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Paranoid About Asbestos

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Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

Around 1967 I worked in a factory that used Asbestos in the manufacturing process. Worked there for about 1 year. Am concerned about cancer related to Asbestos. No symptoms to date but want to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Hello Doctor I have a question about asbestos. My father did work taking a old school down, where ... frustrated about; is if he was able to take some asbestos fiber and dust with him on face,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

; hemidiaphragm paralysis; and sleep apnea . I'm a Navy veteran and was exposed to asbestos for a few years in the late 1970's (as a boiler tech on a Navy ship that used asbestos for pipe insulation). I have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MD

contained asbestos. Could the brief exposure cause lung disease later in life and should I be concerned or do anything about it? At the time I hadn't heard of asbestos or knew of any issues.We didn't... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Abhijit Sonawane MD

hi I ripped up some tiles which i now believe had asbestos in them about a year ago. can I get sick right away? i was reading about latency periods being 10 plus years is it p[possible to get sick... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhijit Sonawane ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty MD

when my mind is clear, I think about things that bother me and how i m always worried that now my ... View answer

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Dr. Varinder Joshi MD

- 4 days.... my concern is (I know Im being paranoid) but up until 2 years ago my office had a bunch of asbestos in the subfloor which kept coming thru the linoleum. It was finally removed upon ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Varinder Joshi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Jacqueline Brown MD

Im 13 and im a virgin never been near a boys gentials and ive never kissed a bo, but i don t know why i got paranoied about being pregnant, when ever i think about it i feal faint and really scared. i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jacqueline Brown ( OBGYN)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

questioned my family doctor about the possibility of it being related to asbestos exposure, he shrugged it of ... in surgery from tile dust (asbestos). Always been in the back of my mind. Could... View answer

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Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

. There is also pleural calcification overlying the lUL which would be in keeping with previous asbestos exposure mean [please. I am not aware of asbestos exposure, however, memory not so good. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)