Help with water damage mold

January 17, 2006

Recently I noticed black mold on my baseboard in the bathroom. I live

in Military housing and they sent a repairman he was able to push

right on through the wall cause it was mushy. I had a major water

leak in some pipes that connect the bathroom sink and the kitchen

sink. It had a huge hole in it and everytime you used the water it

drained out of the hole into the wall. He also said he it had been

leaking for a very long time probably 2 years or so and that he could

tell it had been fixed before. When I first moved into my house 2 1/2

years ago they had to put jacks under the house to hold up the

hallway floor in front of the bathroom cause it was sagging so bad

from I am guessing water damage. Ever since I have moved in this

house I have had chronic sinus infections, losing my sense of smell

for months at a time and alwyas having swollen nasal passages and

lots of sinus headaches. My husband has an awful cough and has some

breathing problems that he is seeing a pulmonary dr on the 23rd. Now

I am getting concerned that maybe its all from the mold. I have an

appt with an allergist to get testing done since my dr thinks i may

be allergic to mold. When the came to fix the pipe they did not fix

any of the water damage or do anything they replaced the base board

and sheetrock but left all that wet icky mess in the walls. The wood

in the walls was black and slimy and smelled awful. The bathroom

floor they removed the top layer and put the new layer on top of the

black nasty wet wood. I had them come out last friday cause the mold

smell is so bad and they put lime under my house. I also bought a

mold test today at lowes and did that, have a to wait a few days to

get results on that. I am just worried and don't know what I should

do. I have been reading stuff and am getting scared thinking I should

move due to being always sick with sinus problems and I also have a

three year old whose bedroom is beside the bathroom. My husband and I

have fatigue big time but not sure if thats mold related or what. I

just don't know if I should fight the housing office to try to get

another house , this house is over 50 years old. Anyhow, I took pics

of inside the wall when they were fixing the pipe, when they went

outside I popped in the bathroom and snapped some pics. If anyone can

tell me if they see mold or can identify anything or give me advice I

would appreciate it. I am so worried about all this. Thanks in

advance. Here is link to see my pics I took,

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