Sick building syndrome: why do some doctor's not want to put this for diagnosis

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I started getting sick in Feb. 2006 with what I had thought to be a

cold. It being winter time, this is what I blamed my symptoms on.

Well I let it go and symptoms seemed to be getting worse, March went

by, now April was upon us and I was still very sick. I had called the

doctor's office to be seen. While at the doctor's I had explained

that I suspected now the cold that I had thought I had with continuous

headaches, fatigue, horseness in my throat (which felt like someone

was choking me all the time), the only thing that was coming out of my

nose occassionally a little blood,fatigue like I hadn't experienced

before, sweats all the time, not just at night, eyes burn and

redness,ect.,ect, and just never ending symptoms that were getting

worse. I had explained to my doctor that I knew that the apartment

building was full of mold,because that is all I had heard about right

after I had moved in. I told him that yes I did suspect mold to be in

my apartment, and had explained about water leaks, and spots that I

thought to be mold in my apartment.

So he started questioning, sick building syndrome in which I had

suspected this was the case before I had seen him. I had been going

over and over in my mind, while I lay awake at night listening to my

heating system go on and off, and wandered if there were toxic mold in

the ducts. Well after I had seen the doctor, he was referring me to

an allergist. I then had talked to one of my sons, and he decided to

get my apartment tested for mold by a mycologist. We did have the

testing done, and our suspicions were correct. Toxic molds and

deteriorating fiberglass lining in the air handling system, both the

return and supply ducts. Allergy testing turned up negative results

for all molds, inside and out, and all other allergens. So then some

doctors were saying i had chronic rhinitis or allergic rhinitis or

upper respiratory illenss, diagnosis are all over the place. Now it

is from an ENT expert, nasal mucus membranes all swollen from an

allergy or irritant, so what is it i asked. Sinus cat scan and all.

Well she couldn't tell me what had caused this to happen and all of a

sudden is talking surgery. She wants me to be on medication for 4

weeks, see her again and talk surgery. I asked her if she it was

possible to send samples to pathology for testing if I had decided to

have the surgery so we would know what had caused this, she told me it

would be impossible to do that. So now where am I, a doctor wanting

me to have nose surgery, and not know what the true cause is for the

illness. She couldnt answer my questions, after I started talking

sick building syndrome, and telling her about the toxic molds and

fiberglass in the ducts. So does anyone out there know of any doctor

that will diagnose sick building syndrome, when it is really sick

building syndrome. I am almost 50, and never had this problem my

whole life up until this past February and everything points to sick

building syndrome. If there is any hope in Worcester Mass, for a

doctor being able to diagnose this, and able to put this in writing, I

would like their name because they would probably be the first in this

county to state this is the cause on paper. If i dont get answers

soon, my next step would be contacting the attorney generals office,

because the local board of health did not seem to concerned with the

mycology report that I gave to them and they didn't inspect my air

handling system while they were here. Does anyone have any help out

there with this illness, and who to turn to. I am at a loss, and very

sick. One other question, while a primary care physician can put on

your medical record time after time he is questioning sick building

syndrome, why doesnt the others take the time to listen to what is

happening to me, and take the time for this. It is like I had three

heads, when talking to and seeing some of these doctor's. What is

happening here?