Guest guest Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 It seems I've had MCS shortly after I began working for my employer approx 18 yrs ago! And just now as I wasn't sure just how many symptoms MCS included, I went to wikipedia and read the symptoms list. I HAVE EVERY SINGLE SYMTOM! Let me say I depise weekends. I live in a house down wind from a lundrymat. there is no way to avoid everyones detergent and dryer sheets smell. My startle response is off the charts, if there were any charts... I was exposed during my work duties, to a HUGE SOLID THICK MOLD GROWTH by going in and out of a dark closed up room, intermittanlty for over a year. I had no idea MOLD could make you sick. I saw this MOLD back in Feb. of this year. It was LONG-THICK-BLACK-GREEN and HAIRY. I was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia due to: PAIN everywhere! Started out with my feet and ankles and at the inside of my elbows, then came Nightmares and Migraines. Prior years back, I had numbness with intermittant electrical like buzzing in my lower extremities, I thought it was due to my back condition, although I didn't really have but slight low back pain, which more than half America has right? I had burning skin rashes which I thought I wasn't rinsing the soap from me well. Many allergy attacks that were discussed with co-workers. I'd always say " It's funny I only have these attacks at work, never at home! Boils, and abscesses. Sever Heartburn, Constant sinus pressure w/ headaches. Light sensitivity, just to name a few. And as my body and mind still discover's the illness MOLD can cause, it seems MOST of my co-workers had/ have symptoms too. I have been unable to work now for 5 months and the reason being is due to painful elbows and loss of muscle stength, I went from being " able to climb a mountain " to " un-able to walk " in a matter of a few weeks. right before my muscles gave out, I had what I'd call an ATTACK ON MY MENTAL STATE! a total change in personality, I became a sarcastic " B " , balance and gait problems, loss of short term memory, forgetting my passwords all the time and calling for new ones, focus went out the window, I becam dyslexic, unable to multi-task, extreme sleepiness, chestpain just a bit under the left clavicle, short weird dizzy spells w/ heart beating fast then skipping beats, holding my breath, whispering?? I remember my co- worker asking me " why are you whispering " what was bad was, I WAS SO SICK, and I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I WAS SICK! I't was like I was in an auto-response mode, and one big nerve, and was bieng irritated by anything and everything and I continued this way until I BECAME BROKEN! I had even forgotten about the MOLD! it wasn't untill Sept./ Oct., while looking for causes of my newly diagnosed illness of Fibro, that I came across a post I had made back in Feb. regarding the MOLD. -- In 2004/5?(Mem. lapse, I still have horrible mem. prob's) I saw commercials describing Restless Leg Syndrome and thoght thats what I have! but NO, it was TWITCHING which I still have. I also had my head start to wobble, with the Dr saying they were TREMORS and " SOME PEOPLE JUST GET UM " now I have BIG WOBBLES. My knee hurt something fierce in 2004/5? and an MRI was done... the report was " Yellow fatty bone marrow leaking from my femur! I asked what would cause that and the Dr said " I dunno, fill out a surgery card and I'll scope it and take a look... HUH??? So now, I'm wondering, do I have all 3 conditions? OR is it MOLD ILLNESS? I was told also I have Thyroid Prob's and last week told I have Asthma, my skin itches all the time and constantly stings like I've been dipped in an acid bath...other than that...well I could continue.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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