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To start, allow me to explain that I am allergic to latex. Deathly so. I found this out several years ago, and it's just a part of life for me. Thus, I was freaked out to find that the paint we were given to use in my art class contains latex. Now, people have been starting on painting stuff since Monday. On Monday, I started to feel very sick in class, though I was fine until then. It was on yesterday (where I was sick again and having trouble breathing), though, that I found out that the paint was 100% latex.
Naturally, I was freaked out and brought the latex issue up with my professor. He pretty much just said "Well, I guess you'll have to just get different paint." and left it at that. I went out into the hallway to call my mom, who told me I should just pack up and get outta there since I had no gloves and/or surgical mask and was already feeling like I had something sitting on my chest.
That brings me to today. My mom had an appointment with the ear-nose-and-throat doctor, with whom she shared all this stuff about the latex paint. As we both suspected, I pretty much can't even be *in* the same room where this paint is being used because, even if I'm not handling it directly, it's still floating about in the air.
As far as I know, they don't have non-latex paint in the art building. Even if they did, I would have to be isolated from whatever room said latex paint is being used in. I'm planning on talking about all this with my advisor tomorrow, but beyond that? Not sure what to do. Suggestions?
Naturally, I was freaked out and brought the latex issue up with my professor. He pretty much just said "Well, I guess you'll have to just get different paint." and left it at that. I went out into the hallway to call my mom, who told me I should just pack up and get outta there since I had no gloves and/or surgical mask and was already feeling like I had something sitting on my chest.
That brings me to today. My mom had an appointment with the ear-nose-and-throat doctor, with whom she shared all this stuff about the latex paint. As we both suspected, I pretty much can't even be *in* the same room where this paint is being used because, even if I'm not handling it directly, it's still floating about in the air.
As far as I know, they don't have non-latex paint in the art building. Even if they did, I would have to be isolated from whatever room said latex paint is being used in. I'm planning on talking about all this with my advisor tomorrow, but beyond that? Not sure what to do. Suggestions?
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