Bronchiectasis

[Malkybhoy80]

Hello everyone I’ve just been diagnosed with this condition have been off work for three months with sick lines started off as asthma and now this I feel week all the time and don’t think I can work anymore I work in a paper mill dust everywhere any help would be grateful x

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Hi. A paper mill doesn’t sound ideal for someone with asthma or Bronchiectasis . Maybe ask your respiratory consultant about the working environment? Perhaps you would be eligible for a medical retirement? I hope someoneon here can give you some good advice.

[GintyFerguson]

Hi, I was medically retired with bronchiectasis after two years of constant illness and antibiotics. Employers have to make adjustments under equality legislation so you could ask to be redeployed. Do you think your job has caused your problem? If so you may have claim for industrial injury?

Before I was retired I had two interviews with occupational health. Your employer will have something like this I expect. Maybe you could work in the office? Whatever, you would be amazed what you can live on . My income is severely reduced but I manage well. Good luck bud.

[Malkybhoy80 in reply to GintyFerguson]

Hello mate yeah I think my work is to blame I’ve been using a chemical called mek and my employers never gave me any ppe for 13 years had to ask for a mask as I have Athsma then found out how harmful that stuff was so now it’s a legal matter yeah I’ve to go see the occ nurse fri this be first time seen her since been diagnosed

[GintyFerguson in reply to Malkybhoy80]

Hi,

Problem is if they have been negligent would cost to take them to court. What about contacting the Health and Safety Executive for advice or even a lawyer. That's a horrendous state of affairs there.

[Malkybhoy in reply to GintyFerguson]

The health and safety went in two weeks ago asked to see the mek pulled 3 boys off the line and asked for there ppe to use it they got told they had two weeks to sort it out and I got the call to go ahead with claim I’ve got a good lawyer I’m prepared to go to court as there is 27 boys who also used the product for them if I can get them ppe can save them from chronic illness then it be worth it

[GintyFerguson in reply to Malkybhoy]

Wow.....That company are in trouble....and should be! What a shambles. Take them all the way! They might settle out of court. Good luck . Crap that you have to suffer the consequences . Tests of mek will hopefully demonstrate the harm it causes.

[Malkybhoy80 in reply to GintyFerguson]

Yeah I didn’t realise how harmful it is until I seen it online my work has failed in a duty of care I think they will want to settle out court as it would be bad for the company been getting hassle for not turning up taking money out my wage even with a sick line in i have it in writing also that I had to ask for my mask couldn’t make it up

[GintyFerguson in reply to Malkybhoy80]

You certainly couldn't make it up! They won't want bad publicity either .

[Malkybhoy80 in reply to GintyFerguson]

Yeah bully tactics to get me back to work and i was to ask my gp for copy’s to prove I’ve been ill I went back for two weeks and got worse so went back to gp I know they been doing things unlawful so have got myself a good lawyer will take them to court no problem after been treated like I was faking this

[cofdrop-UK]

OMG Malkybhoy missed your post somehow. What a horrid situation for you to be in - I am so sorry. I truly hope you go ahead and win this case. I hope too that you have a good proactive bronchiectasis consultant, as you will need to be as well as you possibly can, especially through all this added stress.

Wishing you the best. Please let us know how it goes.

Cx

[Malkybhoy in reply to cofdrop-UK]

Thanks yeah it’s just added stress to my situation I’ve been off for three months started off Athsma related and was still getting hassle and my wages played about with even tho I had a line in now I’m just dealing with there occ nurse and my lawyer can deal with them thanks x