new to group; looking for MCS suggestions

October 11, 2007

Hello~

A year ago I found a little bit of mold on the wall in our " new " old

house and tried to clean it off... that was two months before I'd ever

heard of any toxic mold and stachybotrys in particular.

I went from being a healthy yoga teacher of 15 years to having a

bizarre array of serious and scary symptoms which I'm sure many of you

are familiar with.

Life has been a living nightmare, and all of my body's systems have

been hit hard. I went from 130 to 103 in 8 weeks (while being given

inhaled steroids for RAD), and the docs just kept thinking it was

cancer, although the testing did not confirm that.

I've seen Dr. Shoemaker, but I could not tolerate his protocol, and I

have had reactions to every medication suggested, including

cholestyramine, so I'm guessing that my body views drugs as

" chemicals " (which they are), and reacts to them with the same

violence as it does to things like diesel, perfume, spices, chlorine,

etc., etc., and of course MOLD.

I had no idea a year ago that MCS could be caused by mold... all I

knew was that suddenly I was more " sensitive " to smells. Now the

sensitivity has escalated to debility, despite air purifiers, HEPA

vacs, remediation, MERV filters, etc., and moving to another

residence, leaving almost everything behind.

Does anyone out there know of any help for MCS, fungal

hypersensitivity, and/or mold poisoning that doesn't involve synthetic

medications? I've tried a lot of things (acupuncture, vitamin/mineral

IVs, megadose supplements, FIR, detox baths, NAET, etc.), but maybe

there's a resource I've missed. I did do an HBOT session recently,

and for the first time in a year, I could breathe without pain for the

hour I was in the chamber; it was sweet, but short-lived, and at

$200/session, not really an option for an unemployed yoga teacher.

Finding a mold-aware doc in the Philly area would also be helpful.

Right now I avoid virtually everywhere and everything, making life

incredibly difficult for my family.

Thank you for your help.

arlene

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