About Me

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In 2003  I  suffered from a sore throat and it would not go away . It travelled all around the regions of my oral cavity one day  being at the back of my throat , the next it would be at the roof of my mouth and the next day it would be an irritation on my tongue. I experienced frequent  bouts of tonsillitis and my regular doctor sent me to three nose and throat  specialists  and each time they came back and told me they could find nothing wrong .  Being unable to identify the cause of my illness made my life hell and subsequently I could no longer afford to sustain a normal lifestyle . I sold my house and my business and dropped out of the working world for a while .

Finally in 2005 I recieved a partial  explanation after going to see an allergist / immunologist . It turns out that I had a deficiency in what are known as gammaglobulins which are a vital part of the immune system responsible for fighting bacterial infections . My throat problems had  become better on their own  although the cause of them  had not completely  been diagnosed by this time .I also  started to receive  monthly treatments of IVIG.

I was working for a company that at the time had  received some credit from a dental office and my employer had suggested that I should  use the credit as we had some private dealings where I had loaned him money . He then subsequently repaid me through the company  by offering the dental services.

I went to this dentist and got an examination along with a quote as to how much it would  cost to have  all of my silver amalgams removed and  replaced by composite  fillings . I  was tired of having metal in my mouth  and after researching into the mercury amalgam scare had decided it would not hurt to have them all removed and possible greatly improve my overall health . I was not far wrong .

Before seeing  the dentist I had  done some testing  with my allergist/immunologist which had also contributed to the belief that I was having problems with metal  and decided in light of my allergic responses it would be beneficial to have all metal removed from my  mouth . I had a very high sensitivity to gold  which explained why one of the gold crowns  which had been installed years before I was aware of the gold problem had been rejected twice by my body and  had exhibited pain where none should have been ( root canal)  and fallen out twice.

The dentist proceeded to replace all of my amalgams  and after he  was finished close to the end of 2006 a  very strange thing happened .I went to work as  normal but found that after using my tools my throat swelled up to  an unbelievable proportion and my saliva glands dried up. I was unable to work and it took three weeks  before I returned to normal . I then went again and  attempted to work and the same thing happened. I  was sure that a latex allergy was presenting itself and had finally reached a level of intolerance. My career  from 22 years was now ended with no hope of recovery or a work around .

I was at my wits end  and all I could do was to research into   allergies of which I now knew was the cause of alot of my problems and I was starting to suspect that gold  had been the original cause of my illness as it had started back in 2003 .I took a personal loan from the bank to have all of the gold in my mouth removed along with the now  revised silver amalgams . It's 2007 and the dentist proceeded to remove all of the gold   crowns of which I had been assured  were harmless even though I had tested positive for gold allergy and my body had rejected one of my crowns twice. It was my hope that after the gold was removed my  body would calm down  and I  would be able to return to work.

The dentist found on examination  a crown in the far right side of my mouth had completely decayed, it had been eating itself from the outside in and  was only afew months away from having fallen out of my mouth on it's own. Evidentally the combination of decay along with  the soluble gold had led to the poison that  started me on the course of mcs although there is no formal diagnosis of it ( because the dental association refuses to give me one) it is the only logical explanation .This  tooth had never once bothered me or had any irritations  once again because of the root canal .

After the removal of the gold my life did not get any better . I was now  starting to have problems with other dental materials. After spending a considerable amount of money  trying to improve my oral health the truth is that I am now in a decidedly  worse position. I do not have any more money  left to fight the dental association and the dentist in  question whose negligence and refusal to believe that gold was responsible for my health problems. It took a full year and a confrontation to get my dentist to honor a verbal agreement   to send a letter of explanation regarding the  gold findings to my  allergist /immunologist .So I am left only with the challenge of trying to reinvent myself in the world of commerce and  financial security.

The government  does acknowledge that I have serious barriers to employment.  .I have been assigned to a rehabilitation centre for the handycapped which is a voluntary contract  between the  welfare and the  rehab centre on my behalf . In my case it was a stipulation of receiving the PPMB ( Persons With Persisitent  Multiple Barriers)  status. Between me and my  work councellor we have not been able to find any viable solutions to my problems. The situation is very difficult for the one simple reason that any profession  or work  I might choose could lead to the  eventual environmental sensitivity in the workplace , there bye killing yet another  means of  sustaining myself , this has happened to me over and over again .

I have come to the conclusion that becoming my own employer once more is going to be the safest way for me to go .It eliminated the need to have to explain my situation to potential employers and also allows me the freedom to choose and create my own suitable work environment, I am  currently researching the possibility of finding an ecommerce solution such as  owning and operating an online store.

Currently I live in the lower mainland of British Columbia Canada and I am  seeking people  for friendship that are stuck in  a similar situation  to the one I have described. Thanks to the internet people that have been  victims of social apathy  and indifference do not have to suffer the   burden of loneliness anymore .MCS  creates a  unique prison  for all it's sufferers and non suffers simply do not understand what is like to play guessing games with exposure to the simplest things every day . I  am speaking from  painful memories of experience in trying to explain what happened  to me to friends, family and coworkers.

If you a person  that is in a similar situation and would like to send a message you can contact me at this address : mcs_prisoner@telus.net