Bartonella, bugs, and blue sludge

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-In my last apartment I had the floating fibers, very strange. I am so much better, but I still have greasy, bluish/gray sludge that comes out of my skin when I provoke it with certain topicals or if I sweat a lot in the sauna. I'm taking the antifungal Sporanox which has helped, but still I have this stuff. No more fibers or seed shaped things, no more insects. The Bartonella treatment isn't pleasant, but I'm seeing progress there as well.For my vehicle I doused it with diatomacous earth and left it for 6 months. Another strange symptom I had for about a year- I couldn't wear cotton or any fabrics that would pill. Little pills of fabric fibers would end up in my skin, I don't know if it was a fungus attaching to them or the insects wrapping themselves in them and burrowing in my skin. For at least a year I wore only nylon, lycra, leather, vinyl, etc. In the wash clothes would come out with the little pills all over stuck to them. It was maddening!AandrayaOn Jul 27, 2011, at 4:28 PM, Goldstein@... wrote: Aandraya,My doctor certainly thought I have had Bartonella too, with so many of the same symptoms, as well as Lyme and other co-infections. These co-infections and fungal infections like histoplasmosis have so many commonalities and unfortunately some of the testing for them is poor. Histo seems to be a little better than Bartonella. Bartonella can be very hard to get rid of, like Lyme Disease. Thanks for your thoughts. We do seem to have the same conditions Aandraya, or at least the same types of symptoms. One of the indications that I had Bartonella was my sore feet, but specifically I felt like I had sand in my shoes all the time with clean feet. I have not had the extreme weight loss which so many with histoplasmosis do have. But histo could be an issue for me too. We had a very moldy house when I came down with all this, and the mites which may have transmitted the Lyme and co-infections. We had not changed the filter in the house for 11 years and were so dumb we didn't even know where it was in the house. I thought we had a central heater without a filter. Husband was no smarter on that issue. I was wondering why it was so humid in the house, until one day it suddenly came to my attention that the thing near the ceiling might be some sort of filter (high ceilings). When we got to it we saw that the whole filter and surrounding area had an inch of mold in the filter and duct. We brought a lot of our problems on ourselves I believe. The mites grow like wild in humidity too. And were in California where it is mostly dry during the summers, so it had just occurred to me that it was really humid in the house.And like , I still get chills on one part of the body, off and on. We also get the floating fibers. From: "Aandraya" <aandraya@...>bird mites Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:06:33 PMSubject: Re: Re: 3rd update on Dutchy's - more good news ! -I can't remember if you looked into Lyme, some of your symptoms are so right on for bartonella, one of the Lyme coinfections- the blue areas and veins enlarged at the surface, pain in feet, lesions that won't heal- they usually take on a dark purple color, floaters... Lyme is a clinical diagnose, once it's chronic it's common to test negative. These weird fungal infections are opportunistic and often complicate the whole picture. I have all of the symptoms you listed, some have greatly improved, and it's been a slow road. I'm sure the bacterial/fungal infections attracted the insects to me and they were living off me.Have you seen a Lyme literate doctor?AandrayaOn Jul 26, 2011, at 3:51 PM, Benton <sarahbenton48@...> wrote: Hi, Cecelia, From what I've read, there are 3 ways they test for Histoplasmosis. One is by taking a lung x-ray and seeing the fungus cloud. The other is growing it in an agur dish from a skin scaping. That is long and costly as after weeks of growing it they then infect a rat with it and test it. Doesn't make sense to me. Can't they see it in the dish? The third way is checking the white blood count for a blood infection. That's what my Dr. did. It does not prove the fungus, but it advocates treatment. Based on my signs, samples, and symptoms, the Dr. agrees its probably Histoplasmosis. It is rare for it to come out of the skin as it usually graces the tropical areas of the world. Here are some fungal signs I've had: * unexplained sore throat (on and off) * Chills * Extreme weight loss with the histoplasmosis * Dark areas and veins coming up to the skin surface (to deposit fungus) * Raised red areas that stay for months and can multiple * Swollen ankles and effected feet * Mites and bugs giving you,"bedroom" eyes * Deep cravings for sugar and carb laden foods * eye floaters that look like fungus * darkness trying to grow on nails and teeth * White fibers blowing from hair during drying * Sample of mycelium and hypae from body * an ichy feeling and upon rubbing, stuf is removed * puffyness here and there causing sagging skin, wrinkles, and swollen eyes. Love and light, From: Aggi <aggi_assmann@...>Subject: Re: 3rd update on Dutchy's - more good news !bird mites Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 2:23 AM Now who are the lucky girls :-) I am just so happy for you ! I think we are both getting there. I can feel improvement by the day. Today was bite-free day No. 2 ! I am still picking up the odd mite, but they do not bite me anymore. Seems like the diet has played a big role in here and I am still on it.> > > From: Aggi <aggi_assmann@...>> Subject: 3rd update on Dutchy's - more good news !> bird mites > Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 10:02 PM> > > Â > > > > Hi Guys, thought it's about the time for the next update.> > It is week No. 5 with the Dutchy's in my car. The biting has stopped all over there. For the past 5 days nothing but a few crawlies, mainly in my shoes. Have you all noticed the fact, that when you get the number of mites down in one place, it affects all the other places, too... Quorum sensing !> > Well, I can happily report that today was my very first day after living 24 months of horror, being absolutely bite-free and I am feeling like the happiest person on earth. No attacks in the office, nor car, nor at home. It is hard to trust the piece and I will defenitely stick to the diet, the MSM capsules plus thorough cleaning and washing.> > Let me point out again, that I have not moved house and have not thrown anything away. I just hope this is encouraging for all our newcomers here. I honestly thought I would never ever get rid of these horrid mites, it has been such a slow process, but with the help of this forum I am feeling like a newborn again. Let's say I am 95% where I want to be.> > Wishing the same kind of success on all of you !> > HAPPY-AGGI :-)))>