leftover
03-07-2008, 05:46 PM
Seems as though DH has been keeping something from me, because he didn't want to worry me... It's coincidental that I posted something about it a couple months ago...
She said that he coughs constantly, and has been asking the VA to check his lungs. He worked in a welding shop with my DH, and he did alot of grinding and welding. She is concerned that the fumes and dust may have damaged his lungs.. I told her that is kind funny, because my DH doesn't have a sense of smell anymore. I can smoke in the house, and he doesn't have any idea.
She said that he told her the respirators that were provided to them were CRAP and didn't work well at all... This caused us both to get a little upset, because if we had known the respirators were pieces of crap, we would have gone to Home Depot, or a welding supply company, and purchased some good ones and sent them in a care package..
I'd gladly shell out $200 for some proper PPE for her hubs and mine. :tears Why didn't they ask? Why didn't they say anything?? :spank I did send him some welding hats, he used them....
DH went to the VA on Tuesday for :quotejust a check-up, Smalls, don't worry about it:quote
When he came home, he sat me down and told me that they have found 19 spots on his lungs ranging from 4mm to 12mm, and they haven't shrunk since he's come home... He kept it from me because he didn't want me to freakout.. which I did anyways because he kept something this big from me..
He said that the Army is probably going to ignore any responsibility, because they provided them with gas masks, and it's his own fault if he didn't wear it..... I asked him how they expected him to wear a gas mask AND a welding helmet at the same time..
I'm certain that whatever is growing in his lungs is unoperable...:worry
I guess my point is, if you have an SO who's in a welding shop in Iraq, send him a nice, good, expensive respirator. :sigh
She said that he coughs constantly, and has been asking the VA to check his lungs. He worked in a welding shop with my DH, and he did alot of grinding and welding. She is concerned that the fumes and dust may have damaged his lungs.. I told her that is kind funny, because my DH doesn't have a sense of smell anymore. I can smoke in the house, and he doesn't have any idea.
She said that he told her the respirators that were provided to them were CRAP and didn't work well at all... This caused us both to get a little upset, because if we had known the respirators were pieces of crap, we would have gone to Home Depot, or a welding supply company, and purchased some good ones and sent them in a care package..
I'd gladly shell out $200 for some proper PPE for her hubs and mine. :tears Why didn't they ask? Why didn't they say anything?? :spank I did send him some welding hats, he used them....
DH went to the VA on Tuesday for :quotejust a check-up, Smalls, don't worry about it:quote
When he came home, he sat me down and told me that they have found 19 spots on his lungs ranging from 4mm to 12mm, and they haven't shrunk since he's come home... He kept it from me because he didn't want me to freakout.. which I did anyways because he kept something this big from me..
He said that the Army is probably going to ignore any responsibility, because they provided them with gas masks, and it's his own fault if he didn't wear it..... I asked him how they expected him to wear a gas mask AND a welding helmet at the same time..
I'm certain that whatever is growing in his lungs is unoperable...:worry
I guess my point is, if you have an SO who's in a welding shop in Iraq, send him a nice, good, expensive respirator. :sigh