Dear New Member~
I'd like to welcome you here to the Forum
I"m not a doctor so it would be silly of me to give you a definite answer to your fears. I can say that soffit boards are generally above a person's head and any material from or on them may fall down and be breathed in.
Any obstruction to the lung may result in symptoms needing to go to hospital to be examined. To be fair not all fibrous soffit boards were made with asbestos, and in any case may have foreign objects on them that can fall, as can paint droplets
Asbestos has a particularly bad name with the public, though there are many worse substances and even asbestos itself has at least two different types, one more likley to be harmful than the other.
As you have already been examined it is most likley you would have been told of any future dangers. At this stage I expect it is more a question of easing your mind about this incident but also point out to you that in your normal work environment you need PPE.
I was convinced after a trip to Emergency that I had a heart condition and it dominated my thoughts. As a result I underwent a complete series of tests (including being in a giant doughnut:). All came back negative. As it was not just one test which my mind would have thought could have been wrong, but a whole suite of them I ended up accepting my heart was fine.
So I would suggest that you too take whatever tests are available, including seeing if the boards did contain asbestos (they may not) and if a record was kept of any foreign object when you were being treated.
Many people paint older houses containing asbestos, and that does not mean they become ill as a result. Hopefully comprehensive tests will help you accept it was an unpleasant incident and that was all.
If you use the search function spyglass above you will find many here who have had similar worries.
If you would like to let us know how you get on that would be great
Croix
