new member concerned

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I just moved out of my mold infested rental. It all happened so

quickly but slowly if that makes any sence. It started with a lesion

that the doctor diagnosed in my mouth as an aesthous ulcer

(spelling?). Shortly after within two days I became very ill almost

like a reaction of some sort. It progressed with low grade fever,

diahreah,disorientation,tingling in my left heel,the worst sinus

infecton i ever have encountered,hightened sense of smell,a sore

throat that went all the way down my esophogus,one scary night of

rapid heart beat (this was really scary),these symptoms lasted for a

month. I seemed to improve but not entirely.

I have visited the doctor more in the past two months than I have in

my whole life. My wife and 3 year old son became sick as well but

not as much as i did. My son developed the worst runny nose he ever

had and fever. he went through three antibiotics. he is seemingly

back to normal now. he is not a sickly boy. my wife is the most

healthy of the three of us;vegetarian,non everything,works out four

days a week. my wife started complaining of headaches and a sore

throat, also experiencing sinus activity. we discovered that there

was mold in our air conditiong ducts after finally figuring it out.

i have never been through this before. all of my doctors think i am

crazy except for the one i am with now. when i visited the doctors

they eventually prescribed me xanex and antidepressants after

assuming that all the symptoms i was having were related to stress?

i know my body as does any other self aware person does. i told my

doctors that my anxiety was being triggered by something going wrong

in my body. try getting them to believe that!

in conclusion i am awaiting the results from an environmental

hygenist (scared). he did a thourough investigation and told me it

was the worst he had ever seen. my wife and son are both seemingly

fine now, but i am still struggling. we have been out of the house

now for about a week. i feel improvement but still dealing with my

lingering inability to sleep without constantly dreaming (no rest

without xanex). i'm scared of becoming dependant on them. my sinus

drainage that accompanied all of the things i described above has

finally seemed to slow up with the coughing. i have a metallic taste

in my mouth. my new doctor looked at my liver through ultrasound and

diagnosed me with a fatty liver? one of many tests i have been

through.my ultimate question is am i out of the woods? will i

continue to improve now that i am out of that environment. we were

exposed for about three months. my wife and son are my only

encouragement seeing them improve. is toxicisity continueous or will

i heal now that we are not exposed. should i see someone that is a

specialist with mold exposure. every time i bring up the mold to my

doctor he seems to not take much interest. will my son be ok? my

wife is the strongest of the three of us. can the exposure be

treated if this is toxicsisty? sorry that this is so long it is the

first time i have written in. please reply. thank you for listening.

i am also taking antihistimines now that is helping with the

drainage.