Poison Update

As y’all know, in August I discovered that I had lead poisoning.

I learned that 3.5 is normal. Anything above 5 is considered a concern.

And mine?

13.4. I abruptly stopped scraping off old lead paint from the Carriage House.

A month later I had another test. The number had dropped to 11.6.

In December I learned that my latest test was 9.2.

In short, I was doing the right thing. In, maybe, six or so months my lead level should be normal.

Today? New test results: 5.8.

Ross VERY happy.

 

 

16 Comments

  1. Leigh on April 11, 2024 at 3:43 pm

    Bravo Ross!

  2. GrammaAnne on April 11, 2024 at 3:44 pm

    Welcome news! Is the number expected to continue dropping?

  3. Dan Goodall-Williams on April 11, 2024 at 3:49 pm

    Fantastic!!

  4. Nora on April 11, 2024 at 4:06 pm

    Super happy for you!

  5. P. Raymond on April 11, 2024 at 5:19 pm

    Heading in the right direction. Well done.

  6. Kate R on April 11, 2024 at 9:15 pm

    Yay!

  7. Cindy Belanger on April 11, 2024 at 9:44 pm

    That’s great Ross, keep up the safety regiment as far as your lead level goes. You’ll be back to 3.5 before you know it.

  8. Julia on April 11, 2024 at 10:05 pm

    Sorry to hear..

    Lead poisoning is serious. I had it as a child growing up in an old
    house. Please get proper gear, masks etc for continuing your work,
    unfortunate by product of caring for old houses, but precautions
    are possible and necessary. Take care.

  9. michael j bazikos on April 11, 2024 at 10:23 pm

    Ross, in the interest of long life and your health, isn’t chelation therapy still a thing? I heard of that a long time ago. I don’t remember what the compound is but it binds to the lead in your body and is excreted. You may want to ask your doctor about it.

  10. mlaiuppa on April 11, 2024 at 10:31 pm

    That is wonderful news. I’ll bet by August you’re down to the 3s. Maybe even by June.

  11. Sandra D Lee on April 12, 2024 at 12:09 am

    Bravo Ross!

    I’m so glad the blood lead level is moving in the right direction!

  12. JP on April 12, 2024 at 1:48 am

    Hooray! Levels continue to plummet! At this rate by the summer, your lead levels will be back within the normal ranges. Good to know that the PPE is working, and keeping you safe and allowing the lead levels to continue to drop. PPE is so important even if it is a pain!

  13. Pam on April 12, 2024 at 7:17 am

    Good work Ross. I am so relieved that your lead numbers are going down.

  14. Rick S on April 12, 2024 at 7:27 am

    Congratulations. Another challenge taken on and winning.

  15. Julia Chennault on April 16, 2024 at 2:17 pm

    What utterly excellent news!!!!!!

  16. CMYukon on April 17, 2024 at 8:59 pm

    Excellent news! Now to steer clear of the “lurgey” 🙂

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