Need doctor in Charlotte, NC area

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Hi everyone, I just joined and I'm hoping someone here may be able

to help me. I was exposed to mold in a house I lived in for a year

and a half. My lungs have been burning since back in the fall and I

moved out of the place in December. I first noticed the burning

when the weather started to turn cold because it hurt to breathe in

when I went on walks. I don't cough but I almost feel like I'm on

the verge of it but it would be such a dry cough it would not

relieve anything. Hmmm, honestly, it's almost like a burning/itchy

feel.

I kept thinking this would clear up when the weather warmed up but

it hasn't. I also had a reallllly bad rash on my back that I saw

the dermatologist for before I moved from the moldy house. She gave

me an antibiotic prescription and another prescription for some sort

of cream or lotion for acne. I bought that but never opened it. I

know antibiotics are the worst thing to combine with anything fungal

and I wanted to wait and see if it would clear up after I moved.

Sure enough, it took a few months but my back is now clear. Funny

how the doctor couldn't make the connection even though I told her

the place was moldy. I kept hoping I would have the same luck with

my lungs and they would feel better but that problem hasn't cleared

and my lungs still burn.

Since I have been exposed to mold, I'm thinking that the best

treatment for me may be a systemic antifungal but I doubt that is a

treatment many doctors offer. My guess is that most would be more

inclined to treat symptoms than to go after the cause. Of course,

I'm not certain since this is a new thing for me so I want to find a

knowledgable doctor to help me and, hopefully, clear up whatever is

going on with my lungs before it turns into something really bad and

permanent...if it's not already. This is out of the area of

expertise for all of my other doctors. Does anyone have any

suggestions on a good doctor? I'm willing to drive for a good one.

Thanks,

Angie