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I HAVE BEEN AN X-RAY TECH FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS AND HAVE REOCCURING UTI'S. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. I WENT TO SPECIALISTS, HAD TESTING AND A CYSTOSCOPY BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY CAUSE. UNTIL NOW !!! I HAVE SEVERE MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY FROM WORKING AROUND ALL THE CHEMICALS IN THE HOSPITAL. LATEX TUBING, GLOVES, FORMALDEHYDE, GLUTARALDEHYDE, CIDEX, AND THE X-RAY PROCESSING CHEMICALS. THIS CAN CAUSE YOU TO HAVE CHRONIC YEAST INFECTIONS, UTI'S, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. I BECAME SO ILL I HAD TO LEAVE MY PROFESSION. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF MEDICAL LEAVE MY SYMPTOMS CLEARED UP, ONLY TO RETURN WHEN I WENT BACK TO MY JOB. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEB SITES CONCERNING CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY AND THE HEALTH CARE WORKER. I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU AND PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. LIKE YOURSELF I WAS AT WIT'S END AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG UNTIL I SAW A NOVA SPECIAL ON TV W/HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN BOSTON THAT HAD THESE SAME SYMPTOMS. HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL TO YOU. I KNOW THE DIAGNOSIS HELPED TO CHANGE MY LIFE.