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her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i don't think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >> in hindsight, going to the self-proclaimed nose doctor may have been a mistake. but since phyllis had a long history of sinus problems, seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problem seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about him was when she called me. she was going to have sinus surgery and she needed a ride to and from the surgery. >> dr. weinberger's diagnosis? sinusitis, nasal polyps, deviated septum, all problems he told phyllis that could be cure with surgery. >> did your sister get better after the surgery?
especially your wife or children. and there was nothing they could do. >> you got me there. >> reporter: it's been three years now, but tina still has lingering effects. she doesn't know what made her sick. all her doctors in canada can tell her is something she encountered in the dominican republic could have poisoned her. >> i never had a breathing problem before. i never had asthma. i never smoked. you know, we were healthy. >> the first doctor was adamant she had been poisoned. he said to us in the room that your wife's been poisoned. >> reporter: the hotel where they stayed is run by the same company that operates the resort where the recent mysterious deaths of tourists are under investigation. and cnn have spoken to duozens f tourist who is have gotten extremely sick while on vacation
>> my muscles. my muscles. >> she just kept having these convulsions, and they just kept sticking needles into her. you don't want to lose anybody, especially your wife or your children. and there was nothing i could do. >> you got me there. you got me there. >> reporter: it's been three years now, but tina says she still has lingering effects. she doesn't know what made her sick. all her doctors in canada can tell her is something she encountered in the dominican republic could have poisoned her. >> i never had a breathing problem before. i never had asthma. i never smoked. i never -- you know, we were healthy. >> the first doctor was adamant she had been poisoned. he said to us in the room, your wife has been poisoned. >> reporter: the grand bahia punta cana hotel is run by the same company that operates the grand bahia la romana where the recent mysterious deaths of
encountered in the dominican republic could have poisoned her. >> i never had a breathing problem before. i never had asthma. i never smoked. i never -- you know, we were healthy. >> the first doctor was adamant she had been poisoned. he said to us in the room, your wife has been poisoned. >> the grand bahia punta cana hotel where the hamells stayed is run by the same company that operates the grand bahia la romana where the three mysterious deaths of americans is being investigated. and cnn has spoken to dozens of tourists who have gotten extremely sick while on vacation in the dominican republic. many who spoke to cnn believe their symptoms go beyond typical travel related illnesses. it's unclear what caused them. several reports smelling a strong chemical odor in their rooms before getting sick. many say they suffered stomach cramps, diarrhea, and malaise that lasts after they returned
history of sinus problems, seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problem seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about him was when she called me. she was going to have sinus surgery and she needed a ride to and from the surgery. >> dr. weinberger's diagnosis? sinusitis, nasal polyps, deviated septum, all problems he told phyllis that could be cure with surgery. >> did your sister get better after the surgery? >> no. she got progressively worse after the surgery. >> by thanksgiving, just six weeks after her surgery with weinberger, phyllis barnes was gasping for breath. repeated follow-up visits to the clinic brought no relief. her family feared she might have pneumonia. >> i had to call the ambulance one night to have her taken to the emergency room because she couldn't breathe. >> shawn barnes, phyllis' daughter, was only 16 at the time. >> she did end up pulling
seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problem seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about him was when she called me. she was going to have sinus surgery and she needed a ride to and from the surgery. >> dr. weinberger's diagnosis? sinusitis, nasal polyps, deviated septum, all problems he told phyllis that could be cure with surgery. >> did your sister get better after the surgery? >> no. she got progressively worse after the surgery. >> by thanksgiving, just six weeks after her surgery with weinberger, phyllis barnes was gasping for breath. repeated follow-up visits to the clinic brought no relief. her family feared she might have pneumonia. >> i had to call the ambulance one night to have her taken to the emergency room because she couldn't breathe. >> shawn barnes, phyllis' daughter, was only 16 at the time. >> she did end up pulling through, but it was a hard time to get through. >> within days of leaving the emergency room, phyllis was again gasping for breath. so in december 2001 she turned to another ear nose and throat doctor for relief. the new doctor immediately
physical and emotional strength during this ordeal could affect the rescue. >> it's frightening in this environment not being able to see the surface. they're going to be scared, and that's going to chip away at their endurance during this long process. so that's going to play on how long they can survive in these conditions, as well. >> the dive expert who runs the operation which located the boys says one way to get them out might be to turn each boy into what he calls a, quote, inert package. that means the to restrict the movement of the boy's arms and legs, to negate the effects of panicking, if they panic, and just have his rescuer kind of pull him out while he's not moving. bobby scholley, our veteran diver says that could work, unless he has a breathing problem and he can't address it with his arms and legs and his diver can't see what's happening. that's one example of the complications they're going to face. >> very scary. and thinking to past rescue operations of this nature, can
>> you thought it might be allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i don't think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >> in hindsight, going to the self-proclaimed nose doctor may have been a mistake. but since phyllis had a long history of sinus problems, seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problem seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about him was when she called me. she was going to have sinus surgery and she needed a ride to and from the surgery. >> dr. weinberger's diagnosis? sinusitis, nasal polyps,
allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i don't think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >> in hindsight, going to the self-proclaimed nose doctor may have been a mistake. but since phyllis had a long history of sinus problems, seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problem seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about him was when she called me. she was going to have sinus surgery and she needed a ride to