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My optometrist. I talked with him about it. He said he didn't know that alcohol wasn't enough to kill CJD and he's looking into it. He said he also trusted alcohol to do the job just like I did. It's online clear as day that it does not kill CJD. He should have made sure before assuming alcohol was good enough.
So you called back between your first post and now, and the doctor admitted he didn't know that alcohol wouldn't kill about probably the rarest disease in human existent? Aside from the fact that you just cannot get it that way, aside from the sheer numerical odds, its not even a grain of sand on the worry beach. I'm sorry, I'm having difficulty accepting that.
That said. You're obviously convinced. No amount of facts or reassurance is helping Call your doctor and let us know what he/she says. "Told You So Gang" on standby
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Last edited by Fishmanpa; 25-09-20 at 01:57.__________________
"Eat. Drink. Enjoy the work you do. Be thankful for the blessings God gives you in this life. Live, love and seek out the things that bring your heart joy. The rest is meaningless... Like chasing the wind." King Solomon
The best help is the help you give yourself! http://cbt4panic.org/
That's ok. You don't have to accept it. No, I called him this morning before posting. I was hoping he'd tell me something encouraging but he didn't. I was also upset that he hadn't ensured it was the proper method of cleaning and sterilizing his instrument and I wanted him to know before he exposes anyone else to unclean instruments.
"Eat. Drink. Enjoy the work you do. Be thankful for the blessings God gives you in this life. Live, love and seek out the things that bring your heart joy. The rest is meaningless... Like chasing the wind." King Solomon
The best help is the help you give yourself! http://cbt4panic.org/
Why? The facts of situation aren't different because I talked to him. I told him what I've said here. The same exact things about cleaning the probes and the ineffective use of alcohol for CJD but I'm told it's just my HA. Yes I might be worrying more because of HA, however, what happened is still concerning even for someone without HA. In the end my son and I have still been exposed to an unclean instrument. There is more of a risk now than we had yesterday which was pretty much zero. Just because I have HA, it doesn't mean I'm not allowed to have a legitimate concern in situations that are realistic.
There have only been two cases of vCJV in Canada, one in 2002, the other in 2011. In both cases the disease was contracted outside Canada. There is no evidence for community transmission.
PS: should also have added that all cases worldwide were caused by eating infected meat, or by blood transfusion. vCJD can't be transmitted through coughing, sneezing, touching, or sexual contact.
Last edited by panic_down_under; 25-09-20 at 00:31.
Yes those were by eating beef with mad cow disease. vCJD might be the wrong type. It's the one you get from contaminated instruments. I think that's Acquired (Iatrogenic) CJD. My mistake. Anyway a CJD positive patient can contaminate the instruments. There are a lot of CJD cases compared to vCJD cases. So more chances of them contaminating instruments. I think instrument transmission is low but it's possible and more possible for me because I've been exposed to an unclean instrument.
My point is I feel more at risk now and I obviously am since yesterday I wasn't exposed to dirty instruments touching my eyes. Now that I know this I don't know how to be okay with that and not worry. My only solace is knowing that most people don't have CJD so my son and I likely didn't contract it, but it's not something I can know for sure. That's the scary part. Especially since the cases in my province were right in my city. I thought it was 2 but it was 3. All related to eye cataract surgery.
Except in my situation something happened that is a very real concern. Even if I didn't have HA. This is concerning. Would you knowingly allow a Dr. to use a dirty instrument on you? Obviously not. Because you'd be concerned about contracting something right? Same for me except for me it happened and I didn't know until it was too late.
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