New to the group and need some help and/or advice, please.

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Hi all,

I am new to the group and have been trying to find a way to locate a Dr in my

area who is knowledgeable with mold testing. I am working in an office building

that had extensive hurricane damage in 2004. It took 2-3 years to fix the roof,

the ceiling tiles, and replace the carpet. When the old carpet was pulled up,

there wasn't any air quality precautions taken. The air vents in the ceiling

had black spots all over them. I had been at my sickest in 2007, developing

asthma and chronic bronchitis. I was tested for allergies, and my only allergy

is to mold. So, I asked my HR head to investigate the air vents. he sent the

head of maintenance who claimed it was dirt kicked up from replacing the carpet,

and cleaned all of the vents with a non-bacterial cleaning solution. Well, the

vents have black spots again, I am still sick, having maybe one or two good

months out of the year, if that. I just finished 3 rounds of antibiotic, and am

still coughing and wheezing. My Dr. says I am fine, and that it must be the flu

since the antibiotics did not clear it. My chest x-Ray shows granulomas, which

my Dr also did not think was a problem. My boyfriend is not sick, so he has not

caught anything from me. The people who work in my building are always sick,

coughing, allergies, etc.

I apologize for such a long winded paragraph, but if there is some link or

website out there that can help me find a Dr. who will consider mold testing, I

would really appreciate the help.

Thank you all for any help you can give!