Posted by AMD on October 31, 2004, at 17:22:41
In reply to Re: Q about paint dust » gromit, posted by Larry Hoover on October 25, 2004, at 9:12:45
Larry,
I am literally FREAKING OUT about paint fumes I inhaled on Thursday. I was having such a good week, obsession wise. Then I wake up Thursday to the smell of fumes in my apartment. The door faces the outside. Contractors apparently were painting the door, and the fumes must have seeped inside. So immediately I panicked. I opened the windows and the smell began to dissipate, so I went back to bed for a few hours. I couldn't "smell" the fumes so much once I'd gone to bed -- at least they'd gone away a bit.
Anyhow, I got up, showered, but as I left for work I plunged immediately into freaked-out mode. Then at work I had an inability to concentratem feeling yucky with a headache. I'm not sure if any of this was related to the fumes, but now I'm very, very worried that I got permanent mental impairment -- I am still feeling gross a few days later, and still freaking out. The apartment no longer smells of fumes, but the smell was so horrid Thursday that I pictured my brain simply melting away.
So now I sit here and can't concentrate at ALL. Looking up toxic chemicals on the Internet and so forth.
Anyhow, I called the contractors and had them fax me the label of the paint they were using. I don't know what else they used -- probably a paint thinner, etc. I'm positive I have brain damage. :-( :-(
The paint was oil-based as well, those idiots. If they'd only used latex I wouldn't be so scared.
The toxic ingredients were:
mineral spirits
soya alkyd polymer
quartz
calcium carbonate
xylene
ethylbenzeneVOC: 375g/L - 3.13 lb/gal
The paint was "Controls Rust" interior/exterior alkyd gloss enamel. Must be tinted before using.
590 fl oz, ~5 gallons
I didn't have red eyes (maybe a little) or difficult breathing, but I went to the doctor had had an oxygen level of 97/100, which is a bit low...
Anyhow -- was permanent damage done? Even assuming the worst case, indoor painting with lots of fumes and no ventilation, nausea from breathing the fumes, a "drunken" feeling, etc., would there be permanent brain damage in that case?
I can't concentrate so I'm assuming this is related to damage to my frontal cortex.
Does the fetid smell indicate worse brain damage ...
HELP!!!
a
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