Looking for ADVICE & SUGGESTIONS regarding Stachy testing...

[Guest guest]

Ok, here is my scenario. I was made sick at work. There were many

kinds of mold, but Stachy was the " king of the heap " (as in the most

prevalent mold). I am sick and no longer working. There are many of

my things still at work and I'm wondering if I should just " give them

up " .

Ok, next problem, did my car, my clothes, my apartment, and other

things I've brought home get cross contaminated and is there any

mold at home to be concerned about now that I am " primed " as Dr.

Shoemaker says?

I am proposing testing for Stachy et al through a swab or tape method

(please tell me if that's the right idea and which would be better)

as Stachy isn't airborne so an airborne method wouldn't answer my

questions. I want to do this to help me decide if I should move, and

if so what I should do about my possessions. I propose testing the

following: a) one article of clothing that I repeatedly wore in the

building--which has not been cleaned since leaving the building, a

throw rug which is in my bedroom and has not been washed (the bedroom

isn't carpeted), c) the mat in my car, and d) my couch. These items

would be " standing in " for others to give me some idea of where I

stand in terms of possible cross contamination issues. I understand

that testing for Stachy can cost as much as $129.95 per site tested!

At that price I'm prepared to do as many as four sites, if necessary.

A number of places have been suggested to me for testing (See Info

Below). I hear from a number of you that P & K/Aerotech is great for

testing. I've heard from others that Texas Tech University is good.

My Environmental doctor suggested The American Environmental Health

Foundation. At this point, my goal is not any type of legal

documentation as the exposure that made me sick was at work. I am

just wanting to make sure that I am no longer getting exposed so I

can get well. I would need some kind of report or interpretation to

make good use of the test results and I'm interested in the different

accreditation that these testing places have, but know nothing about

the accreditation. Does anyone know how these three testing options

compare? I would be delighted to have your assistance in this

important decision.

Thanks Much,

Signed: Get RID of Mold

1) RCI Stachybotrys Mold Test Kit $129.95 through The American

Environmental Health Foundation:

http://www.aehf.com/catalog/product_info.php?

cPath=96 & products_id=1183 & osCsid=a493e5a546bafb070d83ebc022b52eff

2) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Department of Microbiology

806-743-2466

Lab Hours: 8:00 – 5:00

3) P & K Microbiology Services

1950 Old Cuthbert Rd, Unit L

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

856-427-4044

Attn: Dr. Chin Yang

http://www.stl-inc.com/labs/P & K/P & K_index.htm

4)Aerotech Laboratories, Inc.

1501 West Knudsen Drive

Phoenix, Arizona 85027

623-780-4800

1-800-651-4802

Fax 623-780-7695

http://www.aerotechlabs.com/Aero/

[Guest guest]

Getridofmold,

I would highly suggest leaving your work items right where they are

at, unless of course there are some valuables, but remove with

caution and I'll tell you why. When my wife got sick in the

beginning and we had no idea it was mold, or even really building

related, when they terminated her they packed all her things up in a

box and I brought them home. Since we did not know at that time what

was causing her illnesses and strokelike episodes I had told her to

open up the box outside, because whatever may have been in that

building, I was sure it was in the box also. Even though this

sounded real crazy at that time. She opened the box in the trunk as

I stepped away for a few seconds because she could not lift it up to

bring it into the back yard. When I went back into the garage to

retreve it, she was slumped over in the trunk, experiencing another

strokelike episode. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. But that

is what got the ball rolling, and that is when I shipped the box off

to have it tested. So anything else that you came in contact with as

you left work has been contaminated. This is one of our biggest

problems is the cross contamination and we have infants and very

young children that have become very ill by toxins that were brought

home, unknowingly by the parents. I can't believe how sick some of

these children are now.

KC

> Ok, here is my scenario. I was made sick at work. There were many

> kinds of mold, but Stachy was the " king of the heap " (as in the

most

> prevalent mold). I am sick and no longer working. There are many

of

> my things still at work and I'm wondering if I should just " give

them

> up " .

>

> Ok, next problem, did my car, my clothes, my apartment, and other

> things I've brought home get cross contaminated and is there any

> mold at home to be concerned about now that I am " primed " as Dr.

> Shoemaker says?

>

> I am proposing testing for Stachy et al through a swab or tape

method

> (please tell me if that's the right idea and which would be

better)

> as Stachy isn't airborne so an airborne method wouldn't answer my

> questions. I want to do this to help me decide if I should move,

and

> if so what I should do about my possessions. I propose testing the

> following: a) one article of clothing that I repeatedly wore in

the

> building--which has not been cleaned since leaving the building,

a

> throw rug which is in my bedroom and has not been washed (the

bedroom

> isn't carpeted), c) the mat in my car, and d) my couch. These

items

> would be " standing in " for others to give me some idea of where I

> stand in terms of possible cross contamination issues. I

understand

> that testing for Stachy can cost as much as $129.95 per site

tested!

> At that price I'm prepared to do as many as four sites, if

necessary.

>

> A number of places have been suggested to me for testing (See Info

> Below). I hear from a number of you that P & K/Aerotech is great

for

> testing. I've heard from others that Texas Tech University is

good.

> My Environmental doctor suggested The American Environmental

Health

> Foundation. At this point, my goal is not any type of legal

> documentation as the exposure that made me sick was at work. I am

> just wanting to make sure that I am no longer getting exposed so I

> can get well. I would need some kind of report or interpretation

to

> make good use of the test results and I'm interested in the

different

> accreditation that these testing places have, but know nothing

about

> the accreditation. Does anyone know how these three testing

options

> compare? I would be delighted to have your assistance in this

> important decision.

>

> Thanks Much,

>

> Signed: Get RID of Mold

>

>

> 1) RCI Stachybotrys Mold Test Kit $129.95 through The American

> Environmental Health Foundation:

>

> http://www.aehf.com/catalog/product_info.php?

> cPath=96 & products_id=1183 & osCsid=a493e5a546bafb070d83ebc022b52eff

>

> 2) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

> Department of Microbiology

> 806-743-2466

> Lab Hours: 8:00 – 5:00

>

> 3) P & K Microbiology Services

> 1950 Old Cuthbert Rd, Unit L

> Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

> 856-427-4044

> Attn: Dr. Chin Yang

> http://www.stl-inc.com/labs/P & K/P & K_index.htm

>

> 4)Aerotech Laboratories, Inc.

> 1501 West Knudsen Drive

> Phoenix, Arizona 85027

> 623-780-4800

> 1-800-651-4802

> Fax 623-780-7695

> http://www.aerotechlabs.com/Aero/

[Guest guest]

Hi KC,

Yeah, I tend to agree with you. It seems like it isn't worth it. I do

have a lot of things there though. I'm sorry to hear about what

happened to your wife. What did you do about the cross contamination in

your home and her clothes etc.?

Get Rid of Mold

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2C@n...>

wrote:

> Getridofmold,

>

> I would highly suggest leaving your work items right where they are

> at, unless of course there are some valuables, but remove with

> caution and I'll tell you why.

>

> KC

>