Re: need testing / treatment advice

October 8, 2005

What did building managment say about the closet? Is a move possible?

Bobbie

>

> Hi everybody

> I am suffering from MCS and someone I know from online suggested the mold

> connection. It made a lightbulb go off in my head...there was a huge flood

> in the apt above me and the ceiling came down, with all the water. The

> building repaired it in about a week's time. Is that enough time to let wood

> dry out?? This was over 2 years ago and my MCS became noticeable in that

> timeframe.

>

> I still live in the same apt and this summer when it got humid out, the

> closets started smelling extremely musty. I have had to keep the doors

> closed and can't wear anything in my closets, even after washing they smell

> musty. I realized that when the flood happened, the building did not do any

> work inside the closets--only the ceiling in the main room.

>

> I am currently doing some of the Shoemaker testing through my local doctor.

> I am wondering if I should be doing other testing as well. Like the

> ImmunoSciences Lab testing for mycotoxins or something along those lines.

> Someone just told me about mold allergy and sensitivity, which is different

> than the Shoemaker line of testing. I did have my apt tested but could not

> afford multiple samples. I got one air sample in my apt (I should have

> gotten the air from the closets!) and one tape sample in the closets. The

> inspector said it showed normal levels of mold...nothing I would react to.

> There was Aspergillus/Penicillum but there also seemed to be a high count of

> that in the outside sample.

>

> I have not worked in over a year due to this MCS and am broke. I need to be

> very careful about what I spend my money on. Any suggestions for additional

> testing/treatment??

>

> Also, is it possible to salvage my clothes or other valuables that are

> sitting in these moldy closets? When I open the closet door I get a tingling

> in my deep sinus region but not a major reaction, so I am thinking it is not

> a toxic mold. Any thoughts on this? What is the best way to wash out the

> mold spores?

>

> Thanks!!!

>

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