January 18, 2004  Dizzy?  Sleeping all the time?  Tired, Tired, Tired?!
The need for O2 may also be due to red blood cell damage. It signals its presence first of all by an overwhelm ing exhaustion; the literature about 2-butoxyethanol states that it causes hemolytic anemia. (and more valdezlink.com/acute.htm) Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia?

 

This chemical was used in abundance in the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup products: 

Inipol EAP 22 and Corexit, that's for sure. 

The Gulf War troops were exposed to 2-butoxyethanol 

 

and 2-(2-butoxyethanol) 

which the EVOS workers were NOT exposed to.

It is documented. 

But was it too much exposure? That is the question.

 

Doctors don't usually check enough to find it when it is from chemical damage, though. One top oncologist in trying to find the cause of one EVOS bioremediation worker's low red blood cell anemia did a colonoscopy to check for internal bleeding (NONE), and bone marrow test, and a lymph node biopsy all to no avail.

 

Let me explain the significance of this.  There were 1000 bioremediation workers of the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup.  2-butoxyethanol was 12% by weight of Inipol EAP 22.  These worked long hours and didn't have adequate personal protective equipment.  How could anyone NOT be harmed by 2-butoxyethanol?  Why can't the blood damage it causes be identified?  In the case of this worker, he worked 1989 and 1990 summers.

 

(However, he didn't think to mention to his doctor about his exposure to this chemical.  The medical information taken by the company was not shared with the workers, from what workers are saying.)  Yes, there is the all-the-time depression, the 'foggy thinking,' the extreme irritability ... which he didn't 'connect' to this chemical, either.

 

Here is what another,  'Slim' has to say, in his own words  *  He's not a bioremediation worker; however many who didn't work directly with this chemical were harmed, too

One doctor wouldn't even look at the information on the chemical when one worker from EVOS shared she was exposed to it. 

In fact the blood lab technician told this worker there was more going on in her blood than she was at liberty to share with her ... Because the doctor didn't order it. 
valdezlink.com/check_blood.htm#retic
valdezlink.com/generic.htm#8
 valdezlink.com/pages/acute-hematology-overview.htm

Maybe a hematologist would be a help here? ... at least someone who is an EXPERT at reading the info on the blood... which is very complex.  The EVOS workers are having difficulty getting the hemolytic anemia diagnosed. Their red blood cell count often comes in borderline normal, and the doctor says that's OK

With this ethylene glycol ether the blood damage is immediate, and it does not go away. It underlies all other medical problems: whatever type of dermatitis, whatever type of Central Nervous System damage, kidney problems, liver problems, endocrine problems, etc (which it causes, too) Enlarged & ulcerated spleen, pancreas, gall bladder, testes, heart ... part of what this chemical does all by itself.
 valdezlink.com/evos/just.htm

You can compare what happened to these workers who had no other choices as to what harmed them: 2-butoxyethanol (also known as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) valdezlink.com/evos/workers_etc.htm

That's all I have to say. If someone gets an accurate diagnosis on this type of blood-oxygen problem, please let me know.

A rough check list might help valdezlink.com/pages/ask.htm

Exposed to too much 2-butoxyethanol, but afraid to get it checked out?   valdezlink.com/pages/no_fear.htm

Ask the doctor to check a couple more things