Re: Re: Has anybody ever had this happen

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My doctor put me on Potassium Cloride. Seems to help with the chest pains.

Marcie

weimarschnauzerluver <weimarschnauzerluver@...> wrote:

Had allergy test done. allergic to mold and dust etc... I asked the

nurse if they checked for mycotoxins by blood test and she said I

would have to ask the Dr. I think she thought I was crazy. He told

me I have asthma and prescribed steroids for my nose and chest. I

told him about my work conditions, but he basically told me he could

medicate me and the mold was not as serious as the internet makes it

out to be that it was just an irritant. It was since then I had the

shaking and a couple really bad breathing episodes asthma attacks.

of course i am breathing ok now since i made an appt for tomorrow.

I feel like they will probably blow me off...i hope he will decide

to do a blood test.

> > > >

> > > > Friday when I was leaving work I got really dizzy felt

drunk.

> I

> > > drove home even though I probably shouldn't have. I then on

the

> > way

> > > home started shaking all over like I had chills, but I wasn't

> > cold.

> > > It really scared me. Then when I got home I got nauseated. I

> > layed

> > > down for a while then felt ok. My symptoms vary from day to

> day.

> > > Today I just had the itching and rash. Chest feels ok. I

> really

> > > wish I could get out of this environment, but I haven't found

a

> > new

> > > job yet and I can't afford to quit. SOOOO frustrating...

> > > >

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Hello:

What are you taking for the antifungal treatments?

Thanks

--- kl_clayton <kl_clayton@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I have also had symptoms like you. I have asthma

> (but not for several months, since my

> antifungal treatment), food allergies, etc etc.

>

> I am curious as to what kind of treatment your

> allergist has put you on besides steroids.

> Steroids may be the worst thing for a mold illness,

> according to many people, but don't

> just stop them all at once on my say so, that can be

> very dangerous, they can be addicting,

> and stopping them requires tapering down the doses

> so the body can gradually adjust. At

> least that is for the oral doses, not the inhaler

> types, I don't know about those.

>

> Most allergist have no idea what a mold illness is.

> Your doctor sounds like he really

> doesn't know the first thing about it. Don't believe

> him- they make stuff up when they

> don't know.

>

> A competent environmental allergist might have the

> training- mine does, and he has given

> me a lot of help. Sinusitis is caused 98% of the

> time by fungus infections, according to

> studies done by Mayo Clinic. The treatment is

> antifungals, and avoidance.

>

> I have been treated for months now, and got much

> better, but I have also been finding

> more mold hidden in my house, which has caused

> anomalous reactions to my antigens,

> and it has retarded my healing, puzzling the drs. I

> think I have all the structural mold out

> now, I am waiting for the paint to cure, as I also

> have developed chemical allergies, or

> sensitivities. Hopefully I will be able to tell

> soon.

>

> Anyway, the point I am trying to make, is that as

> long as you continue to be exposed, you

> will continue to get worse. Dr Shoemaker seems to

> have some medicine that helps binds

> up the toxins that cause the symptoms, allowing some

> people to continue working in a

> contaminated environment while they search for

> another job. He sounds like the guy for

> you. He doesn't really work along the allergy line

> at all, but gets very good results.

>

> I found an allergist closer to home. He doesn't work

> from the toxicological view, but I am

> getting help in a major way. He was the one that

> told me about my mold infection, and is

> treating me for it. It should be gone by now, but

> for the continued exposure.

>

>

>

>

>

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Friday when I was leaving work I got

> really dizzy felt

> > drunk.

> > > I

> > > > > drove home even though I probably shouldn't

> have. I then on

> > the

> > > > way

> > > > > home started shaking all over like I had

> chills, but I wasn't

> > > > cold.

> > > > > It really scared me. Then when I got home I

> got nauseated. I

> > > > layed

> > > > > down for a while then felt ok. My symptoms

> vary from day to

> > > day.

> > > > > Today I just had the itching and rash.

> Chest feels ok. I

> > > really

> > > > > wish I could get out of this environment,

> but I haven't found

> > a

> > > > new

> > > > > job yet and I can't afford to quit. SOOOO

> frustrating...

> > > > > >

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Small correction - Shoemaker NEVER encourages anyone to stay in a contaminated

environment. That is not what the CSM is for. There really is no " safe " level of

exposure for us. I wouldn't want anyone to be thinking they could substitute

CSM for avoidance. It just won't work.

kl_clayton <kl_clayton@...> wrote:Hi,

I have also had symptoms like you. I have asthma (but not for several months,

since my

antifungal treatment), food allergies, etc etc.

I am curious as to what kind of treatment your allergist has put you on besides

steroids.

Steroids may be the worst thing for a mold illness, according to many people,

but don't

just stop them all at once on my say so, that can be very dangerous, they can be

addicting,

and stopping them requires tapering down the doses so the body can gradually

adjust. At

least that is for the oral doses, not the inhaler types, I don't know about

those.

Most allergist have no idea what a mold illness is. Your doctor sounds like he

really

doesn't know the first thing about it. Don't believe him- they make stuff up

when they

don't know.

A competent environmental allergist might have the training- mine does, and he

has given

me a lot of help. Sinusitis is caused 98% of the time by fungus infections,

according to

studies done by Mayo Clinic. The treatment is antifungals, and avoidance.

I have been treated for months now, and got much better, but I have also been

finding

more mold hidden in my house, which has caused anomalous reactions to my

antigens,

and it has retarded my healing, puzzling the drs. I think I have all the

structural mold out

now, I am waiting for the paint to cure, as I also have developed chemical

allergies, or

sensitivities. Hopefully I will be able to tell soon.

Anyway, the point I am trying to make, is that as long as you continue to be

exposed, you

will continue to get worse. Dr Shoemaker seems to have some medicine that helps

binds

up the toxins that cause the symptoms, allowing some people to continue working

in a

contaminated environment while they search for another job. He sounds like the

guy for

you. He doesn't really work along the allergy line at all, but gets very good

results.

I found an allergist closer to home. He doesn't work from the toxicological

view, but I am

getting help in a major way. He was the one that told me about my mold

infection, and is

treating me for it. It should be gone by now, but for the continued exposure.

> > > > >

> > > > > Friday when I was leaving work I got really dizzy felt

> drunk.

> > I

> > > > drove home even though I probably shouldn't have. I then on

> the

> > > way

> > > > home started shaking all over like I had chills, but I wasn't

> > > cold.

> > > > It really scared me. Then when I got home I got nauseated. I

> > > layed

> > > > down for a while then felt ok. My symptoms vary from day to

> > day.

> > > > Today I just had the itching and rash. Chest feels ok. I

> > really

> > > > wish I could get out of this environment, but I haven't found

> a

> > > new

> > > > job yet and I can't afford to quit. SOOOO frustrating...

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

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