how is everyone working with multiple drs to ensure best treatment?

[Guest guest]

hi everyone,

I have been working with my primary care physician (who knows nothing about

mold, but

it very caring and open to learning) and my environmental specialist (who I see

regularly

for workman's comp). I don't believe they are working well in tandem...they

have never

spoken on the phone about my case and when I have symptoms and don't know if

they're

a cold or from exposure to something (I have the standard Multiple Chemical

Sensitivity,

Respiratory issues, etc), I usually just go to my regular dr bc my environmental

dr is hard

to get an appt with quickly. I just purchased Dr Shoemaker's book and am now

reading

about CSM, which my environmental dr has never mentioned. I have also gained

appx 30

pounds since being exposed and trying desperately to take it off....I see from

Dr

Shoemaker's book this is not that easy either. I live in the NY metro area and

wonder if

anyone has a dr recommendation that can treat me in a more holistic manner. I'd

also like

to know your experiences with CSM and weight issues. How did CSM help you, if

at all?

What have you been able to do to return to your normal weight?

Overall, I am trying to take the philosophy at this point that I have this

permanent illness

and must learn to embrace it bc being angry at it and my employer for not taking

my pleas

for help about the moldy bldg I worked in seriously (they essentially ignored

me) is not

healthy either...it consumes me if I allow it to. I figure that this illness is

here to teach me

something, so I better start learning! Perhaps my path in life is to be an

advocate for

people exposed to toxin in sick bldgs? Who knew! Anyway, I'd appreciate your

experiences and guidance on this one.

On another note, I will be interviewed by the local newspaper about my side of

the story. I

am going to tell the truth as I know it and hope that the many people who are

now getting

very ill in my old workplace will take their symptoms seriously. From what I

have heard,

Hazmat was called to the building and it still hasn't been closed. What will it

take? So

please, send me some strength and any tips that you can share - my interview is

Tuesday.

May good health be given to all of you,

Missy