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Hello Everyone

I am a new member and have been answering posts but have note introduced

myself. I live in CA and was exposed to mold in 1999. I was exposed at work,

an older school building.

The mold has caused many problems for me as it has for you. I have gone

through six sinus surgeries (that is where the mold seemed to hit hard). The

fungal infection also caused bacterial infections due to a weakened immune

system. I have been on IV antibiotics for several bone infections in the sinus.

I, like many of you, have MCS. I do not go into public buildings with two

exceptions (my ENT built a new office but used no carpets and zero VOC paint for

me and my internist who is is a new office but he purchased a huge HEPA filter

and I see him before hours when there is no one in the office but himself and

his nurse). I react to everything (foods, fabrics, chemicals, molds, vitamins

and supplements, medications, mycotoxins). No one comes into my home unless

they put on a tyvek suit to protect me from having molds and mycotoxins brought

into my home. I am married but my husband does not live with me because that

would require too much at this time for him to make himself

safe enough to live with me.

I have had a complete hysterectomy as a result of the mold exposure. You may

ask how I know that. When I had the hysterectomy, tissues were sent to Dr.

Croft for a pathological examination for presence of mycotoxicosis and his

report was positive (he also did the same pathology on some sinus tissue and

bone from one of my surgeries). Later Dr. Hooper did a new test on my sinus

mucous (current from May) and found levels of tricothecene mycotoxin of 11.54

ppb and .02 ppb is considered negative. He then performed the same test on my

right ovary that was removed in January of 2003. The level of tricothecen was

25 ppb.

I am in the appeal process with workers' compensation. My trial is set for

Tuesday, Feb. 7th. I am nervouse because although we have been able to keep me

out of the courtroom during the hearings, I am being required to go into the

building. It is at least 30 years old. They are accommodating me regarding

colognes, fragrances, etc. The big problem is going in safely. I have tyvek

suits with hoods and booties. I have gloves. But I do not have protection for

my breathing. I have a full face respirator with mold filters bought for me by

my employer's insurance company. However, even after all this time (it was

purchased in 2004) I still cannot tolerate the chemicals in the rubber, etc. I

tried recently wearing it with my oxygen tubing underneath. Within 10-12

minutes I was coughing and gagging. So, I have my suit and will have to settle

for my charcoal mask and my oxygen mask which does not fit tightly to my face

because it is ceramic. My biggest fear is not the trial

itself but getting to the courtroom safely. The trial is scheduled for all

day.

This seems like an interesting group with lots of discussion.

Kathy