Medical Specialist on Mold Toxins

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I'm going to need to see some evidence that Dr Marinkovich has changed

his emphasis from 'allergy' to 'neurotoxic reprogramming' before I

suggest that anybody see him.

His knowledge of avoidance procedures is severely lacking and his

allergy testing is counterproductive.

As I said to him so many years ago when he tried to continue treating

this as a generalized response to all molds and allergens: " These

other molds are less than a mosquito bite on my Ass compared to Stachy.

I want help with THAT! "

Which he refused.

I don't hear that his approach has changed much.

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My house must be really bad. I looked at pictures on this site and don't

see anything unusual except for the one picture with the insulation in it,

that has the black mold spot on it. I don't see anything in pictures with

the hole cut into wall. Does anyone see anything? Person said she had one

of worse infestations of stachybotra. Can't believe it. Otherwise good

site information. Thanks for the link. Barb B

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From: " Miss " <going2heavan@...>

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I saw Dr. Marinkovich the other day for my one year check-up.

Interestingly, my IGg levels to molds have not gone down much from 6

months ago, after taking econazole for a year, and itraconazole for

a few months, and practicing avoidance. I did just recently make a

mistake which recontaminated everything, so that may account for the

high levels.

I was curious about the " azole resistant " species of fungus I read

about on this message board, and wondering what you can take for

it. Apparently, Amphotherin(?) is very toxic, and is reserved for

life/death situations.

I'm now on Fluconazole for 30 days to see what happens. I've had

good luck with this med in the past, even early on in my moldy house

adventure. Dr. M told me stories about a number of people who

became seriously MCS, and subsequently discovered they had been

colonized with Candida, and once treated, were completely fine.

I spoke with Dr. M about Cholestyramine. He says he's had many

patients who have tried it but the side effects were so bad compared

to benefits, patients discontinued treatment on their own...think it

was predominantly upset stomache?

Instead, he's got me trying 1/4 teaspoon of " Agar-Agar " powder in

green tea 3x/day, spose to help your body detox...similar to gelatin

except it's seaweed extract. We'll see. Also recommends Ozone to

kill the spores, and neutralize the toxins, which I've been doing,

and having some luck with it, wish it were more.

He didn't talk about avoidance, although he certainly understood

initially when I told him I was hotel hopping. Unfortunately, he

prescribed me Valium when I told him my heart starts racing when I'm

reacting and I have trouble sleeping. I would have been happier with

a recommendation for a good laundry detergent!! )

On my own, I'm also trying 2 cloves garlic/day (can really feel it

working in the ear/jaw area when I let a piece sit inside my cheek,

which is probably where my source infection is), ginger root is also

good for the ear, just started Pau D'Arco tea, and Tea Tree Oil for

cleaning/washing.

Anyone care to share their experiences with Tea Tree Oil? I'm

wondering if it works to wash your clothes in it, or if it merely

masks the smell of the mycotoxins but I may still be getting exposed.

Also, found this web site that has some good alternative

recommendations for MCS/mold detox:

http://www.mall-net.com/mcs/afung.html

Jules

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> I was curious about the " azole resistant " species of fungus I read

> about on this message board, and wondering what you can take for

> it. Apparently, Amphotherin(?) is very toxic, and is reserved for

> life/death situations.

>

> I'm now on Fluconazole for 30 days to see what happens. I've had

> good luck with this med in the past, even early on in my moldy house

> adventure. Dr. M told me stories about a number of people who

> became seriously MCS, and subsequently discovered they had been

> colonized with Candida, and once treated, were completely fine.

>

> Jules

Dr Marinkovich prescribed lamasil, which did nothing.

So I asked him to help me identify the species of fungal infection to

gain clues about resistance characteristics.

Amazingly enough, he refused, saying " It makes no difference since the

treatment is the same for all species " .

I tried other doctors, who didn't even know that Candida existed.

So I approached a veterinary fungal diagnostic lab who helped me.

The cost? Five bucks!

The accuracy of the speciation? 100% as confirmed by Dr Arvind

Padhye, director of the Mycotic Diseases Branch of the CDC.

The result? Candida Tropicalis, a fungal infection that is inherently

azole resistant (like C. Krusei) since the cell walls are constitued

of Ergosterols instead of the Cholesterals which are inhibited by the

anti-CP450 Cytochrome activity of conventional antifungals.

When I told Dr Marinkovich that his assessment of treatment was

incorrect and asked him to investigate " Voriconazole " Vfend, a novel

antifungal from Pfizer which has shown great promise in azole

resistant strains of Candidiasis,

Dr Marinkovich refused.

I have very little use for Dr M.

He was wrong about the allergic component vs. mycotoxicity.

He was wrong about the specificity of Stachybotrys as a driving force.

He was wrong about the characteristics of Candida.

He was wrong about the selection of treatment and fungal speciation

for purposes of therapy.

His understanding of mycotoxin avoidance protocols is completely

inadequate.

This wouldn't be so bad if he were just willing to learn.

He was not.

Sorry if this sounds like a slam against a doctor who gives the

appearance of being committed and willing to help.

These are just the facts.

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