Exposed to natural gas for months?

[Anonymous]

Three months ago my landlord replaced the gas stove in my rental. Right away I noticed a slight smell of gas, he came and checked it out and said no, it’s not gas, it’s the VOCs from the plastics and I needed to “burn in” the appliance. The smell persisted but I only noticed it intermittently. For three months! Yesterday it got really, really bad. He called out a plumber and found out there was a tiny leak in the connector. They replaced it, all is well.

After the initial shock of the whole thing and being thankful I hadn’t been blown up! I stared thinking, are there health implications? I WFH. Maybe it’s placebo, but I swear I have felt off for a while. Tired, headaches, etc. I chalked it up to season and time change and seasonal blues. Should I see a doctor?

[Anonymous]

Absolutely talk to your doctor about it, how awful, so sorry OP, your landlord really dropped the ball here.

[Anonymous]

Get a plug in gas leak detector.

[Anonymous]

Natural gas has no smell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Natural gas has no smell.

a smell is added to it by gas companies so people can detect it without special detectors

[Anonymous]

Everyone with gas appliances should have CO detectors. You can always call the gas company if you suspect a gas leak anywhere. They will come, quickly, and use a specialized device to detect a leak, at no cost to you.

[Anonymous]

Something similar happened to me 8 years ago and I’ve been fine so far. I was worried about it when I got pregnant with my first baby but the OBGYN said that past exposure wasn’t really a concern. And both of my kids have been healthy. I hope this makes you feel better.