How to deal with mold in my house

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I think the Xolair treatments have helped a lot with my allergy to mold

but I'm afraid to push the limits.

Due to a leaky gable vent, I've got a mass of black mold in some

ceiling sheet rock that looks like something out of a horror movie. I'm

living this nightmare that if I rip that sheet rock down i'll be

engulfed in spores and God only knows what lurks in the joists above it.

At a minimum, I'll wear a dust mask. But I wonder if anyone has some

experience in dealing with such problems. Like maybe someone knows of

an effective way to deactivate mold as an allergen.

I really can't afford to bring in contractors to do this and I do have

the tools and skill to renovate the ceiling, I just don't know how to

deal with the allergy situation.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.