Fainting?  Dizzy?  Blacking out?

Usually thought of as constricted veins/arteries from cholesterol 

... that someone's not getting enough blood to the brain

- such as would be precursors to stroke and heart attack

 

- However, with  2-butoxyethanol poisoning, there is hemolytic anemia 

A person's body is prematurely killing off their own red blood cells -

first and always noticed by a continual exhaustion that does not go away.

 

As it gets more pronounced, doctors can find the hemolytic anemia... 

but not unless they specifically look for it in the early years; 

borderline normal in blood counts may not be normal at all 

for those with 2-butoxyethanol poisoning

 

If the bone marrow is not making enough blood  - red blood cells - thus similar symptoms?

 Fainting?  Dizzy?  Blacking out?

from the lack of volume of blood?

 

Get a head start

be involved in your doctor's decisions 

relating to your health 

The medical profession is noting 

that being proactive produces a better end result!

 

Workers from EVOS are collapsing - several in recent months 

- maybe 14 years out is about all a body can stand?

 

We are looking for real help!   

Does anyone know what's going on?

 

If your immune system has been compromised from too much chemical of some type 

- such as 2-butoxyethanol -

Did you know that rheumatoid arthritis can be caused from a compromised immune system?

Exposed to too many chemicals?

You need to avoid all chemicals as much as possible - even prescription medications - 

as they, too, can become toxic in your system

Learn to avoid all chemicals, as much as possible, including smoking and especially drinking.  

Alcohol is in the same family of chemicals that 2-butoxyethanol is ...

2-butoxyethanol is used in many industries & in products at home and at work. 

2-butoxyethanol targets the kidneys and liver; and alcohol speeds the damage to your liver

AND

Avoid using products too strong in 2-butoxyethanol - the 'stealth killer' in the USA today!

If you worked on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup - you could have been exposed to this, too

 

Guys can collapse from lack of blood - they are noticing 'dizzy' spells and black outs - even fainting.....

& it's being ruled a heart attack or stroke, when it is neither! (?)

 Check in earnest for the hemolytic anemia

 

Check blood for mean cell volume (MCV) 

& look at the red blood cells under a microscope.

  

Check the reticulocyte count.  

Lab tech, what is the percentage of juvenile blood cells to the mass of blood?  

Are the adult red blood cells 'ragged & beat up?'   Men    Women  

 

These are ideas for your doctor to check - Not a doctor's suggestion - 

however, the medical field seems 'stumped' as to what to do with these 

who've come into contact with 2-butoxyethanol.

 

 

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