[pianotech] interesting thing happened not sure if piano related

[John Formsma]

Um... I'd rather take the advice of a doctor than take the "medical" advice
of tuner geeks on the internet. :)


-- 
John Formsma, RPT
Blue Mountain, MS




On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hi Everyone,
> I wanted to know if pianos could have anything that could cause an alergic
> reaction namely swelling hives and itching on hands.  I've been trying to
> trace my tracks to find out what I could have touched that would cause
> this.  I don't have any food algeries because I had alergy tests last year.
> Ragweed and grass is the problem.  I found some firewood at the curb when
> passing someons house and snatched it up, but I've handled firewood lots of
> times throughout my life and had no problems.  I even split fire food with
> a sledge hammer. Does that scare any of you out there since I 'm alegall
> blind guy.   Pine sap bothers me but not like this.
>
> On Friday when I finished up tuning a nice Pramberger console I either
> didn't realze or forgot that a little metal thing that the piano owner put
> on or was there originally, not certain,  the foot of the bench to keep it
> from damaging the floor fell off and landed with the pointy part up. I
> kneeled down to take off the bottom panel in order to adjust the muffler
> rail pedal and I kneeled on that sucker the metal pointy things.  It hurt
> like  a you fill that in. lol  I didn't think anything of it. I finishedup
> and went to the bathroom to wash hands etc like I always do when I finsh at
> a customers house, force of habit because I've grown so accustomed to
> taking public transit and sometimes the wait is long.  Anyway I had bled
> onto my pant leg on the knee and didn't think anything of it. I went home
> and took care of it. Could something from that metal thing gotten into my
> system and caused the hives on both hands and legs too a day later?  I did
> have a tetanus shot 5 years ago.  Fortunately my neice is a physician
> cardiac assistant and called in a perscription for me some steroid
> medication. Im still itching some when I handle things or use hot water,
> but have any of you ever had this happen?  I've been cut by piano wore I
> don't know how many times and even brass center pins and didn't have a
> reaction.  This was so weird.  thanks
> Marshall
> 215-510-9400
> http://www.phillytuner.com
>
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