Guest guest Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 beth, I think that you probably left before I joined this list but my heart goes out to you and our hearts are all with you and we feel your loss as well. Yes, I think there is a consensus that many of the effects of mold exposure involve inflammation on many levels and that one of the effects of that inflammation is ischemia (stroke from blockage of blood flow) and the associated reperfusion injuries that come when blood flow is restored.. Lesions in the brain can also burst causing bleeding in the brain..(the other kind of stroke) If anyone disagrees with me, feel free to speak up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Betsy, As far as the " mini strokes " my wife Sharon has had about 50 of these, all but a couple in the contaminated building she was working in. The others happened when she had to enter a building (for legal reasons). We call them " stroke like episodes " . They act exactly like a stroke, slurred speech, unable to walk without assistance, unable to put words together, onesided weakness. These symptoms could last anywhere from several hours to several days, but the remaining effects, (cognitive, fatigue) normally lasts for several months. From what I have been told by several doctors in this field these type of episodes are not one of the " usual " symptoms but they do occur in quite a few people. Can these lead of a major stroke, I don't know, I'm not a doctor. But it is my understanding that these toxins do greatly effect the the sheaths surrounding the nerves causing them to " misfire " also they can damage the small blood vessels at the base of the skull (and elsewhere) that can be very had to pick up on a CT scan or MRI. In my opinion these toxins can and do cause a myraid of symptoms, disorders. So it would not surprise me that the had a very big hand in what happened to your husband and what is now happening to you. --- In , Sinkey <westoo@...> wrote: > > I have been off this list for well over a year. I was living in a very water bound, mold infested apartment with my husband for about six years. We got nowhere with lawyers and were trying to buy a house when my husband took very ill. He got emphysema " overnight " then suffered several minor strokes. Finally he had a major stroke and died in my arms in a hospice. I don't know if toxic mold can precipitate a stroke but lately it seems I've been learning that other of my friends have also suffered " mini strokes " , young people but I didn't get a chance to ask if they had any mold exposure. I am now 500 miles southwest of our sickly apartment in Ft. Worth and a year and a half later, still have a serious case of toxic encephalopathy which will not likely improve. Recently, I've had episodes of hyperventilation as I did every morning in the moldy apartment and am beginning to wonder if the apartment I'm in now has a hidden mold problem. An apartment at the other end of > this building has a known mold contamination. > Also, I'm in a wheelchair now from L4 and L5 in my spine going out of whack from, I'm told, twisting wrong. I have never heard of someone becoming paraplegic in a years time from twisting wrong! Something must be radically wrong in our environment for all this unheard of stuff to be happening without precedence. I'm not blaming it all on toxic mold but sure would like a LOGICAL explanation! > Betsy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Betsy, First let me start off by saying how sorry I am over the loss of your husband. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you. As far as your questions concerning stroke(s) I will answer that in another post. KC & Sharon --- In , Sinkey <westoo@...> wrote: > > I have been off this list for well over a year. I was living in a very water bound, mold infested apartment with my husband for about six years. We got nowhere with lawyers and were trying to buy a house when my husband took very ill. He got emphysema " overnight " then suffered several minor strokes. Finally he had a major stroke and died in my arms in a hospice. I don't know if toxic mold can precipitate a stroke but lately it seems I've been learning that other of my friends have also suffered " mini strokes " , young people but I didn't get a chance to ask if they had any mold exposure. I am now 500 miles southwest of our sickly apartment in Ft. Worth and a year and a half later, still have a serious case of toxic encephalopathy which will not likely improve. Recently, I've had episodes of hyperventilation as I did every morning in the moldy apartment and am beginning to wonder if the apartment I'm in now has a hidden mold problem. An apartment at the other end of > this building has a known mold contamination. > Also, I'm in a wheelchair now from L4 and L5 in my spine going out of whack from, I'm told, twisting wrong. I have never heard of someone becoming paraplegic in a years time from twisting wrong! Something must be radically wrong in our environment for all this unheard of stuff to be happening without precedence. I'm not blaming it all on toxic mold but sure would like a LOGICAL explanation! > Betsy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Betsy, I'm also sorry for your loss and agree with what KC is telling you. I've suffered these same symptoms. I've not found anything that comes right out saying it's a stroke but like KC said " stroke like " and I can see where if severe enough it could appear to be one. I had one of these deveral months ago, so bad it brought me to my knees and took two months to recover from. from something I inhaled outside. one minute fine the next minute I was on the ground. very scary. my best guess is this is from a very bad mycotoxin that I was exposed too and have become very hypersensative too but I cant say for sure what one it is. sorry to hear you are going through all this, my heart goes out to you. > > > > I have been off this list for well over a year. I was living in a > very water bound, mold infested apartment with my husband for about > six years. We got nowhere with lawyers and were trying to buy a > house when my husband took very ill. He got emphysema " overnight " > then suffered several minor strokes. Finally he had a major stroke > and died in my arms in a hospice. I don't know if toxic mold can > precipitate a stroke but lately it seems I've been learning that > other of my friends have also suffered " mini strokes " , young people > but I didn't get a chance to ask if they had any mold exposure. I > am now 500 miles southwest of our sickly apartment in Ft. Worth and > a year and a half later, still have a serious case of toxic > encephalopathy which will not likely improve. Recently, I've had > episodes of hyperventilation as I did every morning in the moldy > apartment and am beginning to wonder if the apartment I'm in now has > a hidden mold problem. An apartment at the other end of > > this building has a known mold contamination. > > Also, I'm in a wheelchair now from L4 and L5 in my spine going > out of whack from, I'm told, twisting wrong. I have never heard of > someone becoming paraplegic in a years time from twisting wrong! > Something must be radically wrong in our environment for all this > unheard of stuff to be happening without precedence. I'm not > blaming it all on toxic mold but sure would like a LOGICAL > explanation! > > Betsy > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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