Re: Planning...As Good As It Gets

[Guest guest]

While you are going to this much trouble, I would just buy boxes at

a moving company. They aren't that expensive and they are brand

new. In storage, put boards on the floor to put boxes on top of so

air circulation on floor and stay dry. You can first paint boards

with mildew resistent paint, or put something metal down to sit

boxes on. I would get storage space bigger than you need so there

is extra air in with them. I would think a storage space that

is 'not' airtight would be best. I know nothing about how this

lines up with what is available in storage spaces. I know nothing

about how to get rid of toxins though. is the expert here.

> Hello and Others,

>

> I'm just thinking--trying to figure out what I need to do next.

I'm

> seriously considering 's idea of trying out " As Good As It

> Gets " ...it seems that the more conservative approach would be

putting

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you're having a pretty strong reaction at home, even

though your exposure was at work. Are you thinking you cross-

contaminated your house?

I've done the avoidance protocol, although not very well, also wish

there were something I could have referred to. Seems everytime I

brought something from the past, I would begin reacting again, and

stronger each time. Even if the object had never been in my house

to begin with. odd.

Clean everything really well before you put it in storage. I

wouldn't put anything in there that can't be thoroughly cleaned, and

could possibly cross-contaminate the other things. A mistake I made.

Paper/cardboard seems to be the worst. I wouldn't even put paper in

your storage unit, xerox everything first, maybe even a couple

times. Seems to absorb/carry the mycotoxins.

Clothing, bedding, linens, etc, are also pretty bad. I tried dry

cleaning, and it didn't help. I tried a dry cleaner who specializes

in smoke remediation using ozone, and it didn't work either.

Upholstered furniture, forget it. Seems anything that heats up or

has a fan is difficult to remediate as well; computer, tv,

appliances, cars. I've had a lot of trouble with cars and the

AC/ventilation systems.

I heard someone say (think it was Dr. Klein) that anything you put

in storage, you will probably never go back to because you'll be too

afraid to recontaminate your environment once you manage to escape

the mycotoxins. That's how I'm beginning to feel at this point, 2

years out, but we'll have to see.

I'm not sure what type of storage is best. Some have controlled

atmospheres, AC, and some don't. I did notice that I reacted very

strongly to some of the storage units, especially one where they

were replacing the roof, so be very careful.

Hope this helps.

Jules

> Hello and Others,

>

> I'm just thinking--trying to figure out what I need to do next.

I'm

> seriously considering 's idea of trying out " As Good As It

> Gets " ...it seems that the more conservative approach would be

putting

> things in storage, rather than immediately getting rid of

everything.

> (You have to remember that my toxic mold exposure was at WORK, not

at

> HOME.) So, if one were planning to do this, and then reintroduce

> things a bit at a time, how would you want to store them? What

might

> you want to reintroduce first, second, third etc.? I wish had

> already published his book on how to do this!

>

> I'm realizing that even getting boxes to pack in is now a major

> issue. I just looked for a few boxes at Office Depot and they were

> out of the ones I wanted, so I decided to stop by the liquor

store,

> that maybe their boxes wouldn't be so risky for mold, like produce

> boxes might be. Lo and behold, the liquor store has a concrete

floor

> covered with carpet (sigh). It seems that the liquor store must be

> moldy too (at least my brain seemed to think so) and I decided I

> definitely didn't want THEIR boxes!

>

> The things we go through!

>

> Signed: " Get Rid of Mold "

[Guest guest]

Hey, bite the bullet, and store everything in plastic boxes, those

cardboard boxes mold like hell. Then put mold bags- bought at boat

stores(internet shopping) in the storage area- they release chlorine

dioxide when it gets humid , and will help your stuff from getting

moldy- then check it once a year to see if it burns you up-good luck

-- In , " ridofmold "

<getridofmold@m...> wrote:

> Hello and Others,

>

> I'm just thinking--trying to figure out what I need to do next.

I'm

> seriously considering 's idea of trying out " As Good As It

> Gets " ...it seems that the more conservative approach would be

putting

> things in storage, rather than immediately getting rid of

everything.

> (You have to remember that my toxic mold exposure was at WORK, not

at

> HOME.) So, if one were planning to do this, and then reintroduce

> things a bit at a time, how would you want to store them? What

might

> you want to reintroduce first, second, third etc.? I wish had

> already published his book on how to do this!

>

> I'm realizing that even getting boxes to pack in is now a major

> issue. I just looked for a few boxes at Office Depot and they were

> out of the ones I wanted, so I decided to stop by the liquor

store,

> that maybe their boxes wouldn't be so risky for mold, like produce

> boxes might be. Lo and behold, the liquor store has a concrete

floor

> covered with carpet (sigh). It seems that the liquor store must be

> moldy too (at least my brain seemed to think so) and I decided I

> definitely didn't want THEIR boxes!

>

> The things we go through!

>

> Signed: " Get Rid of Mold "

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Barb, Jules and for your thoughtful replies. I

appreciate your advice and will certainly consider it. I guess I will

get some mold testing done before I make a decision about what to do.

Maybe it will help inform my decisions.

I'm not sure that things are cross contaminated, but that's what I'm

concerned about. It seems like it would be easy for a car to get

contaminated when you get right in it after work, the same for

bringing things home.

I don't want this to go on and on for years and years. I want to get

well! I KNOW I have the mold gene, because Dr. Shoemaker tested me

for it, so it seems silly to possibly expose myself to mold if there

is something I could do about it.

My understanding is that Cholestyramine or Welchol will help remove

toxins from a persons body, but apparently in the meantime the toxins

could do stuff to ones body that isn't good for the hormones/immune

system. Seems like avoiding mold on an ongoing basis is pretty

important for a person who can't filter out mold toxins on their own.

Just trying to do every reasonable thing in my power to recover.