Re: Chronic Lyme and mold exposure

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Personally I would remove the carpet piece by piece and put it in large

plastic bags to take it outside. Spray it lightly with water to keep the dust

down then I would remove the paneling as well. Wear a mask, have a fan to

pull the air outside and plastic to seal the rest of the house from any dust

that carry the mold spores. Get a GOOD dehumidifier then get rid of

everything in the basement. That would be my first start.

would you be so kind to send me any info or experiences that folks have

had with this dual problem

I have a moldy house plus chronic Lyme , I moved here 7 years ago and

within 1 year my health failed me , I have yellow mold in cellar as well

as the

black that seems to look like spider webs and its coming upstairs, I have

shag rug in one side of cellar , yikes who would put that down , and

paneling , I only go don to do my wash as I get congested and get a

headache ,

[Guest guest]

I did this myself, in my living room, dining room. I hired someone to do it

asking them to be careful to not scatter dust and cut it up piece by piece but

every time I went to check on how it was going, they were just ripping it up, so

I let them go and did it myself and got migraines regularly until it was done,

probably shouldn't have done it but people don't understand how dangerous things

like this can be. Wear a good mask, do a little at a time if I were you. Get

hlep if you can find it that will do it the way you ask.

Jeff May, in this group, has a section in his book on finished basements, " My

House is Killing Me " . I believe it is in that one. I would check that out and

Carl Grimes book also on Healthy Habitats. Not positive I got the names of

books exact but there sounds like there are alot of issues in your house right

now that you need to take care of.

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> Personally I would remove the carpet piece by piece and put it in large

> plastic bags to take it outside. Spray it lightly with water to keep the dust

> down then I would remove the paneling as well. Wear a mask, have a fan to

> pull the air outside and plastic to seal the rest of the house from any dust

> that carry the mold spores. Get a GOOD dehumidifier then get rid of

> everything in the basement. That would be my first start.

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[Guest guest]

I too have Chronic Lyme and I am for sure a patient with serious mold issues

since childhood. It is a lot harder once you have both. I know that my doctor

said to me that mold patients do really well with Glutathione and I have been

having glutathione ivs and it is helping. But for me moving to high dessert

where we now live has been the best thing for me. We live in Eastern Wa. After

that it has been a very long battle. I only found out I had Lyme 4 years ago but

I am now 60 and I have had it all my life! As a result the Lyme has created

Congestive Heart failure. I came close to not making it this Jan. Therefore, I

think that if possible reduce all your stress and move if you can.

In our home that we bought 6 years ago. We removed everything- all rugs. Have

someone else do it for you or wear a heavy mask, gloves, hair cap, etc. and take

it all off and shower right after that if you have to be close to it. This mold

does so much damage that one cannot recover from quite often. Our basement is

bare but clean. We use a lot of air purifiers. We spray with colloidal silver

and vinegar and alcohol mixture everywhere we can. We use fans a lot as well. It

is an ongoing battle in our home better outside since it is quite dry. Dust is

the problem we have here but it beats mold.

cathy

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> Personally I would remove the carpet piece by piece and put it in large

> plastic bags to take it outside. Spray it lightly with water to keep the dust

> down then I would remove the paneling as well. Wear a mask, have a fan to

> pull the air outside and plastic to seal the rest of the house from any dust

> that carry the mold spores. Get a GOOD dehumidifier then get rid of

> everything in the basement. That would be my first start.

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> would you be so kind to send me any info or experiences that folks have

> had with this dual problem

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> I have a moldy house plus chronic Lyme , I moved here 7 years ago and

> within 1 year my health failed me , I have yellow mold in cellar as well

> as the

> black that seems to look like spider webs and its coming upstairs, I have

> shag rug in one side of cellar , yikes who would put that down , and

> paneling , I only go don to do my wash as I get congested and get a

> headache ,

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