have it, they should start showing up now, plus or minus a few years. So, far, I haven't noticed any.

Oh my, what terrible thing to have hanging over your head. How did they make this determination?

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I do not expect the world to change.

I don't know if I really would have invaded your space last week, turbo-1. But once I learned of your condition, I abandoned any such thought immediately.

I suffer from kidney stones which I pass on a regular basis, 9 in a year was my record. Also, I lose consciousness often and my body is unable to absorb all the things that I eat.

 

[turbo]

I don't know if I really would have invaded your space last week, turbo-1. But once I learned of your condition, I abandoned any such thought immediately.

I suffer from kidney stones which I pass on a regular basis, 9 in a year was my record. Also, I lose consciousness often and my body is unable to absorb all the things that I eat.

Holy moly, jimmy. I passed a stone while on a VERY long road trip through the south for a business presentation. It was really painful. I can't imagine passing 9 in a year. Luckily, my project manager was driving so I could stretch out my leg to take pressure off the stone. When we got to the motel and got our rooms, I had him go to the nearest package-store and buy a couple of 6-packs of beer. I drank beer and let the urine build up until I felt I was going to explode, and managed to pass it that way.

I would have liked to meet you in person. People who are considerate and well-prepared (use fragrance-free laundry products and personal care products) can visit with no ill effects. Astronuc, his wife, son and daughter visited the summer before last and we had a great time. Maybe on another visit... Come up when the weather's nice and we'll cook out on the back deck.

 

[Proton Soup]

turbo, do any aromatic plants like pine or cedar make you ill?

 

[turbo]

turbo, do any aromatic plants like pine or cedar make you ill?

No. I love the smell of fresh-cut pine, cedar, fir, spruce, etc.

The things that make me sick are volatile organic chemicals that chemical companies use to simulate these smells. The cedar-smelling fabric softeners are among the worst offenders - they really lay me low.

 

[Proton Soup]

No. I love the smell of fresh-cut pine, cedar, fir, spruce, etc.

The things that make me sick are volatile organic chemicals that chemical companies use to simulate these smells. The cedar-smelling fabric softeners are among the worst offenders - they really lay me low.

well, trees are full of volatile organics, which is why i wonder what the actual trigger is

http://www.sisweb.com/referenc/applnote/app-41.htm

 

[turbo]

well, trees are full of volatile organics, which is why i wonder what the actual trigger is

http://www.sisweb.com/referenc/applnote/app-41.htm

I have no idea. I have never had a problem working in the pulp and paper industry, nor (as a college student) working summers in a mill that made laminated birch veneers. I built a new woodbox out of rough-sawn white pine this year, and I love the smell of the boards.

I cannot determine what chemicals I am sensitive to because our laws (based on antiquated French perfume laws from long ago) let manufacturers list "fragrances" on the label with no details. This is pretty stupid, because anybody with a well-equipped lab can analyze a scented product and figure out exactly what is in it. This is how copy-cat perfumes can hit the market so quickly.

 

[edward]

I have no idea. I have never had a problem working in the pulp and paper industry, nor (as a college student) working summers in a mill that made laminated birch veneers. I built a new woodbox out of rough-sawn white pine this year, and I love the smell of the boards.

I cannot determine what chemicals I am sensitive to because our laws (based on antiquated French perfume laws from long ago) let manufacturers list "fragrances" on the label with no details. This is pretty stupid, because anybody with a well-equipped lab can analyze a scented product and figure out exactly what is in it. This is how copy-cat perfumes can hit the market so quickly.

It sounds like you have multiple chemical sensitivity. It is more common than most people realize. It has been suggest that it is triggered by years of low dose exposure to chemicals. It is especially prevalent in Gulf War soldiers.

Prevalence
United States:
➢ 2%, New Mexico8
➢ 3.9%, North Carolina9,10
➢ 6.3%, California11
➢ 2.5-3%, Iowa (Military; non-deployed)12
The difference between “chemical sensitivity” & “Multiple
Chemical Sensitivity”9,10,11,12
➢ 4% of citizens estimated as disabled by Multiple
Chemical Sensitivity.
➢ 16% of citizens report an “unusual sensitivity” to
common every day chemicals.

http://www.mcs-america.org/MCSStatistics.pdf

 

[binzing]

Ooh, great. New mexico has those numbers prolly cause of my county alone with all our power plants.