seeking advice on new rental home

December 10, 2007

I have severe chemical sensitivity since living in a toxic mold rental years

ago. For five years, I was doing much better living in a safe condo, after

purging all my belongings and detoxing. My husband and I got pregnant,

though, and wanted to find a larger space with clean mountain air. We just

spent

a month moving into a rental home in the mountains - which I thought I did ok

in. The weather was nicer then, and at that point, the crawl space was dry

(it has a wet area now.)

Unfortunately, after only a week, I have hives/relentless itching and left

sinus/trigeminal nerve irritation. Although I don't seem to have headaches and

brain fog, I knew from experience this could be mold, and there were no

other obvious sources. So I ran mold plates...

The first mold plate to show spores is the living room/kitchen (it's one

open space) -- there are three white fuzzy spores. I believe it might be

penicillium, which I know I'm allergic to, and would explain the hives. If

anyone

knows a good site online with pics, that would help me identify it.

Knowing I'm so sensitive - do I have to move NOW or is there a way to

resolve this? I have no idea where the source is - we SCRUBBED this place. It

could be from the crawl space (waiting for that plate to be tested).

And is all my stuff now contaminated, as it was when I lived in the toxic

rental years ago?

This is a nightmare as we've gone through so much over the years with my MCS

and mold problems. Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

Jill

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