indoor vs. outdoor and ERMI; alternative toxin-binders

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How does one find a tester or remediator one can trust?

The " outside " vs. " inside " mold testing is a true con.

When we moved to our home, they told us it was " fine " after that kind

of comparative test... of course, their liability is limited to the

test fee. Well, I now know that in mid-July in southeastern PA the

outdoor counts are sky-high and you might die closed in a house with

anywhere near those counts, especially if they include asper/pen.

types and stachybotrys.

Even the first enviro doc I saw when I started to get sick last fall

said that indoor/outdoor testing was fine.

That enviro doc was also totally against ERMI testing... of course,

she told me all I needed was more steroids, and she can't understand

why they didn't make me better, and " we don't measure C4a. " (One of

her colleagues also told me that there was something going on with my

health, but he " couldn't give a disease name to it " ... he repeatedly

ignored my request for an explanation of why my C4a doubles every

month and the fact that I lose twice as much fluid as I consume.)

I've also had remediators say that stachybotrys is okay as long as

it's not active -- are they clueless or deceptive?

Finding knowlegeable and safe testers and remediators can be an uphill

battle (we've used several).

On another note, does anyone know of any toxin-binders that work

besides CSM and Welchol? My experience with both was swelling face

and closing throat/choking, plus reddening of the skin, then a symptom

cascade. Also wondering if anyone with RAD has tried nebulized

glutathione.

thanks,

arlene