Re: Newbie and scared to death!! Sooo sorry to be here...............

[Guest guest]

A newly built home is a landmine of possible causes for your

distress so you have to take it one thing at a time. Your illness

may have multiple causes which are all exacerbating each other. The

mold may have been brought in but with a new house, may not be

endemic to the structure in so short a time and I am sure the

experts here can help you.

I am more familiar with the chemical toxins lurking in new buildings

and am myself having trouble with formaldehyde in a new structure.

This is very commonly encountered in new places along with other

issues.

1. Did your structure have termaticide (termite bug liquid)

applications to the foundation? Poured into the newly dug

foundation and/or sprayed on the foundation after building was

done? Often, this is mandated by the mortgage agreement and done

automatically without consulting you regarding your preferred

treatment method. Depends on your location of course but termaticide

can be responsible for all these symptoms. Find out!

2. Did you build on old farmland? If farmed in the last fify years,

you may have dug into soil that has a lot of undegraded pesticides

in it. I moved into a five year old duplex last year only to have to

leave in two days time due to pesticide poisoning symptoms. I

tested out with blood results indicating this and then tested the

air in the house finding CHLORDANE and four other varieties of

similar poisons. These were banned decades ago but remain in place

and contaminate houses when they are built on those locales.

3. Sheet rock, wood products, flooring and laminates, rugs etc. are

all rich in formaldehyde - especially insulations. This is a very

big problem in new homes and can be measured. I asked a question

earlier about levels since my place measured in the ppm level.

4. Adhesives and VOCs from paints, primers and sealants last for a

long while, particularly if oil bases were used. Also there are

fungicides and mildicides in some paints (particularly KILZ) which

are also found in wallpaper. These petrochemicals can singly or in

combination make your life miserable for awhile.

New construction is a soup. Consider the following:

1. DO you feel better out of the house? Can you stay elsewhere for

awhile to physically stabalize and to make sure the house is the

basis for your distress? This will yield good information for your

docs and relatives/friends. Then you will be able to make better

decisions about what to do as well - testing, replacing materials or

selling out and buying an older home that has outgassed adequately

over time.

2. Consider home testing of air quality for the above items if you

think there is a good chance that these may be in play for you.

Home kits are available in SKC catelogues (No financial interest)

and air testing can be done in numerous ways that you can learn

about from environmental testing labs. The results can save your

life as it has mine on a number of occasions (I was disabled by

pesticide poisoning). And it gives your docs permission to work on

the real problems instead of just visible symptoms.

Wishing you the best of luck in solving your problems,

Barb

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-- In , " shybasset " <shybasset@...>

wrote:

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> After my move into my " newly built " home, I've developed NUMEROUS

> health issues and spent over $13000 personally on docs/diagnostic

> tests/xrays to find ALL were negative, except for GERD(endoscopy).

> Then Jan this year had eye dryness/burning....docs said

blepharitis.

[Guest guest]

well I am sorry that you are here too. the first thing is to get those rugs out

of your house. (but save them as they may need to be tested.) you mention your

car so it will need probably need to be tested. can you puchase something like

an austin air filter for you bedroom in which you sleep that your rugs were not

in??? you may have another issue going on with the very newness of your home (ie

formaldehyde, glues, fixatives, etc. outgassing) and purchasing a filter would

at least help lighten your load along those lines. however, the most important

thing to do would be to get out of your house and go live in a non toxic

envionment. You will need treatment. One starting place is your Candida

infection. Immediately start a quality probiotic. Obtain Dr. Shoemaker's book.

You did not mention the area of the country in which you live. Board members

can recommend a doctor to you better if we know that much information at least.

Do you feel better when you leave your

house??? It is not too late if you do. Never give up hope and remember that

fear in itself can kill you.

shybasset <shybasset@...> wrote: After my move into my " newly

built " home, I've developed NUMEROUS

health issues and spent over $13000 personally on docs/diagnostic

tests/xrays to find ALL were negative, except for GERD(endoscopy).

Then Jan this year had eye dryness/burning....docs said blepharitis.

Then in April startedf to worsen with stomach pain (I lost 37 pounds

in 5 weeks last July)....I'm 59 and weigh now 136 and 5'8 " " VERY

SCARY!! Since Aug 4 this year, EVERYTHING has hit.....burning

eyes/throat/tip of tongue /top of mouth pallete, BAD bitter metallic

taste in mouth, bloated feeling, stuffy nose, skin sores, loss of

sex drive, and probably the WORST is MAJOR chronic FATIGUE,

toredness, fog brain, poor concentration, poor co-ordination....ALL

of this is NOW 24/7....HELP!!! Thought I'd be in ER last 2

mornings!!!

I " think " that I got the mold from bringing in a houseful of large

rugs obtained at Goodwill Stores to put down on top of carpet

already in my house. Betcha some/muckh of rugs were from homes/biz

that had water damage/mold problems. Plus, this past summer, I

spilled 2 gallon size water containers on floor of my car....maybe

the HIGH heat(summer) developed spores on floor of car.

I'm DEVISTATED....my lifestle is CHANGED!!! I've read past 2 days

LOTS about the mold, and it seems to be NON_REVERSIBLE....correct?

What are the medical/nutritional drugs used to treat

it....immunosuppressants...like STEROIDS(prednisone)....HORROR story

of side effects and adverse drug reactions!!! Is this mold thing an

almost GUARANTEED " slow death " ? Really serious!!! Please comment

back....I'm new here and blown out by it....it is a NIGHTMARE.

Thanks for comments!!! OH, and I also have a YEAST infection from it

(oral thrush) and probably in GI tract. Thanks....this is a VERY

active board, and I'm sorry you are here too. Shybasset

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