Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 I am a physician whose entire house became contaminated with stachybotrys. It didn't affect any of my family or friends. Stachybotrys was proven by examination of a lift off sample of the black mold by a microbiologist experienced in identification of this mold. I became quite ill and wound up in a hospital for about one week on high doses of steroids and inhalation therapy. Symptoms included tremendous fatigue, malaise, muscle aches and cramps, restlessness, inability to sleep, and severe pulmonary small airway disease. My problem now is that I can't go near, much less work with, any paper or books contaminated by the mold spores. This includes medical books, charts, magazines etc. If I do get exposed I become ill again anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, depending upon the intensity and length of exposure. My understanding is that this is not an allergy to the mold; rather, it is a toxicity to mycotoxins contained on the surface of dead spores contaminating theses paper items. Can you help me in dealing with and further understanding or can you refer me to a source or person that can? Sincerely, ph P. Klein, Sr., M.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2001 Report Share Posted October 9, 2001 please remove me from this list --- epistrophy1@... wrote: > I am a physician whose entire house became > contaminated with > stachybotrys. It didn't affect any of my family or > friends. > Stachybotrys was proven by examination of a lift off > sample of the > black mold by a microbiologist experienced in > identification of this > mold. I became quite ill and wound up in a hospital > for about one > week on high doses of steroids and inhalation > therapy. Symptoms > included tremendous fatigue, malaise, muscle aches > and cramps, > restlessness, inability to sleep, and severe > pulmonary small airway > disease. My problem now is that I can't go near, > much less work with, > any paper or books contaminated by the mold spores. > This includes > medical books, charts, magazines etc. If I do get > exposed I become > ill again anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, > depending upon the > intensity and length of exposure. My understanding > is that this is > not an allergy to the mold; rather, it is a > toxicity to mycotoxins > contained on the surface of dead spores > contaminating theses paper > items. Can you help me in dealing with and further > understanding or > can you refer me to a source or person that can? > > Sincerely, ph P. Klein, Sr., M.D. > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 People here's experiences are that stachy situations are almost always seriously unhealthy. That was my experience too. I don't think there is any safe level for me. Once you get sensitized to molds by exposure to things like stachybotrys, it makes your life very difficult. I don't buy the 'the jury is still out' argument that they are using to delay the imposition of health standards for mold exposure. That is just an excuse to do nothing. Science on the issue IS clear that stachybotrys is extremely damaging to many different organs. For example.. http://www.jsmm.org/common/jjmm46-2_109.pdf In my humbe opinion, it is at all possible GET ANOTHER JOB, get out of there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Thanks for information on ammonia versus bleach for treating different mycotoxins. > > Barb, > > The answer to your question is that Stachybotrys colonies are very black, so > people can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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