Sickbuildings ~ I'm a newbie

[Guest guest]

I just found this group today ~ by accident ~ and boy oh boy could I use

some help/guidance. (I'll try to keep this brief!)

The school where I work became inundated with mold growth after 9 days of

torrential rain last October ~ and the room where I work being one of the

hardest hit with it.

An allergist confirmed that I have an extreme allergy to mold and dust

(and I've been receiving weekly injections from her for almost a year now). My

three biggest complaints are chronic fatigue, daily throbbing pain in my

fingers, hands, wrists, feet and calves and hair loss (although now I'm being

told that I may also have hypothroidism. I've done research and there is some

proof that prolonged exposure to mold can effect the endocrine system).

(Does anyone know of anything that can be done for the pain? I'm SO sick of

being sick!)

An occupation health doctor validated my Workers' Comp claim, saying that

he felt there was reasonable proof that it was the school's mold that made

me ill. HOWEVER, no one - not my primary care physician, allergist or the

occupational health doctor ~ has stated a disability. Which doctor should I be

asking? (My PCP isn't really familiar with mold allergies, my allergist seems

unwilling to stick her neck out for me and the occupational health doctor is

really going on the vast documentation that I have).

Is there something more I should be doing? I have to provide testimony

AND any disability validation to Workers' Comp. in March and I feel like I'm

fighting this battle alone. Any help anyone could give me would be GREATLY

appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

~ Joan